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Description
Join us for Kirkwood Community College's spring play, "Silent Sky"! This performance on Saturday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m. includes American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and features an area of reserved seating for those utilizing interpretation services. Please select from those seats if you need ASL interpretation (seats C2, C4, C6, C8, C10, C12, C14, C16, D2, D4, D6, D8, D10, D12, D14, D16, D18, E2, E4, E6, E8, E10, E12, E14, E16). All are welcome to this show!
"Silent Sky" tells the true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt and explores a woman's place in society during a time of immense scientific and heart-bound discoveries. With music and math bursting forth onstage, Henrietta and her female peers change the way we understand both the heavens and Earth.
On top of being female scientists in a field and time dominated by men, Henrietta Leavitt and Annie Cannon were both individuals with a hearing disability. Playwright Lauren Gunderson only mentions Henrietta’s deafness within the script, but it played a large role in each of the women’s lives. Our cast consists of several ASL speakers, as well as some with HOH (hard of hearing) family members who lived shortly after Henrietta and Annie. Though ASL was not widely used or officially recognized during the time Henrietta lived, these connections resonated deeply with our cast, and it influenced the development of their characters and mannerisms.
SILENT SKY
by Lauren Gunderson
"SILENT SKY is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)"
Tickets are available at the door or in advance at: https://kirkwoodarts.simpletix.com/. Tickets are free for Kirkwood students, faculty, and staff!
This performance will be held at Ballantyne Auditorium on Kirkwood Community College’s campus, located at 6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids. Enter campus at the southwest entrance, at the corner of Kirkwood Blvd. SW and Tower Rd. SW. Travel east on Tower Rd. SW, and take a left to stay on Tower Rd. SW as it continues northeast into campus. You will see ample parking and a building marked “Ballantyne Auditorium.” (See map below)
From there, you will be inside Iowa Hall in an entrance area near an Information Desk and Coffee Shop. Head straight to a set of downward stairs, and take those stairs directly down to the Ballantyne Auditorium entrance on the right. Alternatively, there is an elevator near the Information Desk. Take the elevator down one floor to 1st Floor Iowa Hall and make your way through the atrium area to Ballantyne Auditorium (follow signs).
Accessibility:
It is the policy of Kirkwood Community College not to discriminate in its programs, activities, or employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, religion, and actual or potential family, parental or marital status. Kirkwood strives to provide all people access to the arts in a welcoming environment where each person has the accommodations they need to actively participate.
Designated accessibility parking is located outside of the west entrance to Iowa Hall. See map below and description above.
Accessible seating is available and marked on the seating chart when purchasing tickets; these are spaces without seats that can be used for wheelchairs or scooters. Companion seats are available next to these spaces and are also marked on the seating chart.
Accessible restrooms are available outside the entrance to Ballantyne Auditorium, including handicap-accessible stalls and single-stall bathrooms.
American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is available at the performance on Saturday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m.
For patrons needing a break during the performance, a TV monitor is available in the lobby area outside the entrance to Ballantyne Auditorium for viewing the show in a quiet space.
For any questions, please contact arts@kirkwood.edu or 319-398-4913. Thank you!
Venue Details
Ballantyne Auditorium (Reserved)
6301 Kirkwood Boulevard SouthwestCedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
