THE LIFE OF GALILEO Plays At The Gremlin Theater 4/4-4/19

The Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht: an intimate version by David Hare, directed by Carin Bratlie
With Noë Tallen as Galileo
April 4 - 19, 2009
Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 P.M., Sundays at 2:00 P.M.
The scientist must choose between his life's work and his life when confronted by the Inquisition. Brecht's masterpiece is the story of how one man moved the earth and showed us the universe, and in return the Church showed him the rack.

Performing at the NEW Gremlin Theatre
2400 University Avenue South
St. Paul, MN 55114

Box Office:
612-874-9321
Reservations recommended!

Tickets:
$14 - $28 Sliding Scale
Cash or Check only

Special Events:
Saturday, April 4th @ 6:30 P.M.: Opening Night Gala
Monday, April 6th @ 7:30 pm: "Pay What You Can" Performance
Complimentary Sensory Tour pre-show, by appointment only

This production coincides with The International Year of Astronomy, which commemorates the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first astronomical observations through a telescope. Read more about it here.

The Cast:

Noë Tallen - Galileo Galilei, a frontier guard
Eva Nelson - Andrea Sarti, a senator, a monk, a clerk, the rector
Valerie Rigsbee - Virginia Galilei, a philosopher, a monk, a guard
Julie Ann Nevill - Signora Sarti, senator, the Cardinal Inquisitor
Clarence Wethern - Signor Priuli, Cosimo de Medici, the Little Monk, Cardinal Bellarmin
Erik Hoover - Federzoni, a cardinal, Cardinal Barberini, an official
Megan Engeseth - Sagredo, a mathematician, Clavius, a clerk, Vanni, a peasant
James Lekvin - Ludvico, a chamberlain, an astronomer, a man, a monk

The Crew:

Director - Carin Bratlie *
Lighting Designer - Stephanie Drinkard +
Sound Designer - Katharine Horowitz
Costume Designer - Mandi Johnson
Set Designer - Carin Bratlie *
Stage Manager - Michelle Haugerud
Asst. Director - Natalie Novacek *#
Graphic Designer - Kris Heding +
Props Designer - Andy Chambers
Assistant Stage Manager - Katrina Johnston
Directing Observer - Michael Mellas
Marketing Intern - Scott Helmer

* Theatre Pro Rata Company Member
+ Theatre Pro Rata Resident Artist
# Associate Member Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers

The Gremlin Theatre
2400 University Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55114