| Theatre in the Round Players (TRP) is observing the start of Women’s History Month by celebrating unsung women in STEM fields, the highlight of which is a production of the historical drama Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson, running weekends February 23 through March 10.
Silent Sky tells the true story of astronomer Henrietta Leavitt who began work at the Harvard College Observatory in the early 1900s as a part of a group of women “computers,” charting the stars using glass plates. Although not allowed to use a telescope, these women made discoveries foundational to modern astronomy. An inspirational, uplifting story, Silent Sky is appropriate for ages 10+. Gretchen Weinrich directs the five-member cast with sets designed by Sadie Ward, costumes by Colleen O’Dell, lighting by Peter Mitchell, props by Mark Steffer, and sound design by Warren Sampson
Tickets are $25. For information, call the theatre’s box office at 612-333-3010 or visit its website at www.TheatreintheRound.org.
Members of the Minnesota Astronomical Society use the discount code CEPHEID for $4 off tickets.
Additional Programming includes:
Audience Discussion with the Cast & Dr. Roberta Humphreys, Sunday, March 10. Audience members will be able to participate in a question-and-answer time with the cast and director of Silent Sky as well as stellar astrophysicist, Dr. Roberta Humphreys. Dr. Humphreys is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She led the Minnesota Automated Plate Scanner research group for over twenty years, creating a digitized, searchable catalog of the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey.
Trailblazing Women Art Gallery Showing, February 23-March 10. Throughout the run of this production, Theatre in the Round will be showcasing portraits of women who have made significant contributions to STEM fields. These portraits, created by artist Sadie Ward, have been created from upcycled bras, which Ward calls Brart. “One of the ways to remove patriarchy in our society is to recreate faces that were actively erased by that patriarchal society,” says Ward,” Brart is a socially derived artform that requires the participation of community to fuel conversation, while actively repurposing textiles.”
Silent Sky runs February 23 through March 10. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm. |
