BY NANCY SASSO JANIS
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A womanâs place in society served as the central point of the Warner Stage Companyâs latest livestream production.
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Ingrid Smith, left, Rebekah Derrick, Lyn Nagel, Eric Lindblom and Martha Irving rehearse a scene from âSilent Sky,â which was livestreamed by Torringtonâs Warner Theatre.
The production, which was staged at the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre in Torrington, tackled âSilent Sky.â The play was written by American playwright Laura Gunderson and was first produced in 2011.
âSilent Skyâ tells the true story of 19th century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt. Leavitt lived in a time when womenâs ideas, especially in the sciences, were dismissed until a man stepped forward to claim credit.
Possum Point Players will present “Silent Sky” Friday to Sunday, June 4-6 and June 11-13. “Silent Sky” tells the true story of a pioneering woman astronomer who broke a sky-high glass ceiling as she pursued her love of studying and living her dream.
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Vera Rubin and Kent Ford (white hat) setting up their image tube spectrograph at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. (Photo: THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTION FOR SCIENCE)
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