Silent Sky
A play by Lauren Gunderson

Directed by Joellen Sweeney

Thurs, Mar 6 – Sun, Mar 9, 2025 | 7:30-9:30PM* | Kendall Planetarium

Tickets: $39 Adults, $35 Seniors, $25 Youth/Student | OMSI members receive 15% off

*Doors open approximately 30 minutes prior to the show. The show is two hours with one intermission.

Join us as we celebrate the life and legacy of the pioneering astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt with this intimate and magical play performed inside the Kendall Planetarium. The performance includes stunning celestial visuals designed by OMSI Planetarium director, Jim Todd, and music by Jenny Giering performed live by pianist Jesse Preis.

A decade before women gained the right to vote, Henrietta Leavitt and her fellow women “computers” transformed the science of astronomy. In the Harvard Observatory, Leavitt found 2,400 new variable stars and made important discoveries about their fluctuating brightness, enabling fellow scientists to map the Milky Way and beyond. This inspiring drama explores the determination, passion and sacrifice of the women who redefined our understanding of the cosmos.