SILENT SKY Tells The True Story of the Most Famous Female Astronomer

The true story of Henrietta Swan Leavitt, one of the historic "computer ladies" at Harvard's observatory in the early 20th century. Despite never being allowed to use the telescope, Henrietta made ground-breaking discoveries that shook the foundations of astronomy and made possible the work of Dr. Edwin Hubble and every astronomer to follow. Alternately poignant and funny, Silent Sky is a sweet, surprising look at one of the long-forgotten women of history.

Cast includes Cassandra Bissell, Jeannie Affelder, Belinda Bremner, Wardell Julius Clarke, and Hayley Rice.

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Winner of the 2016 Lanford Wilson Award from the Dramatists Guild, Lauren Gunderson's works have received rave reviews around the country, hailed as being "beautifully written" (New Yorker) and "sheer magic" (San Francisco Chronicle).
First Folio's programs are sponsored in part by grants from the Illinois Arts Council (a State agency), and the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. All performances take place on the grounds of the Mayslake Peabody Estate, which is owned and operated by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Indoor shows are presented in Mayslake Hall, a 30-room Tudor Revival style mansion originally built by coAl Baron Francis S. Peabody. Completed in 1922, the mansion is on the National Registry of Historic Places.

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