“Fantastic monologue with moments of pure humor, sadness, intelligence and struggle”
–Gigliola Staffilani, M.I.T. math professor
“I bought a ticket for one of the first performances ... I just wanted to get it over with after so much talking about it in our department. I was expecting 90 minutes of complaints and instead I enjoyed a fantastic monologue with moments of pure humor, sadness, intelligence and struggle. Gioia has the brain of a mathematician and the heart of an artist, and she combined them in a wonderful performance.”
–Gigliola Staffilani, professor of Mathematics, M.I.T., Member, National Academy of Sciences
“Entirely wonderful…funny, moving, and perspective-changing”
-David Vogan, M.I.T. math professor
“The play is entirely wonderful: very funny, and very moving, and perspective-changing. It was a particular pleasure to see a friend doing so extremely well at work that is so worthwhile. But I would have loved the play even if I'd never heard of the author.”
–David Vogan, M.I.T. math professor
“Depiction of the wacky mathematicians… helping us to laugh at ourselves”
-Jennifer French, M.I.T. Ph.D. in Mathematics, Postdoctoral Associate, M.I.T.’s Teaching and Learning Library
“Gioia’s story is engaging, entertaining, and personal – one woman’s path to find herself and her passions while pursuing a doctorate in M.I.T.’s Math Department. The depiction of the wacky mathematicians is both frank and sometimes timeless, helping us to laugh at ourselves and our little community, glad that we can now wear pink sweaters and short skirts without anyone taking offense.”
-Jennifer French, M.I.T. Ph.D. in Mathematics, Postdoctoral Associate, M.I.T.’s Teaching and Learning Library
“Everyone… will find something of their own reflected in her play”
-Martina Balagovic, M.I.T. Ph.D. in Mathematics, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of York
“The play explores the joy of being a mathematician, the pains of graduate school, and the path of discovering that research isn’t the same as taking classes. Some of the topics she talks about are specific for women, some are specific for mathematicians, but I think everyone who ever had a hard time in their career and thought about changing it will find something of their own reflected in her play.”