THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe features a dynamic ensemble of women who bring to life a wide-ranging group of characters originally embodied by Lily Tomlin in her iconic solo performance. The play centers on Trudy, an eccentric observer who claims to receive messages from extraterrestrials studying humanity. Through Trudy’s offbeat perspective—and through a colorful array of women navigating careers, relationships, activism, and personal reinvention—the play humorously and poignantly examines the complexities of modern life.
By Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner
Performance Dates
November 19 – December 6
Thursdays – Saturdays at 7 pm, Sundays at 2 pm
Tony Award Winner (1986) — Best Actress In A Play — Lily Tomlin
Nominated for two 1992 Emmy Awards
Winner — Cable Ace Award
Winner — The New York Drama Desk Award
Winner — The New York Drama Critic’s Special Award
Winner — The Outer Circle Critics Award
Nominated Tony Award – Sound Design – C. Thomas Clark
“People love the play because it’s not judgmental. It’s totally forgiving. There’s no ridicule in it whatsoever, but it’s satiric. Even me doing all the parts, that’s part of the metaphor, one person embodying all these people. All of us being one, all of us being connected, all of us being a part of each other. That’s Jane Wagner’s gift, to tap what’s noble in us rather than what is base.”
– Lily Tomlin