When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isn’t 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” and has no time for the women’s probing theories. As Henrietta, in her free time, attempts to measure the light and distance of stars, she must also take measure of her life on Earth, trying to balance her dedication to science with family obligations and the possibility of love. The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them. Social progress, like scientific progress, can be hard to see when one is trapped among earthly complications; Henrietta Leavitt and her female peers believe in both, and their dedication changed the way we understand both the heavens and Earth.
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RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR
South Coast Repertory (2/19 - 3/2) | ||
Wish You Were Here
South Coast Repertory's Julianne Argyros Stage (1/12 - 2/2) | ||
Cody Fry with Orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/10 - 1/10) | ||
FARM HALL by Katherine Moar
Promenade Playhouse (1/10 - 1/26) NEW PLAY | ||
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Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/3 - 1/5) | ||
123 Andrés
Lovelace Studio Theater at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (1/26 - 1/26) | ||
The Diary of Anne Frank
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts (2/19 - 2/20) | ||
Boston Ballet
The Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (6/26 - 6/29) | ||
Terence Blanchard Champion and Fire Shut Up in My Bones Operas
The Soraya (4/6 - 4/6) | ||
The Great Lover
Los Angeles Theatre Center (1/19 - 1/19) | ||
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