Leo-Leo Galileo
UW Extension Lowell Center 610 Langdon St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
press release:Reading of Bela Sandor's Leo-Leo Galileo, an historical drama with relevance for our time. A reading of the play will be presented by Playwrights Ink of Madison (PI) in cooperation with the UW-Madison Retirement Association (UWRA), the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters (WASAL), and the Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy (WISL).
Monday, December 18, 2017, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM, UW Lowell Center, 610 Langdon Street
Free. Registration required; call (608) 262-0641, or email <retireassn@mailplus.wisc.edu>
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The main themes are the intense rivalry of two powerful Cardinals for the Papacy and their compelling need to control the politically toxic Galileo, a person they appreciate and admire. The topics include history, science, astronomy, literature, psychology, politics, religion.
Registrants will get notes on the play’s themes and characters.
Cast: Nick Schweitzer - director; Bob Curry - narrator; Sam White - Galileo; Jason Compton - Cardinal / Chief Inquisitor; Barry Levenson - Cardinal / Pope Urban VIII; Marisa Kahler - Galileo’s daughter.
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