Creative Educational Systems

Should science be dry and technical? See the lives of three of the world's most famous astronomers, Nicholas Copernicus, Galileo Galilei and Sir Isaac Newton, come alive through drama. Your cast will enjoy performing as each character battles the forces of ignorance and prejudice as they present new ideas in science to a skeptical world. Synopsis:Astronomers of the Renaissance includes three scenes. In the first scene, we find Nicholas Copernicus working in his library at the top of a church to

Description of this Script:Duration: 45-60 mins. depending on the inclusion of songs and dances. Genre: fantasy, fairy tale Cast Size: Cast size for Act 1: 22. For a larger or smaller group, add non-speaking unicorn or fairy parts, or double up on the lines. Cast size for Act 2: also 22, including 9 speaking parts from Act 1. These may be doubled if a different group is doing Act 2, but may also be carried over. Separate classes may be included to do the suggested songs and dances. Grade level:

Young science students will thrill to the clash of ideas about the nature of the universe presented here in play form, which they can act out. As the ancient Greek astronomers debate whether the sun or the earth is the center of the universe, the evolution of scientific thought comes to life for the actors who are performing and watching this play. Synopsis:At the meeting of the Athens (Greece) Astronomical Society, the hostess anxiously presents their most famous guest speaker of all time, the