Publisher Description
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. The play 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.
Includes 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, 2015.
And the Sun Stood Still is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead 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
Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg
Robert Foxworth as Copernicus
Gregory Harrison as Giese
Michael Kirby as Rheticus
Kate Steele as Anna
John Vickery as Bishop Dantsicus
Associate Producers: Anna Lyse Erikson, Myke Weiskopf.
Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood.
Editor: Wes Dewberry
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“Veteran Robert Foxworth and newcomer Michael Kirby have a fine time sparring over the mysterious details of gravity, the unfathomable distance to the stars, and whether Copernicus’ scientific findings could possibly be part of God’s plan. This enlightening and educational LA Theatre Works production is part of their Relativity Series, which encourages science-themed plays.”
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About Dava Sobel
Dava Sobel is an accomplished writer of popular expositions of scientific topics. A 1964 graduate of the Bronx High School of Science, she attended Antioch College and the City College of New York before receiving her bachelor of arts degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1969. She holds honorary doctor of letters degrees from the University of Bath, in England, and Middlebury College, Vermont, both awarded in 2002.
About the Narrators
Gabra Zackman is an actress, author, and narrator who has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards. She was educated at Northwestern University. A classically trained actress, she has appeared in theaters all over the country as well as on film and television.
John Vickery is a
classical stage actor who has appeared in many stage performances, including The Lion King on Broadway, in which he
played Scar. He has also appeared on a variety of television shows, most
notably Babylon 5 and Star Trek.
Kate Steele is a
Los Angeles-based actress who has appeared in Matchstick Men, Frasier, Modern Family, and L.A. Theatre Works’
production of Oscar Wilde’s Salomé.