Alan Turing was hailed by Winston Churchill as having made the single biggest contribution to Allied victory in the war against Nazi Germany for breaking the Enigma code. By 1952 the eccentric British mathematician’s security clearance was revoked and he was barred from British intelligence work after being convicted for “gross indecency” – homosexual acts. Breaking the Code is Turing’s pioneering story of scientific achievement – the father of the computer and artificial intelligence. Eddie Shields (Angels in America) is Turing in a new production helmed by Elliot Norton winner Scott Edmiston (Constellations).
Hugh Whitemore’s
BREAKING THE CODE
by Hugh Whitemore
directed by Scott Edmiston
Based on the book Alan Turing, The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
With a new epilogue by Neil Bartlett
A Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production
April 2 – May 3, 2026
Interested in bringing your school to see Breaking The Code? Student matinees are scheduled for Friday, April 10 and Thursday, April 16. Reserve your tickets for our student matinees today.
Writer
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Hugh Whitemore
playwright
Director
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Scott Edmiston
director
Cast
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Matthew Beagan
Christopher Morcom, Ron Miller, Nikos, The Student
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Dom Carter*
Mick Ross
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Josephine Moshiri Elwood*
Pat Green
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David Bryan Jackson*
John Smith, Dillwyn Knox
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Paula Plum*
Sara Turing
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Eddie Shields*
Alan Turing
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Lee Mikeska Gardner*
Understudy
Production
- Janie E. Howland+ Scenic Designer
- Karen Perlow Lighting Designer
- Chloe Moore Costume Designer
- Julia Wonkka Properties Designer
- Aubrey Dube Sound Designer
- Jo Williams Sound Design Associate
- Danny Bryck Dialect Coach
- SeifAllah Salotto-Cristobal Projections Designer
- Liv Dumaine Intimacy Director
- Joe Juknievich Assistant Director
- Charles Waite Clay* Stage Manager
- Al Shea DiBiase Assistant Stage Manager & Wardrobe Supervisor
- Matthew Breton Lighting Supervisor
- Al Gentile Technical Director & Builder