One of theater's most chilling, sinister scenes occurs in German playwright Bertolt Brecht's "Life of Galileo." The year is 1633. Galileo has demonstrated that the Earth revolves around the sun. The ...

The Cal Poly Department of Dance, Music & Theatre will present “The Life of Galileo” Nov. 3, 4, 9 and 11 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 5 and 12 at 2:30 p.m. at the Gist Hall Theatre at Cal Poly Humboldt in ...

Before I begin my review of Cal Poly Humboldt’s production of “The Life of Galileo,” presented by the Department of Dance, Music & Theatre in the Gist Hall Theatre that I saw on its opening night of ...

How exhausting is it, always to be right? Gaze at Ted van Griethuysen and you get an inkling. The eyes are rubbed red, the brow permanently knitted, the arms slumped like sagging vines. When he falls ...

In Bucktown, Trap Door Theatre’s production of Bertolt Brecht’s Galileo is brave, chaotic, and full of spectacle. Brecht’s 1938 play (with the full name Life of Galileo), written originally in German ...

German playwright Bertolt Brecht knew what American politics in recent years have proved beyond all doubt: the unique vulnerability of those who’ve realized they weren’t standing on the threshold of a ...

Due to popular demand, Trap Door Theatre has announced an extension of its critically acclaimed production of Galileo, Bertolt Brecht’s powerful portrait of the legendary astronomer and his struggle ...

Theatergoers arriving at Classic Stage Company's new off-Broadway production of Bertolt Brecht's "Galileo" might feel like they instead wandered into a space show at the Hayden Planetarium. The simple ...

Considered by many to be one of Brecht's masterpieces, Galileo explores the question of a scientist's social and ethical responsibility, as the brilliant Galileo must choose between his life and his ...

We don’t often see works by German playwright Bertolt Brecht on Sarasota stages (thinking back, it’s hard to recall the last time), so for theater lovers it’s quite an occasion to watch his Life of ...