Hear our interview with playwright Jessica Dickey, who also stars in the play.

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The first child of the great astronomer Galileo entered a Tuscan convent in her teens. He’d taught her much about the heavens as a child, and during her years as a nun she remained scientifically curious while maintaining close contact with her father, even as the Catholic Church condemned him for promoting a sun-centered universe. Many of the letters she wrote to Galileo survive, and served as inspiration for Jessica Dickey’s play, which takes us on a freewheeling, time-shifting journey through Florence, Italy. The recording includes a conversation with author Jessica Dickey.

This play 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.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in July 2025.

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:

Jessica Dickey as Writer

Ginnifer Goodwin as Daughter

Gregory Harrison as Galileo

Moira Quirk as Audio Tour Voice, Front Desk Lady, Librarian, and others

Nick Toren as Friar Martine, Charles Ellis, Scientist, and others

Adapted for audio by Mark Holden

Recording Engineer and Editor: Neil Wogensen for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll

Sound Design: Melissa Rimza, with assistance from Mark Holden

Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Originally commissioned and developed by The Ensemble Studio Theatre / Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science & Technology Project

GALILEO’S DAUGHTER premiered at Remy Bumppo Theatre Company

Developed and directed by Marti Lyons, Artistic Director, Margaret McCloskey, Executive Director  

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The first child of the great astronomer Galileo entered a Tuscan convent in her teens. He’d taught her much about the heavens as a child, and during her years as a nun she remained scientifically curious while maintaining close contact with her father, even as the Catholic Church condemned him for promoting a sun-centered universe. Many of the letters she wrote to Galileo survive, and served as inspiration for Jessica Dickey’s play, which takes us on a freewheeling, time-shifting journey through Florence, Italy. The recording includes a conversation with author Jessica Dickey.

This play 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.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in July 2025.

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:

Jessica Dickey as Writer

Ginnifer Goodwin as Daughter

Gregory Harrison as Galileo

Moira Quirk as Audio Tour Voice, Front Desk Lady, Librarian, and others

Nick Toren as Friar Martine, Charles Ellis, Scientist, and others

Adapted for audio by Mark Holden

Recording Engineer and Editor: Neil Wogensen for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll

Sound Design: Melissa Rimza, with assistance from Mark Holden

Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Originally commissioned and developed by The Ensemble Studio Theatre / Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science & Technology Project

GALILEO’S DAUGHTER premiered at Remy Bumppo Theatre Company

Developed and directed by Marti Lyons, Artistic Director, Margaret McCloskey, Executive Director  

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The first child of the great astronomer Galileo entered a Tuscan convent in her teens. He’d taught her much about the heavens as a child, and during her years as a nun she remained scientifically curious while maintaining close contact with her father, even as the Catholic Church condemned him for promoting a sun-centered universe. Many of the letters she wrote to Galileo survive, and served as inspiration for Jessica Dickey’s play, which takes us on a freewheeling, time-shifting journey through Florence, Italy. The recording includes a conversation with author Jessica Dickey.

This play 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.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in July 2025.

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:

Jessica Dickey as Writer

Ginnifer Goodwin as Daughter

Gregory Harrison as Galileo

Moira Quirk as Audio Tour Voice, Front Desk Lady, Librarian, and others

Nick Toren as Friar Martine, Charles Ellis, Scientist, and others

Adapted for audio by Mark Holden

Recording Engineer and Editor: Neil Wogensen for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll

Sound Design: Melissa Rimza, with assistance from Mark Holden

Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Originally commissioned and developed by The Ensemble Studio Theatre / Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science & Technology Project

GALILEO’S DAUGHTER premiered at Remy Bumppo Theatre Company

Developed and directed by Marti Lyons, Artistic Director, Margaret McCloskey, Executive Director  

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The first child of the great astronomer Galileo entered a Tuscan convent in her teens. He’d taught her much about the heavens as a child, and during her years as a nun she remained scientifically curious while maintaining close contact with her father, even as the Catholic Church condemned him for promoting a sun-centered universe. Many of the letters she wrote to Galileo survive, and served as inspiration for Jessica Dickey’s play, which takes us on a freewheeling, time-shifting journey through Florence, Italy. The recording includes a conversation with author Jessica Dickey.

This play 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.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in July 2025.

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:

Jessica Dickey as Writer

Ginnifer Goodwin as Daughter

Gregory Harrison as Galileo

Moira Quirk as Audio Tour Voice, Front Desk Lady, Librarian, and others

Nick Toren as Friar Martine, Charles Ellis, Scientist, and others

Adapted for audio by Mark Holden

Recording Engineer and Editor: Neil Wogensen for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll

Sound Design: Melissa Rimza, with assistance from Mark Holden

Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Originally commissioned and developed by The Ensemble Studio Theatre / Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science & Technology Project

GALILEO’S DAUGHTER premiered at Remy Bumppo Theatre Company

Developed and directed by Marti Lyons, Artistic Director, Margaret McCloskey, Executive Director  

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Hear our conversation with Amanda Quaid, author of "Circumstances Affecting the Heat of the Sun's Rays."

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You may not know her name, but Eunice Newton Foote made groundbreaking discoveries about the greenhouse effect in the 1850s. Her experiments showed that different gases, including carbon dioxide, absorb and trap heat, an early milestone in the history of climate science. And even though her findings were published in a leading scientific journal – a rarity in the days of a male-dominated field – her work remained virtually unknown until recently. Now, thanks to playwright Amanda Quaid, we have a dramatized portrait of the scientist’s life at the time she published her pioneering study, which lends its name to the title of the play.

This play 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.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in November 2024.

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:

Geoffrey Arend as Elisha Foote

Tara Lynne Barr as Augusta Foote

Scott Brick as the Narrator and Joseph Henry

Jake Green as the Glazier

Monica McSwain as Mary Foote

Emily Swallow as Eunice Newton Foote

Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson

Prepared for audio by Mark Holden

Recording Engineer and Editor: Neil Wogenson

Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll

Designed by Mark Holden and Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Foley Artist: Stacey Martinez

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You may not know her name, but Eunice Newton Foote made groundbreaking discoveries about the greenhouse effect in the 1850s. Her experiments showed that different gases, including carbon dioxide, absorb and trap heat, an early milestone in the history of climate science. And even though her findings were published in a leading scientific journal – a rarity in the days of a male-dominated field – her work remained virtually unknown until recently. Now, thanks to playwright Amanda Quaid, we have a dramatized portrait of the scientist’s life at the time she published her pioneering study, which lends its name to the title of the play.

This play 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.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in November 2024.

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:

Geoffrey Arend as Elisha Foote

Tara Lynne Barr as Augusta Foote

Scott Brick as the Narrator and Joseph Henry

Jake Green as the Glazier

Monica McSwain as Mary Foote

Emily Swallow as Eunice Newton Foote

Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson

Prepared for audio by Mark Holden

Recording Engineer and Editor: Neil Wogenson

Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll

Designed by Mark Holden and Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Foley Artist: Stacey Martinez

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You may not know her name, but Eunice Newton Foote made groundbreaking discoveries about the greenhouse effect in the 1850s. Her experiments showed that different gases, including carbon dioxide, absorb and trap heat, an early milestone in the history of climate science. And even though her findings were published in a leading scientific journal – a rarity in the days of a male-dominated field – her work remained virtually unknown until recently. Now, thanks to playwright Amanda Quaid, we have a dramatized portrait of the scientist’s life at the time she published her pioneering study, which lends its name to the title of the play.

This play 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.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in November 2024.

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:

Geoffrey Arend as Elisha Foote

Tara Lynne Barr as Augusta Foote

Scott Brick as the Narrator and Joseph Henry

Jake Green as the Glazier

Monica McSwain as Mary Foote

Emily Swallow as Eunice Newton Foote

Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson

Prepared for audio by Mark Holden

Recording Engineer and Editor: Neil Wogenson

Mixing Engineer: Charles Carroll

Designed by Mark Holden and Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Foley Artist: Stacey Martinez

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American lawyer Julie Chen files a class-action lawsuit involving a multinational technology corporation and the Chinese government’s internet firewall, known as Golden Shield. When she hires her strong-minded sister Eva as her translator, what compromises will they make in order to win? And can they put aside their past differences to speak the same language?

This play 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.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in July 2024.

Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

An L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring:

Seamus Dever as Larry Murdoch

Fang Du as The Translator

Greg Germann as Richard Warren

Belinda Gosbee as Amanda Carlson

Angela Lin as Julie Chen

Mardy Ma as Deputy Minister Gao Shengwei

Eon Song as Huang Mei

Josh Stamberg as Marshall McLaren

Zhan Wang as Li Dao

Joanne Whalley as Jane Bollman

Jenapher Zheng as Eva Chen

Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson

Production Supervision: Mark Holden

Recorded by Neil Wogenson and Charles Carroll at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Edited by: Neil Wogensen

Designer: Charles Carroll

Foley Artist: Mark Holden

Studio Intern and Assistant Designer: Chloe Foster

Mixed by: Charles Carroll

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

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