JHU Theatre Presents Galileo

JHU Affiliates: click here for Advance Tickets

Guests who do not have a JHU email, please reserve seats by emailing us at [email protected] . Tell us the date and the number of seats you would like to reserve.

JHU Affiliates: click here for Advance Tickets

Guests who do not have a JHU email, please reserve seats by emailing us at [email protected] . Tell us the date and the number of seats you would like to reserve.

General Admission: $10. JHU Affiliates and Seniors: $5

Directed by James Glossman

In the John Astin Theatre, in Merrick Barn.

JHU Theatre presents Bertolt Brecht’s Galileo, in collaboration with the Space Telescope Science Institute. Brecht’s masterpiece tells the story of a scientific revolutionary, both his monumental discoveries and his arrest by the Inquisition, intent on denying his research. Galileo looked further, and with more insight, than any person before him. We draw a line from Galileo’s telescopes to the space telescopes that today represent the furthest the human eye has ever seen. Our production brings the latest images from the Hubble and Webb telescopes onto the stage, allowing the black holes, nebulae, and exoplanets to speak. Together with Brecht’s sharp and fast-moving script, they tell of the beauty of the ongoing project to understand the cosmos. And at the same time, they demand that we reckon with the great human cost of resisting scientific knowledge. JHU Theatre welcomes you to the John Astin Theatre in the historic Merrick Barn.

Please be aware that due to construction, access to Merrick Barn is limited. Please see directions below.

The John Astin Theatre in Merrick Barn

Construction Notice: Please be aware that due to construction, Merrick Barn cannot be accessed directly from the Beach or North Charles Street. You may get to the Barn from the south: walk up from the Baltimore Museum of Art. Or you may get there from the west, from Wyman Quad, by walking through the Krieger Hall breezeway. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Visitors can park in the South Garage, located under the Decker Quadrangle on Wyman Park Drive. The garage is fully automated and open 24 hours. The pay station is in the vestibule next to the Parking Office. The weekend flat rate is $8.

Drivers may first drop their passengers at the Merrick Barn and then drive to the South Garage. It is a 10-minute walk from the South Garage to the Merrick Barn.

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