HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr
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Hedy Lamarr, the glamorous siren of the silver screen once known as “The Most Beautiful Woman in the World,” was far more than a Hollywood icon. In this captivating one-woman play, her extraordinary life unfolds from Austria to Hollywood, through wartime intrigue, bold rebellion, and brilliant invention. The mind behind the beauty helped create frequency-hopping technology that powers modern wireless communication, the very foundation of the cell phone in your pocket. Blending glamour, humor, and intellect, this remarkable story reveals a woman whose legacy reaches far beyond the spotlight.
Heather Massie is a NYC actor and writer. Originally from Virginia, Ms. Massie has always been fascinated by the sciences, especially Astronomy. She studied Astrophysics at the University of Virginia, and Theatre Arts at The Virginia Tech School of the Arts graduating Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and Phi Kappa Phi. She has performed extensively in NYC and throughout the US. She currently tours the world, with her 30x Award-Winning, Internationally Acclaimed solo show HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, which she premiered Off Broadway in 2016 and has since toured through 19 countries on 4 continents. This is the first in her planned trilogy of solo shows celebrating women in science, the next in development is Flying with Sally Ride! America’s First Woman in Space. She was honored to serve as a Fulbright Specialist to South Africa in 2019, and to Australia in 2024, through the US State Department, World Learning, the Fulbright Specialist Program, the US Embassy South Africa, the US Embassy Australia, and the Royal Society of Victoria.
Heather Massie is a NYC actor and writer. Originally from Virginia, Ms. Massie has always been fascinated by the sciences, especially Astronomy. She studied Astrophysics at the University of Virginia, and Theatre Arts at The Virginia Tech School of the Arts graduating Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and Phi Kappa Phi. She has performed extensively in NYC and throughout the US. She currently tours the world, with her 30x Award-Winning, Internationally Acclaimed solo show HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, which she premiered Off Broadway in 2016 and has since toured through 19 countries on 4 continents. This is the first in her planned trilogy of solo shows celebrating women in science, the next in development is Flying with Sally Ride! America’s First Woman in Space. She was honored to serve as a Fulbright Specialist to South Africa in 2019, and to Australia in 2024, through the US State Department, World Learning, the Fulbright Specialist Program, the US Embassy South Africa, the US Embassy Australia, and the Royal Society of Victoria.
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Uncw Mainstage Theatre, 5270 Randall Dr,Wilmington,NC,United States
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