Laurie Gunderson’s play tells the true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt, and explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific and heart-bound discoveries. With music and math bursting forth onstage, Henrietta and her female peers change the way we understand both the heavens and Earth.
Silent Sky | Theatre Memphis
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