Silent Sky tells the true story of Henrietta Leavitt, who worked at Harvard in the early 1900's as a "computer". Her passion was astronomy, but at that time women were not allowed to look through the telescope at the observatory, only at the photos of the stars on glass plates that it was their job to catalog. It is a heart warming story, with some light hearted moments.
The auditions will be cold reading, from the script.
The characters are as follows:
Henrietta Leavitt: (F) Henrietta is a non-traditional early 1900s woman. She aspires to work as an astronomer. Brilliant, meticulous, excited. Wears a period hearing aid. (20s-30s)
Margaret Leavitt: (F), Henrietta’s younger sister, homebody, sweet, creative, plays piano. (20's-30s)
Annie Cannon: (F), 40s, Henrietta’s co-worker, she has made important scientific discoveries of her own
and is a suffragette.
Williamina Fleming: (F), 50s, Scottish, smart as a whip and fun. A former housekeeper for Dr. Pickering, head of the Harvard College Observatory, She is smart and quick-witted.
Peter Shaw: (M), 30s, the head astronomer’s apprentice and supervisor of the women at the observatory. In contrast to Henrietta, he is not passionate about astronomy, although he enjoys the work.
Rehearsals are typically Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursday evenings from 6:30-8:30.
Show dates are April 23-26.
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