Off-Broadway Performances Begin for Galileo, Starring F. Murray Abraham

Let the scientific revolution begin! The Classic Stage Company production of Bertolt Brecht’s Galileo, starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham, begins off-Broadway performances on February 1. CSC artistic director Brian Kulick directs the play, which will officially open on February 12 and run through March 18.

Galileo explores the question of a scientist's social and ethical responsibility, as the brilliant scientist Galileo must choose between his life and his life's work when confronted with the Inquisition. In addition to Abraham, the cast includes Jon DeVries, Robert Dorfman, Aaron Himelstein, Andy Phelan, Amanda Quaid, Steve Rattazzi, Steven Skybell and Nick Westrate.

The production will feature scenic design by Adrianne Lobel, lighting design by Justin Townsend, costume design by Oana Botez-Ban and original music and sound design by Christian Frederickson and Ryan Rumery.