The Life of Galileo

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Hours:	Hours Vary see below
Ages:	Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	$ see below
Category:	Performances

One of Brecht’s most well known and complex plays, The Life of Galileo explores the life of the founder of modern science and the conflict between reason and faith. Written on the brink of World War II while the playwright was exiled from Germany and living in the U.S., Brecht examines the ordeal Galileo was forced to undergo as he set his personal passions and beliefs against the authorities of Church and State.

It reveals the famous scientist’s self-hatred for giving up his convictions in the face of the Inquisition, and poses powerful questions that resonate today about the social responsibility of the scientist. The Life of Galileo also takes a bold look at the costs and implications of scientific discovery.

What are the repercussions of a fundamental paradigm shift? What must we change about the ways we live our lives when a single breakthrough rocks the very foundations of our belief systems? In the late Renaissance, it was the cosmos; in the 19th century, evolution; today, the possibilities that might be unearthed by unlocking the human genome.

In The Life of Galileo, Galileo’s scientific and personal integrity are put to the test as he argues for his very life in a passionate debate over science, politics, religion and ethics; the debates rage on today.

HOURS

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Performances are Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 PM, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 3 PM.

COST

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Tickets are priced at $32; $22 for seniors; and $18 for students with a valid ID; student rush tickets can be purchased the day of the show for $12 in person at the box office or by calling (617) 576-9278 x213.

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www.centralsquaretheater.org/onstage.html

LOCATION

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450 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA, 02238 map
Phone: (866) 811-4111

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