Sheridan College Theater and Dance
presents
The Lightest Elementby Stella Feehily
Friday, April 17, 7:00pm & Saturday, April 18, 2:00pm
Adults $10 ♦ Military $5
Free for Sheridan College Students and ages 12 and under(must call in advance and show ID at the door)
Event is General Admission
Run time 1:35 (no intermission)
"Nothing compares with being the first person in the history of the world to see something, but timing is everything. The world has to be ready for you"
Boston, 1956. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, one of the most eminent astronomers of the twentieth century, is about to be appointed Chair of Astronomy and the first woman to head a Harvard department. Only two things stand in her way: a covert investigation aimed at exposing her as a communist sympathizer, and the entrenched conservatism of her male colleagues. When a student journalist asks to profile her it feels like an opportunity to control her own narrative – assuming, of course, that the invitation is actually what it seems…
Please note: Show contains adult language
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