Possible Worlds

by John Mighton

Possible Worlds uses parallel narratives to speculate about questions of identity and the role of imagination in love. Winner of the 1992 Governor General's Literary Award for Drama.

Genres: Plays, Drama, Theatre

168 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

John Mighton, OC is a Canadian author and mathematician. He is the founder of JUMP (Junior Undiscovered Math Prodigies), a charitable organization that works to educate students in mathematics. He is the author of The Myth of Ability (2003) and The End of Ignorance (2007). Mighton is also a playwright, and has been the recipient of two Governor General Awards for his plays which include Possible Worlds, The Little Years, Body & Soul, Scientific Americans, A Short History of Night, and Half Life.

Reviews

[Lea · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are four main characters in this play: a pair who seem to always meet, and a detective and his assistant. This non-linear storytelling narrative explores the tension between absoluteness and relativity as it relates to the experience of human life. I found it to be a precise experimental questioning of meaning and existence.

[Miranda · Rating 4 out of 5]

really good. going to read it again.

[Heather Ingram · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely brilliant. I cannot praise this enough.

[Andy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting. You can easily read it in a sitting. It made me think existentially.

[lily]

graceful

[Skylar Swalls · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick read. Cool science play!! Thought provoking.

[John Matthew IV · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick read as I read it one sitting. Great opening scene. Not sure I understood the rest. I look forward to seeing it on stage.