Silent Sky

Soaring, Music-rich, Female-led Science Drama

Finalist for the Jane Chambers Award, 2013

2 acts, 110 minutes

4 f, 1 m

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The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific and heart-bound discoveries. With music and math bursting forth onstage, Henrietta and her female peers change the way we understand both the heavens and Earth.