Overview

Steve Martin's long-running off-Broadway absurdist comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism. A reflection of the twentieth century and beyond, the two men engage the bar in discussions ranging from the nature of genius to the passion of a one-night stand. “This is the night the world fell quiet and listened to a conversation!”