Calculus the Musical
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"Calculus: The Musical! is a comic “review” of the concepts and history of Calculus
Calculus
Calculus is a branch of mathematics focused on limits, functions, derivatives, integrals, and infinite series. This subject constitutes a major part of modern mathematics education. It has two major branches, differential calculus and integral calculus, which are related by the fundamental theorem...

." The musical was originally created by Matheatre, composed of Marc Gutman and Sadie Bowman. The musical used the story of the development of Calculus
Calculus
Calculus is a branch of mathematics focused on limits, functions, derivatives, integrals, and infinite series. This subject constitutes a major part of modern mathematics education. It has two major branches, differential calculus and integral calculus, which are related by the fundamental theorem...

 to tie together songs that Marc had created as mnemonics when he was a teacher. Gutman and Bowman launched the musical's tour at the Minnesota Fringe Festival
Minnesota Fringe Festival
The Minnesota Fringe Festival is a performing arts festival held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, every summer, usually during the first two weeks in August. The eleven-day event, which features performing artists of many genres and disciplines, is one of many Fringe Festivals in North...

 in August 2006, and continued to tour the show to Fringe Festivals, High Schools, Colleges and Conferences until spring of 2008. In Autumn of 2008, Matheatre licensed the show to the Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Know Theatre of Cincinnati is a non-profit theatre company located in the historical Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, which produces contemporary and collaborative theatre that tends to be edgy, challenging, and thought-provoking. Season performances occur in a 99-seat versatile...

who continues the tour to this day.

Current Cast Members: Breona Conrad and Josh Murphy.

External links

  • http://matheatre.com
  • http://calculusthemusical.com
  • http://www.knowtheatre.com/
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