galileo

Lannan Jiang

Writing and Comp

Ms. Guarino

11/15/2014

Review for the Fall Play: Galileo

  Are the myths about Galileo Galilei true? What is the truth about Galileo? This was a mystery until I watched the Fall Play show about Galileo yesterday. During 16^th to 17^th Century, he has played an important role in the scientific revolution during the Renaissance. He was an outstanding man who also invented thermometer and pendulum.  Yesterday’s show was very impressive, and it showed who Galileo really was.

  To begin with, the story was basically about how some people didn’t believe about Galileo’s theory about the planets, such as Jupiter. People at that time were blinded in front of truth, they even didn’t believe what they saw. This was the basic controversy in the show. However, one of Galileo’s zealots Andrea believed what he said and told. Andrea followed him and Galileo taught many things about science to him. Galileo’s passions about science and truth were very intensive in the show. He did not really care people’s discussion about he stole the idea to make a telescope, he just believed in himself. He proved Copernicus’s theory, which was that the sun was the center of the universe instead of the Earth. Plus, the royalties were very mean to him and some believe that he obeys the god’s wills. However, he still insisted in digging and exploring the new world of science.

  There were many conflicts in the story, and when I watched it I was a little confused since many actresses act different roles in the whole show. Besides, I could not understand very well about what the character was saying since they spoke too fast and I couldn’t follow.

    In addition, the part that I liked the most was when the priest was talking about god. The set was very impressive, and the costumes that the priest wore were beautiful, and it did show the personality of the priest. The combination of the light and lyrics was perfection. Besides that, another part that I liked is the failure of the engagement of Galileo’s daughter and Ludovico Marsili. It was because that Galileo insisted in doing his teaching to the students who followed him that he failed his daughter’s engagement. His daughter was very sad and passed out.

   Then I want to talk about the preparation of the show. The props and costumes did bring people back to 16^th century. However, there were some flaws about it that I have to mention. The costumes were not very delicate since they are a little big for the characters such as Galileo and Andrea. The costumes are very important to the show; for example, the clothes for the actress who acted Galileo were big and not proper, which makes her petite, so that the audiences would feel that “Galileo” is not confident or eloquent  If the costumes were better, the visual would be changed, and the whole appearance of the actresses and actors would be renewing. However, the whole set of the show was good, and the actresses knew how to use the stage properly. For example, when Galileo had a conversation with Ludovico Marsili, she stepped on the floor, so she looked taller. This was important because it showed Galileo’s confidence.

    In general, the show was impressive and they did a great job. If it was me, I could not remember so many lyrics and confidently act it out. The show made me have a new and vivid view of Galileo.