Who wants to live forever? Four scientists have discovered the fountain of youth in a new stem cell procedure. Little do they know that the oldest member of the team is trying to destroy their project. In one night they question history, women’s place in science, and the value of time as they wrestle with the fate of an overcrowded earth.

        Timeless: A Scientific Comedy, by Raegan Payne, won the biennial Prize for Women Playwrights and will have its world premiere on November 2-4 at the Farish Theater, Lexington Public Library, 140 East Main Street.

       Innovations in stem cell technologies have long been a fascination for the playwright. Payne started college as a pre-med student at Sewanee: The University of the South, and only later discovered a love of playwriting. Her script was blindly chosen from over 180 entries from 31 states in the U.S. plus Canada and New Zealand. She lives in southern California but was born in Murray, Ky., and raised in Louisville. She will hold a conversation with the audience after the Saturday matinee.

• The play is produced and directed by Eric Seale and Jessica York, in collaboration with the University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences, and stars Debbie Sharp, Forrest Loeffler, Bailey Preston, and Darius Fatemi.

• Tickets are $15 general admission/$10 students/$8 students 15 minutes before curtain. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance at this link:

https://womenwriters.as.uky.edu/timeless-ticketing-form

• Press release from UKnow: http://uknow.uky.edu/uk-happenings/lexington-hosts-timeless-world-premiere-play-stem-cells-and-fountain-youth
• Playwright bio: https://womenwriters.as.uky.edu/presenters/raegan-
• November 2-4 at the Farish Theater, Lexington Public Library, 140 East Main Street.

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