Constellations
The multiverse theory suggests that multiple realities exist, that every choice a person could make, every thing a person could do, is made and done simultaneously, and that what we know as reality is simply one version of the infinite possibilities of outcomes. It's a theory that's tested, for example, in the original musical, If/Then (in particular, listen to the song, "Some Other Me"), and in one of the greatest episodes of Community , "Remedial Chaos Theory." Now, the multiverse theory plays out, beautifully, in Nick Payne 's play, Constellations . This two-hander sees Marianne (Ruth Wilson) and Roland (Jake Gyllenhaal) as they play out various possibilities of the same situation. For example, the first set of scenes is set at a barbecue where the pair meet. The very first iteration of the meeting ends quickly when Roland mentions his girlfriend. The lights change, the actors reset and we see another possible iteration, one in which both are si...