Ed Metzger, along with his wife, Laya Geiff, took on one of the 20th century’s greatest minds when they wrote the one-man play “Albert Einstein: The Practical Bohemian” back in 1978.

Debuting in Los Angeles. Metzger, a former medical student, has continued to perform his role as the iconic scientist ever since. And he’s coming to Bremerton at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Admiral Theatre.

Einstein, the father of modern physics, Nobel Prize recipient and cultural icon, is a complex, flawed character. Metzger’s humanizing take portrays the professor as a confused and troubled father, ardent pacifist, womanizer, philosopher and humorist. The realistic performance has made it the only play about the man who died in 1955 at the age of 76 (and there are, surprisingly, a lot of them) endorsed by the Einstein family.

About the actor

Metzger is an accomplished actor, writer and director who has found a niche in portraying historic figures. Besides touring nationally with “Albert Einstein: The Practical Bohemian,” he also wrote and performs in another one-man play “Hemingway: On The Edge” about the life of the acclaimed writer Ernest Hemingway.

Metzger has appeared in a number of movies, including “Pups” with Burt Renolds, “Reflections in a Golden Eye” with Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando, “Car Wash” with Richard Pryor and “Dog Day Afternoon” with Al Pacino. His next film, due in May 2008, is the big-budget “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald and starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett where Metzger portrays President Theodore Roosevelt.

Metzger has had a number of TV roles on such shows as “Law & Order,” “ER,” “NYPD Blue” and “Hill Street Blues” as well as several performances on Broadway.

Reserve tickets are available for $15 at the Admiral Theatre box office, 515 Pacific Ave., in downtown Bremerton between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays or by calling (360) 373-6743.