The Lightest Element
T0784256797
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 sympathiser, 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...
Archive :: production:T0784256797, play:S1245647786, venue:V202
Production details
World Premiere.
Special Performances
- 8 Oct 24 Captioned
- 12 Oct 24 Audio Described