{"product_id":"book-bpck","title":"And the Sun Stood Still","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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Includes a conversation with playwright Dava Sobel, author of \"A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in February, 2015.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Directed by Rosalind Ayres\u003cbr\u003e Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg\u003cbr\u003e Robert Foxworth as Copernicus\u003cbr\u003e Gregory Harrison as Giese\u003cbr\u003e Michael Kirby as Rheticus\u003cbr\u003e Kate Steele as Anna\u003cbr\u003e John Vickery as Bishop Dantsicus\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Associate Producers: Anna Lyse Erikson, Myke Weiskopf. \u003cbr\u003e Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood.\u003cbr\u003e Editor: Wes Dewberry","brand":"L.A. Theatre Works","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49385734111536,"sku":"BDbpck","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/222742-bpck-Square.jpg?v=1735143596","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bpck","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}