SILENT SKY at American Stage
Dates: (11/20/2019 - 12/22/2019 )
American Stage |
163 3rd Street North,
St. Petersburg,FL 33701
Phone: 7278231600
Tickets: 0-$70
Silent Sky By Lauren Gunderson American Stage Nov. 20 - Dec. 22, 2019Directed by Kristin Clippard When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isnt 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. Social progress, like scientific progress, can be hard to see when one is trapped among earthly complications in this luminous, witty and inspiring true story of a brilliant, history-making woman. sheer magicbursts of smart, infectious humor. San Francisco Chronicle Run Time: 2 hours with one intermissionAge Recommendation: 10+Price: Wednesdays 7pm: $44Thursdays 7pm: $44Fridays 8pm: $50Saturday Matinees 2pm: $44Saturday Evenings 8pm: $54Sunday Matinees 2pm: $44Wednesday Preview 7pm: *General Admission | Pay What you Can/$20 in Advance (Recommended)Thursday Preview 7pm: *General Admission | $30Opening Night 8pm: $70UNDER 30 PASS: Our monthly subscription, offering unlimited theatre to young people under the age of 30 for only $15 per month.UNDER 20 PASSPORT: A bold experiment, providing FREE tickets to young people under the age of 20 (suggested 12-19) to American Stages mainstage season. 163 3rd Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33701Americanstage.orghttp://americanstage.org/SILENTSKYhttps://tickets.americanstage.org/TheatreManager/1/login?event=1824(Direct Link to Buy Tickets)727.823.7529boxoffice@americanstage.org
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