‘ Searching for Galileo ’ s Daughter ’ uncovers untold story of Maria Celeste and her famous father

LOS ANGELES — She was “a rock star nun,” in the words of playwright Jessica Dickey . Now, Maria Celeste—the brilliant and devoted daughter of Galileo Galilei—steps out of the shadows in Searching for Galileo’s Daughter , the newest addition to the L.A. Theatre Works catalogue of state-of-the-art audio theater. Starring Ginnifer Goodwin ( Big Love, Once Upon A Time ) as Maria Celeste, Gregory Harrison ( Trapper John, M.D. , General Hospital ) as Galileo , and Dickey herself as The Writer, this centuries-spanning journey is now available at streaming.latw.org as well as at retailers and libraries everywhere.

In 1616, with little prospect of marriage

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