The Race Is on and ‘Double Helix’ Is Genetic Winner

The cast of "Double Helix," from left, Anthony Chatmon II as Maurice Wilkins, Tuck Sweeney as William Bates, Samantha Massell as Rosalind Franklin and Anthony Joseph Costello as Raymond Gosling. LENNY STUCKER

Anthony Joseph Costello as Raymond Gosling and Samantha Massell as Rosalind Franklin in "Double Helix." LENNY STUCKER

The cast of "Double Helix," from left, Thom Sesma as John Randall, Tuck Sweeney as William Bates, Samantha Massell as Rosalind Franklin, Anthony Chatmon II as Maurice Wilkins and Anthony Joseph Costello as Raymond Gosling. LENNY STUCKER

From left, Austin Ku as Francis Crick, Anthony Chatmon II as Maurice Wilkins and Max Chlumecky as James Watson in "Double Helix." LENNY STUCKER

Matthew Christian as Jacques Mering and Samantha Massell as Rosalind Franklin in "Double Helix." LENNY STUCKER

Samantha Massell as Rosalind Franklin in "Double Helix." LENNY STUCKER

Samantha Massell as Rosalind Franklin and Amy Justman as Adrienne Weill in "Double Helix." LENNY STUCKER

Samantha Massell as Rosalind Franklin and Anthony Chatmon II as Maurice Wilkins in "Double Helix." LENNY STUCKER

The full cast of "Double Helix" at Bay Street Theater. LENNY STUCKER

The cast of "Double Helix," from left, Thom Sesma as John Randall, Anthony Joseph Costello as Raymond Gosling, Samantha Massell as Rosalind Franklin, Tuck Sweeney as William Bates and Anthony Chatmon II as Maurice Wilkins. LENNY STUCKER