Silent Sky, by Lauren Gunderson, tells the story of Henrietta Leavitt (1868-1922) an American astronomer who worked at Harvard College Observatory reviewing data about the skies. Together with her female colleagues, known as “computers,” they developed scientific information regarding the size of the universe and the scope and position of the stars. The group worked in a male-dominated field where women’s ideas were often not taken seriously. Even denied access to a telescope, Henrietta and her colleagues nevertheless developed ideas which redefined our understanding of the universe and made ground-breaking discoveries which resonate today in the field of astronomy. Lauren Gunderson is the most produced playwright in America since 2015. Other of her plays produced at The Stagecrafters include The Revolutionists and Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley.
Ages: Middle school and up
The Stagecrafters Theater is at 8130 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA.
Grand Horizons (2/7/25-2/23/25)
The Thanksgiving Play (11/22/24-12/8/24)
Lombardi (9/13/24-9/29/24)
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (6/14/24-6/30/24)
Sweat by Lynn Nottage (4/12/24-4/28/24)
God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza (2/9/24-2/25/24)
Rumors by Neil Simon (6/9/23-6/25/23)
Steel Magnolias (4/14/23-4/30/23)
Boy Gets Girl (2/10/23-2/26/23)
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (11/25/22-12/11/22)
Videos
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Jane Lynch’s A Swingin’ Little Christmas featuring Kate Flannery, Tim Davis, and the Tony Guerrero Quintet
Keswick Theatre (12/2 - 1/2) | |
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David Garrity ♦ Mysterious Deceptions -Jan 16 & 17th 2026 - 8 PM
Smoke & Mirrors Theater in House of Magic (1/16 - 1/17) | |
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The Philadelphia Theatre Company presents A World Premiere: Wilderness Generation by James Ijames
The Philadelphia Theatre Company (4/10 - 5/3) | |
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Delbert Anderson Quartet
Penn Live Arts (4/26 - 4/26) | |
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Good Bones
The Arden Theatre Company (1/22 - 3/8) | |
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SISTER ACT
venice island theater (6/5 - 6/7) | ||
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Final Home Season Concert: Echo and Flame/Fenghuang Awakens
The Mandell Theater at Drexel University (3/27 - 3/28) | |
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Isaiah Collier & Keyon Harrold
Zellerbach Theatre (1/24 - 1/24) | |
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