Events: Scholar Social: Silent Sky at the Central Square Theater

Date and Time

September 18, 2025
09:30PM - 11:00PM EDT

Location

Central Square Theater

What did Henrietta Leavitt actually hold in her hands when she made her discoveries? Join Harvard College Observatory curators Thom Burns and  Lisa Hees Bravata they share selected original glass plates and notebooks used in Leavitt’s groundbreaking work. This special conversation offers a rare chance to see the materials that changed astronomy.

Promotional banner for the play Silent Sky at Central Square Theater. A silhouetted woman gazes upward, reaching toward a star in a deep blue night sky. The star glows along the curved lines of a musical staff, suggesting both astronomy and music. The text on the banner reads: 'The Brit d’Arbeloff Women in Science Production, Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson, directed by Sarah Shin, a Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production, September 11 – October 5, 2025.'

Central Square Theater's Silent Sky 2025. © Central Square Theater

"Production photo of Silent Sky: With three female actors portraying, Henrietta Swan Leavitt stands at center stage, with Williamina Fleming seated at left and Annie Jump Cannon working at right in a recreated Harvard Observatory office.

Production Photo of Silent Sky at Central Square Theater. © Central Square Theater