Featured
Is This Your Show?
Submit Updates & Sell More Tickets
Silent Sky at Theatre Memphis
Dates: 11/3/2023 - 11/19/2023
📍 Theatre: Theatre Memphis
2057 Hallwood Drive
Memphis, TN 38117
Phone: (901) 682-8601
Share
Astonishing and True. The story of 19th century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discovery. As her ideas were rejected (or not allowed), in her free time she attempted to measure the light and distance of stars while also trying to take measure of her life on Earth … trying to balance her dedication to science with family obligations and the possibility of love. She and her peers changed the public’s understanding of the heavens and Earth.
News About Silent Sky at Theatre Memphis
SILENT SKY Returns to Theatre Memphis Next Month
March 14, 2025 Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson will return to light up the Next Stage at Theatre Memphis next month. Learn more about the upcoming performance and how to get tickets here!
Theatre Memphis Announces GREASE, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST And More for 2024-25 Season
February 14, 2024 Theatre Memphis announces exciting new season with a variety of productions and performances. Get ready for a thrilling lineup of shows!
Review: SILENT SKY at Theatre Memphis
November 09, 2023 What did our critic think of SILENT SKY at Theatre Memphis? Can anything make a person feel more insignificant than to look up to the heavens to try and count the stars? How many are up there? What makes them shine? Just how far away are they anyway? So many questions. Perhaps the only feeling more insignificant than being a man asking these “big” questions, is being a woman told she’s not allowed to even ask them. Henrietta Leavitt was a real woman living in America at the turn of the 20th century who sought to, not only ask, but answer the questions of what is truly “out there,” not only in this universe, but beyond. She is credited with discovering Cepheid variables (a type of star that pulsates radially). Her life as an astronomer at a time when women weren’t encouraged to venture far from home, let alone to the cosmos, is on display currently in SILENT SKY at Theatre Memphis. Under the direction of Ceclia Wingate, Levitt’s world of wonder spins (figuratively and literally) in a lyrical fashion that supersedes the understanding of most mortals while still pulsating amongst the stardust. In a word, it shimmers.
SILENT SKY Comes to Theatre Memphis
October 26, 2023 Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson will light up the Next Stage at Theatre Memphis November 3 – 18, 2023.
SISTER ACT, BEAUTIFUL, and More Set For Theatre Memphis 2023-24 Season
February 15, 2023 Theatre Memphis has announced its 2023-24 season with a season decidedly dedicated to women-centric content, plots, performers, playwrights, composers, directors, and more. All take a bow in the varied selections presented for Memphis patrons.About the Theatre
Similar Shows Nearby
Theatre Memphis Frequently Asked QuestionsFAQ
Where is Theatre Memphis located?
Theatre Memphis is at 2057 Hallwood Drive, Memphis, TN.
What shows have played recently at Theatre Memphis?
A Christmas Carol (12/05/25-12/23/25)
The Thanksgiving Play (11/07/25-11/22/25)
Memphis Children’s Theatre Festival (10/11/25-10/11/25)
Beauty and the Beast (02/26/25-03/30/25)
Ruthless (11/08/19-11/23/19)
Cats (10/11/19-11/03/19)
A Few Good Men (09/13/19-09/29/19)
Mamma Mia! (08/16/19-09/08/19)
Hairspray (06/07/19-06/30/19)
The Thanksgiving Play (11/07/25-11/22/25)
Memphis Children’s Theatre Festival (10/11/25-10/11/25)
Beauty and the Beast (02/26/25-03/30/25)
Ruthless (11/08/19-11/23/19)
Cats (10/11/19-11/03/19)
A Few Good Men (09/13/19-09/29/19)
Mamma Mia! (08/16/19-09/08/19)
Hairspray (06/07/19-06/30/19)
What shows are coming up next at Theatre Memphis?
A Christmas Carol (12/5/25-12/23/25)
|
An Enemy of the People The Circuit Playhouse (9/11-10/04) |
|
|
Mean Girls Playhouse in the Square (8/21-9/13) |
|
A Swingin' Christmas Cabaret Tennessee Shakespeare Company (12/04-12/20) |
|
Emerge: New Student Dance Works Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Memphis (3/26-3/27) |
|
Mozart’s The Secret Gardener (La finta giardiniera) The Morrow Lawn at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens (4/10-4/17) |
|
The 10th Annual FREE Shout-Out Shakespeare Series: Love's Labor's Lost Tennessee Shakespeare Company (9/25-10/18) |
|
Titanic Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Memphis (4/22-4/25) |
|
Leanne Morgan Thompson Boling Arena (12/12-12/12) |
|
Clown Bar Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Memphis (9/24-9/26) |
|
Rigoletto The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts (10/24-10/24) |