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'Silent Sky' Opens This Week at The Warner

The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman's place in society.

(Photo by Mandi Martini.)

Stage @ the Warner
Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson
May 7-22
Studio Theatre

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 believe in both, and their dedication changed the way we understand both the heavens and Earth.

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The Stage @ the Warner presenting sponsor is Hartford HealthCare/Charlotte Hungerford Hospital. The Studio Theatre Series sponsor is Northwest Community Bank.

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