she imagined the digital world, 150 years before it existed

Nearly two hundred years ago, a machine was envisioned that would have been the first computer. While the rest of humanity failed to grasp its significance, one woman understood its possibility: Ada Lovelace. Born from the scandalous union of the poet Lord Byron and a fiercely progressive mother, Ada was a brilliant mathematician tutored by the greatest scientific minds of her age. She struck up an unlikely friendship with the beleaguered inventor Charles Babbage: the man behind a machine that would change the world forever... if it could only be built.

Driven by gears and programmed by punch cards, the Difference Engine had memory, logical operations, and met the standards of computational completeness by modern measures. Ada’s notes described its potential; in many ways, she described the future we now inhabit. Coming to the Crane Theater in April, nimbus presents the forgotten story of the world's first computer programmer, visionary Ada Lovelace, a genius misunderstood by her time.

ada lovelace: Bride of science

April 4-19, 2026 at The Crane Theater
2303 Kennedy St. NE Mpls. 55413

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM
Sundays at 3:00 PM
Monday, April 13 7:30pm
Tickets $5 - $50 sliding scale

Running time: TBD

Is this show appropriate for children?
Yes! It’s important to learn about unheralded women in history.

The Ensemble

Playwright…Nissa Nordland
Director…Josh Cragun
Stage Manager…Alyssa Thompson
Scenic Design…Ursula K. Bowden
Costume Design…Krista J. Weiss
Lighting Design…Jackson Funke
Sound Design…Forest Godfrey
Property Design…Corinna Troth

Ensemble
Gabi Jones
Tara Lucchino
Derek Lee Miller
Victoria Pyan
David Tufford