And the Sun Stood Still
written by Dava Sobel, 1947- (2015); directed by Rosalind Ayres, 1946-; produced by Susan Loewenberg; performed by Robert Foxworth, 1941-, John Vickery, Kate Steele, Michael Kirby, 1925-2002 and Gregory Harrison, fl. 1968 (Los Angeles, CA: L.A. Theatre Works, 2015), 1 hour 51 mins
Details
- Abstract / Summary
- Dava Sobel’s thoughtful play brings to life the story of Nicolaus Copernicus, the Renaissance astronomer and mathematician who proposed the heliocentric model of the universe in which the Sun stands at the center. Plagued by self-doubt and threatened by religious censure, Copernicus resisted the publication of his work until just before his death in 1543. And the Sun Stood Still follows Copernicus in those final years as he works to complete his research with the help of Georg Rheticus, a young disciple from Wittenberg, Germany.And the Sun Stood Still is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Major funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.Directed by Rosalind Ayres. An L.A. Theatre Works full cast recording featuring:Robert Foxworth as CopernicusJohn Vickery as Bishop DantiscusKate Steele as AnnaMichael Kirby as RheticusGregory Harrison as GieseIncludes a conversation with playwright Dava Sobel, author of A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos.Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in February of 2015.
- Field of Interest
- Drama
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2015 L.A. Theatre Works
- Director
- Rosalind Ayres, 1946-
- Content Type
- Spoken word recording
- Duration
- 1 hour 51 mins
- Warning: Contains explicit content
- No
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Drama
- Label
- L.A. Theatre Works
- Performer
- Robert Foxworth, 1941-, John Vickery, Kate Steele, Michael Kirby, 1925-2002, Gregory Harrison, fl. 1968
- Playwright
- Dava Sobel, 1947-
- Producer
- Susan Loewenberg
- Publisher
- L.A. Theatre Works
- Place Published / Released
- Los Angeles, CA
- Date Recorded
- 2015-02-19
- Release Date
- 2015
- Setting
- Varmia, Northern Poland
- Subject
- Drama, Theatre, Literature & Language, Music & Performing Arts, Drama, American Theater, Drama, Teatro Norte-Americano, Teatro Norteamericano, Copernicus, Bishop Dantiscus, Anna, Rheticus, Giese
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Drama, Teatro Norte-Americano, Teatro Norteamericano
