THE LIFE OF GALILEO

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Performance Dates: April 7-24, 2022 Location: Dorothea Dix Park, 1030 Richardson Dr. Raleigh, NC 27603

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THE LIFE OF GALILEO by Bertolt Brecht, adapted by David Edgar, directed by Jerome Davis.

Performed outdoors at Dorothea Dix Park.

Tickets available for live & on-demand performances.

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OUR PERFORMANCE OF THE LIFE OF GALILEO

THE LIFE OF GALILEO by Bertolt Brecht, adapted by David Edgar / April 7 – 24, 2022

Directed by Jerome Davis

Performed outdoors at Dorothea Dix Park

Address: 1030 Richardson Dr. Raleigh, NC 27603

Pre-sales for the on-demand recording are now available, click here for tickets. The recording itself will be available to view from April 14 – 24. One ticket purchase equals one view of the recording.

A peculiar bird, that one. With odd ideas. Working alone to all hours of the night. Then, what’s this? He has an idea? An idea that will shake the foundation of science, of religion, of our place in the cosmos? Well, by all means, let’s hear it! After all, we are civilized men.

The Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht, adapted by David Edgar, tells the story of a man of science who was willing to challenge the most powerful structures on earth … up to a point. Was he right to do so? Should he have gone further? What are we to take from his story?

“No, it isn’t possible for people to fly. It would need some kind of mechanical device, which doesn’t exist yet. Perhaps it never will. But of course, we can’t know that. We don’t know nearly enough, in fact. We’re really just at the beginning.”

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SHARE THE SHOW: FOR KIDS 3-12 YEARS OLD

Kids are invited to join our Seed Art Share teaching artists during THE LIFE OF GALILEO. The program includes theater games, stories, crafts, and a snack, is $10 per student.

This service is available during the performances on Sunday, April 10 at 2pm and Friday, April 22 at 7:00pm.

The program takes place on-site at Dorothea Dix Park, right around the corner from the performance. Students will be checked-in before the show, stay engaged and supervised by Seed Art Share’s professional team, and checked-out after the show. Space is limited so register now for this one of a kind kids‘program!

Link to join: https://burningcoal.secure.force.com/ticket/#/events/a0S3

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ABOUT BERTOLT BRECHT AND DAVID EDGAR

Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet known for being a leading theoretician of epic theatre, also called dialectical theatre, and the “distancing effect”. His prolific works include Mother Courage And Her Children and The Good Person of Szechwan, which were often used to express his opposition to the Nazi Socialist and Fascist movements.

David Edgar is a contemporary British playwright is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, former president of the Writers Guild of Britain, and has been an honorary associate artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company since 1989. His works include the well-known adaptation of Dickens’ Nicholas Nickleby, and three works set in Eastern Europe titled The Shape of the Table, Pentecost, and The Prisoner’s Dilemma – which Burning Coal performed in repertory as The Iron Curtain Trilogy.

MEET THE CREATIVE TEAM

Director Jerome Davis

Technical Director Greg Osbeck

Scenery & LIghtingDesigner Matthew Adelson

Costume Designer Stacey Herrison

Props Designer Elizabeth Newton

Sound Designer Juan Isler

PSM Alyssa Petrone

ASM #1 John Capetanos

ASM #2 Courtney Pisano

ASM #3 Emily Johns

ASM #4 Germona Sharp

Master Electrician Barry Jaked

Scene Painter Meredith Riggan

Assistant Director Iliana Stavropoulou

Music Tommy Goldsmith

House Manager Carry Vaughan

Dramaturg Eric Kildow

CAST

Josue Ruiz Elizondo

Jackson Gemborys

Sylvester Allen

Preston Campbell

Dani Coan

Alexandra Finazzo

Kimmy Fiorentino

Tommy Goldsmith

Simon Kaplan

Robert Kaufman

Julie Oliver

Natalie Overton

Ashlee Quinones

Randolph Curtis Rand*

Nash Tetterton

Laurel Ulman

*Denotes membership in Actors’ Equity Association

EXPLORE DOROTHEA DIX PARK

We highly recommend arriving an hour or two early to explore Dorothea Dix Park. We recommend the Rocky Branch Greenway or Sunflower Field! Learn more about the park and plan your adventure at https://dorotheadixpark.org/visit.