Upcoming: The Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht, Mary Moody Northern Theatre, St. Edward's University, November 12 - 22

UPDATE: Click for ALT review, November 16

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The Life of Galileo

by Bertolt Brecht, translated by David Hare
Directed by Michelle Polgar
November 12-November 22, 2009
Mary Moody Northern Theatre
St Edward's University, 3001 South Congress Avenue

In 1609, in a small study in Padua, Galileo Galilei raises a telescope to the skies. What he finds there reverberates from the streets of Padua to the Vatican palace in Rome, sparking a debate that threatens his very survival. From master playwright Bertolt Brecht comes a theatrical discourse on reason, faith, power and the tension arising from scientific progress running headlong into age-old assumptions.

Featuring Equity guest artists David Stahl and David Stokey.

Tickets: Season and Flex passes go on sale August 26 through the MMNT box office. Passes start as low as $40 for four shows.
Box office hours are Monday–Friday from 1–5 p.m. Info phone: 512.448.8484

Map to St. Edward's University (theatre is at eastern end of campus)

[image is taken from the article Galileo and The Telescope, 1609 published by American Physical Society]

Wikipedia on Brecht's The Life of Galileo

Upcoming: Johnny Schicci & opera excerpts, Spotlight on Opera, St. Edwards University

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Spotlight on Opera presents
Johnny Schicci and opera excerpts

A double bill of staged scenes from Carmen, Hansel and Gretel, The Mikado, Die Fledermaus, Barber of Seville, The Magic Flute, and The Marriage of Figaro; followed by Puccini’s rip-roaring one-act comedy, set in 1980’s Austin and sung in English.

Jones Auditorium, Ragsdale Center, St. Edward’s University, 3001 South Congress, Austin, TX
Saturday, August 8 at 5 p.m. and Sunday, August 9 at 2 p.m.
Suggested Donation: $10

Spotlight on Opera is in its third season. Sponsored by the St. Edward’s University Music Department, it has the mission of offering career-track and avocational singers the chance to experience the spotlight in programs of opera excerpts, concerts, and full productions. Singers learn on their feet through intensive rehearsals and performances, master classes, and private lessons with our faculty.

Read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .