Just ahead of Women’s History Month, Theatre Southwest is proud to present Lauren Gunderson’s Silent Sky, a story based on the real life of astronomer Henrietta Leavitt. When Henrietta begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900’s, she isn’t allowed to touch a telescope or even express an original idea. However, through her work with a group of women “computers” who chart stars for a renowned astronomer, Henrietta makes groundbreaking discoveries that forever […]
