Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson

UVU Theatre Department Presents

Silent Sky

By Lauren Gunderson

Sep 24 - Oct 2 at 7:30 PM

Sep 25 at 2:00 PM

Bastian Theatre

Director Laurie Harrop-Purser

Assistant Director/Dramaturg Anne Post Fife

 
Scenic & Property Design

Anna Drook

Costume Design

Ashley Sudweeks

Lighting Design

Mckenzie Wise

Projections & Sound Design

Hayley Christensen

Makeup, Hair & Wig Design

Maddie Smith

Production Stage Manager

Miranda Richards

Intimacy Direction

Jeremy Sortore

Producer

John Newman

Assistant Costume Design

Sarah Lockwood

Assistant Lighting Design

Cierra Pugmire

 

Cast

 
Henrietta Leavitt

BROOKLYN ASHBY

Margaret Leavitt

MICHELLE ADAMS

Peter Shaw

BRYAN MICHAEL DALEY

Annie Cannon

ALICE ELLSWORTH

Williamina Fleming

ADDIE WRAY SCOTT

 
 

Production and Run Crew

Assistant Stage Manager

Brigitte Espenschied

Run Crew Members

Bronwyn Andreoli
Courtney Engle
Isaac Gates
Jessie Hensley
Haley Howe
Kaitlin LeBeau
Ian Purser
Dez Walker
Thomas Wood

Props

Kaitlin LeBeau

Wardrobe Supervisor/Swing

McKenzie Blair

Dresser/Swing

Grace Bowman

Light Board Operator

Juliet Lorentzan

Sound/Projections Operator

Baylee Reid

Audio Engineer

Brecklyn Noble

Makeup Technicians

Makenna Ashby
Lizzy Jensen
KD Olsen
Sariah Spencer

Faculty Advisors

 
Scenic Design Faculty Mentor

Apollo Weaver

Costume, Hair & Makeup Design Faculty Mentor

La Beene

Projections, Sound & Stage Manager Mentor

Graham Whipple

 

Dramaturg's Note

 

“I have questions, I have fundamental problems with the state of human knowledge. Who are we, why are we – where are we?!” Henrietta Leavitt stated.

Henrietta will not be deterred & begins her process of recording of the Cepheid stars’ changes - that lead to a scientific discovery to which seriously impacts last on the field of astronomy.

Explore with Henrietta & her peers Annie Cannon and Williamina Fleming, the three amazing astronomers of the Harvard College Observatory as they find findings in our universe.  Grow with them, laugh with them, cry with them as their story come unfolding in “Silent Sky”, a historical fiction creation by playwright Lauren Gunderson.

Why is it such a good play? “Silent Sky” is very pleasurable and enjoyable; inspiring and it shows that there are strong women with abilities that can match their male peers in the science field; the play brings feelings as it gives a strong emotional connection between the women such as sisterhood.  There’s laughter and common sense to relate to.  The play incorporates the audience’s knowledge enough to understand their statements in science (astronomy) and relationships.

Enjoy the show!

 
The Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival™ XLIII

 

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education; Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation; The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein; the Kennedy Center Corporate Fund; and the National Committee for the Performing Arts.

This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). The aims of this national theater education program are to identify and promote quality in college-level theater production. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a response by a regional KCACTF representative, and selected students and faculty are invited to participate in KCACTF programs involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, designers, stage managers and critics at both the regional and national levels.

Productions entered on the Participating level are eligible for inclusion at the KCACTF regional festival and can also be considered for invitation to the KCACTF national festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC in the spring of 2011.

Last year more than 1,300 productions were entered in the KCACTF involving more than 200,000 students nationwide. By entering this production, our theater department is sharing in the KCACTF goals to recognize, reward, and celebrate the exemplary work produced in college and university theaters across the nation.

THE DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE

Chair, Associate Professor
LA BEENE, MFA

Associate Chair, Associate Professor
JULIE HEATON, MFA

Administrative Assistant
CURTIS CLUFF, MFA

Associate Professor
AMANDA CRABB, MM

Assistant Professor
JENNIFER DELAC, MFA

Lecturer
ELIZABETH GOLDEN, MFA

Lecturer
M. CHASE GRANT, MFA


Professor
LISA HALL, PHD

Professor
LAURIE HARROP-PURSER, MFA

Lecturer
SHANNON HUTCHINS, MFA

Associate Professor
JANINE SOBECK KNIGHTON, MFA


Assistant Professor
RICHARD LORIG, MFA

Professor

JOHN NEWMAN, PHD

Assistant Professor
STEVEN RIMKE, MFA


Lecturer
GRAHAM WHIPPLE, MFA