1900. Cambridge. Enthralled by the night sky, Henrietta Leavitt joins the Harvard Computers, a sisterhood of scientists who chronicle the stars. Despite dismissal from her male supervisors, she records her own observations of Cepheid stars and changes the way we look at the universe forever. Sarah Shin (The Chinese Lady) returns to direct what the San Francisco Chronicle calls “sheer magic,” by the author of past favorites The Half-Life of Marie Curie and Emilie La Marquise du Chatalet Defends Her Life Tonight, Lauren Gunderson.
The Brit d’Arbeloff Women in Science Production
SILENT SKY
by Lauren Gunderson
directed by Sarah Shin
September 11 – October 5, 2025
A Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production
Interested in bringing your school to see Silent Sky? Student matinees are scheduled for Thursday, September 25 and Friday, October 3. Reserve your tickets for our student matinees today.
Writer
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Lauren Gunderson
playwright
Director
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Sarah Shin
director
Cast
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Lee Mikeska Gardner*
Williamina Fleming
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Erica Cruz Hernández*
Annie Cannon
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Max Jackson*
Peter Shaw
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Jenny S. Lee
Henrietta Leavitt
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Kandyce Whittingham
Margaret Leavitt
Production
- Qingan Zhang Scenic Designer
- Eduardo M. Ramirez Lighting Designer
- Leslie Held Costume Designer
- Julia Wonkka Properties Designer
- Kai Bohlman Sound Designer
- Michi Zaya Projection Designer
- Fanni Horváth* Stage Manager
- Em K. Ross Assistant Stage Manager & Wardrobe Supervisor
- Matthew Breton Lighting Supervisor
- Al Gentile Technical Director