[NEohioPAL] SILENT SKY - March 9-31, 2018

[Clague Playhouse News]

*Clague Playhouse presents*
*Silent Sky*
*by Lauren Gunderson*
* directed by Curt Arnold *

March 9 - 31, 2018

Performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm
*Silent Sky* presents the real-life story of Henrietta Leavitt and her
co-workers at the Harvard Observatory in the early 20th Century. She and
the ladies of her department were “computers” for the male astronomers,
doing important research, measurements, and calculations for the men, but
getting no credit for their work nor access to Harvard’s telescope, “The
Great Refractor.” However, Henrietta and her contemporaries Annie Cannon
and Williamina Fleming went on to gain access to the telescope and to make
important discoveries of their own.
Showing some of the roots of feminism in the United States, the play is
ideal for Women’s History Month. These ladies’ stories are similar to
others throughout American history, including the “code girls” who
deciphered enemy messages during World War II and the female NASA
employees, also called “computers,” in the early space program (depicted in
the award-winning film “Hidden Figures”). Annie Cannon also became a
dedicated suffragette, marching for women’s voting rights.
The theme of seeking our place in the universe should appeal to anyone who
has stood in the backyard at midnight, looking up at the stars and
wondering what’s “out there”!

*Our Cast:*

*Brittany Gaul* as Henrietta Leavitt
*Jill Kenderes* as Margaret Leavitt
*Andrew Keller* as Peter Shaw
*Pam Matthews* as Annie Cannon
*Molly Clay* as Williamina Fleming

Tickets are $16 for adults, $15 for seniors (60+), and $10 for students
(any age with a valid ID) and may be purchased by calling the Box Office
440-331-0403 <(440)%20331-0403> Wed.-Sat. 1-6pm or visiting our website:
www.clagueplayhouse.org.

*FREE STUDENT TICKET THURSDAYS: * limited FREE Student Tickets (high school
and college) are available by calling the Box Office at 440-331-0403
<%28440%29%20331-0403> to reserve for any Clague Playhouse Thursday
performance, and showing a Student ID at the time of ticket pickup. No
online reservations can be taken for these free tickets. Free Student Ticket
Thursdays are subject to availability and must be picked up by 7:30 pm the
night of the performance or will be released.

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Clague Playhouse
1371 Clague Rd.
Westlake, OH 44145
(440) 331-0403
Box Office Hours Wed. - Sat. 1-6pm
www.ClaguePlayhouse.org
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