Add. Subtract. Unite. Divide

Add. Subtract. Unite. Divide

The first full-length drama from HWMS. We based it on the book "When Computers Were Human" and used it to explore some of the same ideas that were later seen in the film "Hidden Figures." Our approach the story was rhythmic. There is a rhythm to computing, a beat that carries the work forward. We attempted to capture that beat is both the music and words of this show.

Add, Subtract, Unite, Divide

Gertrude Blanch. She could have been somebody. A real contender. There was real demand for scientific talent.  A global economic depression.  A world war. If only she hadn’t been a woman.   But only because she was a woman, could she find an opportunity in the Mathematical tables Project, a quirky work-relief office that was intended […]