The Life of Galileo
September 17 - October 9, 2011 - Allen Theatre
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Galileo (left, Paul Whitworth) and Sagredo (Stephen Caffrey) gaze in awe at the stars in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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Senators look through Galileo's telescope across the harbor in Venice in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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Galileo (left, Paul Whitworth) demonstrates the earth's rotation to his young pupil, Andrea (Aric Generette Floyd) in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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Galileo (left, Paul Whitworth) examines the moons of Jupiter in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Also pictured: Stephen Caffrey. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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Galileo (right, Paul Whitworth) presents the moons of Jupiter to Cosimo de Medici (left, Thomas Weil), for whom they are named, in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Also pictured: Aric Generette Floyd. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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Galileo (Paul Whitworth) and his telescope in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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Philip Goodwin as The Cardinal Inquisitor in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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The Cardinal Inquisitor (right, Philip Goodwin) contemplates the consequences of Galileo's discoveries with Virginia (Kim Krane), Galileo's daughter, in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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Virginia (right, Kim Krane), the daughter of Galileo, laughs with Signora Sarti (Myra Lucretia Taylor), in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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Paul Whitworth as Galileo in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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The discoveries of Galileo (Paul Whitworth, left) have personal consequences for his daughter Virginia (Kim Krane) in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Also pictured: Sheldon Best. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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Galileo and his team delight in their experiment in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Pictured, from left: Jeremy Kendall, Paul Whitworth, Sheldon Best, Robert Ellis. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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Word spreads through the marketplace about Galileo's discoveries in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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The chorus spreads the news about Galileo's discoveries in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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Virginia (Kim Krane) prays for her father as he faces the Inquisition in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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The Cardinal Inquisitor (left, Philip Goodwin) discusses Galileo's fate with Pope Barberini (Charles Kartali) in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Also pictured: Jonathan Ramos, Michael Herbert. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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Galileo (left, Paul Whitworth) is embraced by his daughter Virginia (Kim Krane) after he recants in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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Galileo recants his discovery that the earth revolves around the sun in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Pictured, from left: Jeremy Kendall, Sheldon Best, Robert Ellis, Kim Krane. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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Paul Whitworth as Galileo in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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Andrea Sarti (left, Sheldon Best) reconnects with his mentor Galileo (Paul Whitworth) in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
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Galileo (left, Paul Whitworth) shares his latest work with his former pupil, Andrea Sarti (Sheldon Best), in the Cleveland Play House production of "The Life of Galileo," directed by Michael Donald Edwards, on stage in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, September 16 – October 9, 2011. Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni
Media Releases
January 03, 2012
2011 Highlights in Theater (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
January 03, 2012
The Envelope, Please (Cleveland Scene)
August 29, 2011
The Life of Galileo Begins Dawn of New Age for Cleveland Play House
August 12, 2011
Cleveland Play House Launches "Play Dates," a New Program for Families
March 14, 2011
Cleveland Play House Announces 2011-12 Season








