HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr

HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr celebrates the unexpected scientific genius of  Hollywood screen siren and inventor Hedy Lamarr. Known as the 'Most Beautiful Woman in the World', Lamarr spent her spare time in Hollywood inventing technology for torpedoes during WWII.  Also known as Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum Technology, her invention is used today in cell phones, WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth. Having studied Astrophysics with dreams of becoming an astronaut, Heather Massie marries her loves of art and science in the person of Hedy Lamarr. Portraying 36 characters, Massie enchants the audience as Hedy Lamarr, along with Jimmy Stewart, Bette Davis, Louis B Mayer, and more! Hedy is summoned to unearth the truth behind how a glamorous actress could create an invention which launched today's wireless technology revolution! The show premiered Off Broadway in 2016 in New York City, and has since toured 19 countries on 4 continents garnering 31 awards and international acclaim. It has featured throughout the United States, and in Canada, Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Sweden, Finland, Ukraine, Italy, Iceland, Kosovo, Australia, and New Zealand. The mission of the work is to inspire audiences to pursue their passions, especially to encourage young women in science and technology, and to establish Hedy Lamarr as a role model for intelligence, ingenuity, and invention.