SILENT SKY

Concordia University Irvine Studio Theatre, Irvine6 dates

SILENT SKYJanuary 22, 23, 29, 30 at 7:30 pm January 24, 31 at 2:00 pmBy Lauren Gunderson Directed by Kennedy KemmererThis is the true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt. When Henrietta 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…