Night Sky is a 1991 play by Susan Yankowitz, which originally premiered in New York starring Joan MacIntosh, under the direction of Joseph Chaikin.
It was later produced in a revised version under the direction of Daniella Topol and featuring Jordan Baker in the main role.
Anna's life becomes more difficult; she also dealt with her lover and her teen-aged daughter while attempting to continue her career.
[2] Yankowitz was commissioned to write the play that would become Night Sky after her friend and mentor, director Joseph Chaikin, suffered a stroke during heart surgery and developed aphasia.
"[3] Chaikin has stated that he wanted to distance himself somewhat from the play, so he created the play's protagonist as a woman, not a man, and he wanted the aphasia to develop due to an automobile accident instead of a stroke or surgery, and that the protagonist should be an astronomer.