COMING IN NOVEMBER TO THE
HUSKY THEATRE
HUSKY THEATRE
PERFORMS NOV. 14 - 23
SYNOPSIS OF PLAY:
When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isn’t allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. Instead, she joins a group of women “computers,” charting the stars for a renowned astronomer who calculates projects in “girl hours” and has no time for the women’s probing theories.
As Henrietta, in her free time, attempts to measure the light and distance of stars, she must also take measure of her life on Earth, trying to balance her dedication to science with family obligations and the possibility of love.
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.
TWILIGHT CAST (11/13,15,21 & 23)
Henrietta Leavitt (ROBIN MARSHALL '26)
Margaret Leavitt (EVA HUFFMASTER '26)
Peter Shaw (DARREN LAI '26)
Annie Cannon (GAYATRI IYIR '27)
Willamina (ANDY PRADO '26)
STARLIGHT CAST (11/14,16,20 & 22)
Henrietta Leavitt (AIFA BRIELLE MAMAUAG '27)
Margaret Leavitt (AHANA MIRANI '28)
Peter Shaw (AADYA JAISWAL '29)
Annie Cannon (GAYATRI IYIR '27)
Willamina (ELIF SIGIRTMAC '28)
Producer & Director: DAVID YICK-KOPPEL
Technical Director: STEWART LYLE
Assistant Director: AERIN CONTRERAS '26
Stage Manager: CHLOE CEPE '27
Assistant Stage Manager: JANA VALMEO '27
Lighting Designer: AKEEM MATHEWS LUDWIG '26
Lighting Assistant: NITYASRI SIVA GURUSAMY '29
Costume Designer:THOM HOFFMAN
Costume Assistant: NIKKI PARKER '26
Sound Designer:ABBY GOULD NORDSETH '26
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