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Kepler

Book, music and lyrics by Andrew Gerle

History

Kepler was a finalist for the 1997 Richard Rodgers Award.

Characters

Johannes Kepler
Christoph Kepler
Ursula Reinbold
Johann Aulber
Katherine Kepler
Lenore
Tycho Brahe
Longomontanus
Jepp
Prince Achilles
Judge Josenhaus
Villagers

Synopsis

KeplerCentral Europe in the early 17th Century is a roiling cauldron of brilliant scientific advancements and entrenched religious superstition. Struggling mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler struggles to prove his revolutionary theories while earning a meager living as a court astrologer. With the assistance of a seductive noblewoman and a wealthy but eccentric Danish astronomer, he comes tantalizingly close, but must abandon his work when his mother is subjected to a witch trial and he must return home to defend her in court. The unflagging quest for truth in the face of overwhelming ignorance is the mark of a true genius, but at what price?

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