What if Charles Darwin fathered a child when his ship, HMS Beagle, stopped briefly at Tierra del Fuego? What if his great-great-great-great-love grandchild is named—not Groucho or Harpo, or Curly or Gogo—but Cristobal? What if this intense, seriously geeky savant, illiterate but deeply knowledgeable about the theory of natural selection is on a lecture tour? What if his postmodern spin on the origin of species was presented in the august precincts of the American Philosophical Society (APS) Museum?

You’d have Darwinii: The Comeuppance of Man, a swashbuckling, one-man tour de farce that deftly skewers everything you think you know about Darwin. It is a unique and imaginative trip ‘round Darwinism, deep time, evolution, and survival of the fittest that’s serious fun.

October 16, 17, 23 & 24 at 6:30 pm and October 18 & 25 at 3 pm. 

Performances take place at the APS Museum, 104 S. Fifth Street (adjacent to Independence Hall, for directions click here).

Performance duration: Approx. 65 minutes

All sales are final.

Receive 10% off your meal at Fork (306 Market St.) and National Mechanics (22 S. 3rd St.) with a voucher from the Darwinii performance. (Vouchers are good only on the day of performance. Alcoholic drinks are not included in this offer.)

Please note: Performances will begin promptly. There is no late seating.

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