10/21/2023
CAST SPOTLIGHT- Audrey Arnett
Who are you in the play and what is a little backstory on your character?
I play a fiery, Scottish woman named Williamena Fleming. As a young woman, she moved to Boston with her husband who soon abandoned her. As a single mother, she became a housekeeper for the director of the Harvard observatory, Dr. Pickering. He was soon impressed by her and hired her to work for him at the observatory instead. During her time at Harvard, she discovered the Horsehead nebula and cataloged hundreds of stars, nebulae, and novae throughout her career. Not only was she a very successful working woman, but she also loved hosting dinner parties, attending Harvard football games, and sewing traditional Scottish outfits for dolls.
What is your favorite part about this production?
Working with the cast and crew has been a blast, I’m so honored that I get to be part of NU’s production of Silent Sky. This is my first traditional theatre experience and I’ve been enjoying it very much!
Do you feel like your character, and you have anything in common?
I feel like her all the time because we both love to have fun! I relate to the undertones of sadness in her life story as well as her persistence, work ethic, and choice to laugh through it all and enjoy the ride of this crazy life.
Why should people come see the play?
Everyone here has been working so hard to make this production a reality. I think the story will make you laugh, cry, and you’ll also get to hear me do a Scottish accent that I’ve been secretly practicing for YEARS!
