Cast
Mia Dorsett as Henrietta Leavitt
Alex Vito Fuegner as Peter Shaw
Dierdre Martin as Margaret Leavitt
Lydia Rose Prior as Annie Cannon
Kaitlin Gant as Williamina Fleming
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Production Team
Directed by Callie Hisek
Scenic Design - Kathy Voecks
Costume Design - Kylie McDonald
Lighting Design - Stephen Mathew Azua
Projection Design - Brittany Merenda
Props Design - Eliana Spitler
Sound Design - Lane Bode
Stage Manager - Christian Erben
Silent Sky
by Lauren Gunderson
Running in rep with The Lifespan of a Fact
June 9- July 2, 2023
Rated PG
Opening Friday, June 9, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, June 13, 2:00 pm
Wednesday, June 14, 2:00 pm
Saturday, June 17, 7:30 pm
Sunday, June 18, 2:00 pm
Wednesday, June 21 7:30 pm
Thursday, June 22, 7:30 pm
Friday, June 23, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, June 27, 2:00 pm
Wednesday, June 28, 2:00 pm
Saturday, July 1, 7:30 pm
Sunday, July 2, 2:00 pm
Mind-expanding, heart-expanding. A celestial romance and true story of discovery.
Summary
A soaring, female-led science drama about Henrietta Swan Leavitt and the forgotten women's faces of science working at the dawn of modern astronomy to classify the stars. This luminously beautiful play explores a woman's place as defined by men in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries. With music and math bursting forth onstage, Henrietta and her female peers change the way we understand both the heavens and Earth.
"...sheer magic [is] in Lauren Gunderson's Silent Sky...Gunderson [writes] economically with bursts of smart, infectious humor." San Francisco Chronicle
"In Silent Sky, a pioneer claims her place among astronomy's stars." Boston Globe
RUN TIME: Approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes with an intermission
Free tickets available for homeschoolers, youth and their families through a grant from the Sheldon F. Reese Foundation. Call the Box Office at 605 255-4141 for more information!
photos courtesy of Russell Jensen / Sage Studios Photography