Silent Sky

Silent Sky, by Lauren Gunderson, will be presented by Theatre Pro Rata in partnership with The Bell Museum on February 22–March 8, 2020, in the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium.

Saturday, February 22, 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 23, 3:30 pm
Friday, February 28, 7:30 pm* (Open Captioned)

Saturday, February 29, 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 1, 3:30 pm
Friday, March 6, 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 7, 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 8, 3:30 pm (ASL and Audio Description)

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$30 Adults ($25 Bell members)
$15 Students, ages 10–21  ($12 student members)

About the play

In the early twentieth century, Henrietta Leavitt and a group of women “computers” pursued astronomical research at the Harvard Observatory under the supervision of a male scientist. Their work proved to be crucial to the development of the field. Henrietta herself had to balance her dedication to her work with the demands of her family, health challenges, and the possibility of personal relationships. The achievements and difficulties of a woman scientist in a challenging historical period combine in this thought-provoking and engaging play by Lauren Gunderson. Come listen to the music of the spheres, in the stunning and unique setting of the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium.

Theater Pro Rata is a nonprofit independent theater company based in the Twin Cities known for their feisty, approachable classics, as well as their taste in darker, gutsier, modern scripts. Their mission is to create theater where audience and artists share passion for the play. You’ll be part of moving, thought-provoking theater.

* If skies are clear, the Friday, February 28 performance will be followed by telescope observation