From the Director of SJCT’s Fall Play, Silent Sky

When I was young, my father would stargaze with me. Laying in the backyard with the soft grass tickling our bare feet, we would look up. My parents told me the stories of the constellations, of Sputnik, Neil Armstrong, and the Voyager probes. Even today, looking at the stars takes me back there—to being a boy with a head full of dreams and aspirations. We have been fascinated by the stars for all of human history, and in that way I am connected to generations upon generations of all of us who looked up. That is what I love about our fall play, Silent Sky. It’s a story about those who look up, who dream, who aspire, and who struggle against incredible odds to discover and achieve. Based on the life of Henrietta Leavitt, Silent Sky follows the story of the women astronomers at Harvard Observatory circa 1900. Science and industry are moving forward by leaps and bounds. Women are becoming college-educated and fighting for the vote. Following her instincts and curiosity with ferocious determination, Henrietta leaves her home in Wisconsin and travels to Boston to embark on a journey that will lead her to immense discoveries about the universe…and humanity. Please join us for Silent Sky. I love it for so many reasons—the humor, the romance, the wit, the inspiration, and the aspiration. In watching it, I return to that backyard where I lay barefoot in the grass, looking up. I hope you will, too.


From the Director of SJCT’s Fall Play, Silent Sky When I was young, my father would stargaze with me. Laying in the backyard with the soft grass tickling our bare feet, we would look up. My parents told me the stories of the constellations, of Sputnik, Neil Armstrong, and the Voyager probes. Even today, looking at the stars takes me back there—to being a boy with a head full of dreams and aspirations. We have been fascinated by the stars for all of human history, and in that way I am connected to generations upon generations of all of us who looked up. That is what I love about our fall play, Silent Sky. It’s a story about those who look up, who dream, who aspire, and who struggle against incredible odds to discover and achieve. Based on the life of Henrietta Leavitt, Silent Sky follows the story of the women astronomers at Harvard Observatory circa 1900. Science and industry are moving forward by leaps and bounds. Women are becoming college-educated and fighting for the vote. Following her instincts and curiosity with ferocious determination, Henrietta leaves her home in Wisconsin and travels to Boston to embark on a journey that will lead her to immense discoveries about the universe…and humanity. Please join us for Silent Sky. I love it for so many reasons—the humor, the romance, the wit, the inspiration, and the aspiration. In watching it, I return to that backyard where I lay barefoot in the grass, looking up. I hope you will, too.
Member Messages - October 9 2018