Possum Point Players to hold 'Silent Sky' auditions March 29-30

Possum Point Players and director John Hulse will hold auditions for the drama "Silent Sky" at 6 p.m., Monday and Tuesday, March 29 and 30, in Possum Hall, 441 Old Laurel Road, Georgetown.

All who audition must be available for show dates Friday to Sunday, June 4 to 6 and 11 to 13, and inclement weather weekend dates Friday to Sunday, June 18 to 20. 

The drama tells the true story of Henrietta Leavitt, an astronomer who was ahead of her time as a woman in the field of astronomy and in the acceptance of women as professionals in scientific fields.

Hulse suggests that those auditioning have a prepared one-minute contemporary monologue set in 1900s to present day. Those auditioning should also be prepared to cold read from the script. All ethnicities are eligible and encouraged to audition.

The cast requires four females and one male, all of whom can realistically portray the characters over the course of the 20-year plot span.

They are: Henrietta Leavitt, age starts 30s, ends in 50s. Brilliant, determined, meticulous, excited, a dreamer, hard of hearing (wears a period hearing aid), has never much cared for the status quo.

Margaret Leavitt, age starts in 30s, ends in 50s. A homebody, creative, genuine, sweet-natured, realist. Henrietta’s sister. (Ability to sing and pretend to play the piano a plus.)

Peter Shaw, age starts in 30s, ends in 50s. Apprentice to the head astronomer at Harvard, reserved; his views have never really been challenged prior to the events of the play. He supervises the women at the observatory and is in love with Henrietta, as she is with him.

Annie Cannon, age starts in 40s, ends in 60s. A leader of the group of observatory women; tough, terse, sure of herself, grows into a firebrand for the suffrage movement.

Williamina Fleming, age starts in 50s, ends in 70s. A Scot, intelligent, witty, warm and outgoing, the first of her kind, smart as a whip and fun. (Role requires a Scottish accent.)

For details of the "Silent Sky" plot, go to possumpointplayers.org.

”Silent Sky” is produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service Inc. Possum Point Players follows the mandated COVID-safe protocols for all rehearsals and performances.