A play about astronomy, family, and the Russian Revolution. An astronomer in exile continues his work while his sons go off to fight in the revolution. The story revolves around the worry that one of them may be killed. The science is not very prominent, but seems to be playing a role in the interactions between the characters, as the three astronomers respond very differently to the situations surrounding them. It reads in the style of a Chekhov play, but the characters are not quite as well drawn out and complete as in Chekhov, and they are not as memorable. ( )