World Premiere of The Formula by Kathryn Chetkovich, directed by Ellen Maguire, Co-Production with Blissfield.In this world premiere, inspired by William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, an anxious young researcher experimenting with the neuroscience of attraction faces a difficult choice when an untested formula she’s been working on gets loose at her own wedding — with spectacularly disastrous results. By swapping a lab-manufactured substance for Puck’s “love-in-idleness” flower, The Formula poses questions about the chemical and cultural forces that shape our ideas of romantic love.The ensemble cast of this whip-smart, funny, and moving new play by Santa Cruz playwright Kathryn Chetkovich includes Allie Pratt (SCS’s Pride and Prejudice) and Dion Graham (The Wire). The New Yorker’s George Saunders calls it “a wonderful new play.” https://rb.gy/sjvpdq This world premiere, the inaugural production of Blissfield, director Ellen Maguire’s NYC-based production company, is supported by a generous grant from the NEA.