Nitrogen
Cast
5M 1F (playable 3M 1F)
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Setting
Various locations in Germany
Synopsis
1933, A purge of Jewish scientists costs Fritz the post he fought to reach The memory of Clara, his late wife, accuses him of selling his reputation for nothing. They met as two provincial misfits bonding over a mutual passion for chemistry. when they meet again, Clara is a research and Fritz an assistant professor, frustrated by prejudices. They marry.
Fritz makes his reputation averting a world famine, but Clara can’t adapt to life as a housewife. The outbreak of war widens the split. Fritz’s launch of gas warfare to end the trench stalemate drives Clara to suicide.
Hartley, his British rival assures him their mode of warfare was more humane. Fritz believes he narrowly failed to change history for the better. Clara condemns him for letting ambition and the need to belong destroy his reputation. His colleague, Max thinks scientists should discover and leave the morality of what they find to politicians. Who is right?
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Staging Requirements
simple