Hal Linden won a Tony Award for his work in The Rothschilds. Other Broadway credits for the "Barney Miller" star include Bells Are Ringing, The Sisters Rosensweig, The Gathering, Ilya Darling and Cabaret. Linden will star opposite "My Girl" star Anna Chlumsky who will play the character of Sarah.
The play finds Darwin, the founder of the theory of evolution, alive and lounging around in a deck chair in Malibu. Soon, two contemporaries arrive and the debate over the origins of man begins anew.
Daniel Gerroll, a Bay Street regular as both actor and director, will direct.