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An Unlikely Spy
Hilberry Theatre's newest production examines
the life ofAlan Turing, an Englishman
who broke both Nazi and societal codes.
SUZANNE CHESSLER
Special to the Jewish News
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hether Nazi atrocities
might have continued
without the high-tech
work of Alan Turing —
and whether the outcome of World
War II might have been very different
without tapping his intellect — will
likely encourage lively points of dis-
cussion after viewing Breaking the
Code, the upcoming production at
Wayne State University's Hilberry
Theatre.
The docudrama explores the life,
on very personal terms, of one of the
most influential and yet often
unknown heroes of the 20th century.
Turing, a British mathematician,
broke the Enigma code used by the
Germans to communicate battle plans
and developed the first model of the
digital computer to do his work.
The play, written by Hugh
Whitemore and starring Mike
Schraeder, explains Turing as a tragic
hero: Society defined his lifestyle as
having a vulnerable, tragic flaw. Turing
was gay and would not adhere to the
"don't ask-don't tell" expectations of
his time, a practice now part of the
U.S. military.
The serious theater piece opens
Feb. 11, and plays in repertory with
Our Town and Five by Tenn (opening
March 6) through April 8.
While Turing's success came from
breaking the German military code, his
downfall resulted from openly breaking
the English social code. The reality-
based individual characters in the play
are fictional composites of those who
had great impact on Turing's life.
Left.• The real Alan Turing. Arrested for
violation ofBritish homosexuality statutes
in 1952, his security clearance was revoked,
and he was soon found dead of poisoning.
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Mike Schraeder as Alan Turing and Cat Shoemaker as Pat Green in the Hilberry
Theatre production of Hugh Whitemore's "Breaking the Code."