The Life of Galileo

By Bertolt Brecht
Directed by Heinz-Uwe Haus
Performed in the Hartshorn Theatre

Sun revolves around the earth vs. earth around the sun. Evolution vs. creationism. Stem cell research vs. embryonic moral issues. Passionate convictions on both sides of the Science vs. Religion debate have raged for centuries. Brecht’s timeless epic captures the enduring struggle between reason and faith through the complex life of Galileo, the teacher and scientist charged with heresy and forced to stand trial before the dreaded Inquisition.