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Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson - Play Reading

Tue, Feb 04

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Between the Lines Studio Theatre

Join us for the reading of Lauren Gunderson's play, "Silent Sky". Refreshments provided.

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Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson - Play Reading
Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson - Play Reading

Time & Location

Feb 04, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Between the Lines Studio Theatre, 725 N 15th St, Allentown, PA 18102, USA

About the event

When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isn’t allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. Instead, she joins a group of women “computers,” charting the stars for a renowned astronomer who calculates projects in “girl hours” and has no time for the women’s probing theories. As Henrietta, in her free time, attempts to measure the light and distance of stars, she must also take measure of her life on Earth, trying to balance her dedication to science with family obligations and the possibility of love. The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them. Social progress, like scientific progress, can be hard to see when one is trapped among earthly complications; Henrietta Leavitt and her female peers…

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