This thought provoking play is directed by Kara Leimer and assisted by Laura Jo Worsham. Embedded in realism while also enjoying nonconventional drama, Defying Gravity recreates the circumstances of the people involved in the Challenger’s story and the dreams they had, before the shuttle (to quote Ronald Reagan) “slipped the surly bonds of earth" to "touch the face of God."ĪLT has assembled a phenomenal cast which includes Brandon Graves, Jay Hayes, Marley Hoggatt, Jennifer McClellan, Jeffrey Pickens, Don Shipman and Kim Shreffler. And overlooking all of these lives is Claude Monet, the French Impressionist painter seeking to discover God’s view of the world. Donna tends the bar where NASA employees often hang out, including C.B., an engineer and her casual love interest. Retired couple Betty and Ed travel across the country to see interesting things, including a shuttle launch.
The teacher engages her class in discussions of humankind’s attempts to reach God through art and architecture. Five-year-old Elizabeth doesn’t understand how or why her mother, a social studies teacher (based on McAuliffe), became part of the crew. Jane Anderson’s Defying Gravity combines the lives of the past and present into a philosophical journey around the Challenger disaster. It was the first spaceflight disaster for NASA, all the more tragic because it was the first time a civilian, teacher Christa McAuliffe, was chosen to travel into space. MORE ABOUT THE SHOW: In 1986, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff. TICKETS: Reserve by phone: (806) 355-9991 or online here. * These 3 performances will require audiences to wear a mask while at ALT.
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For the full interview, click the blue button at the top of this page.įRIDAYS & SATURDAYS: November 12, 13, 19 and 20* 8:00pm Tickets and information are available at or you can call the box office at 806.355.9991. Pretty weird show, but it’s spectacular and we cannot wait for people to see it.”
The show Defying Gravity will be performed at the ALT Adventure Space (2751 Civic Circle, Amarillo), starting on Thursday, November 11 th and running through Sunday, November 21 st.Īccording to Jason, “The show is about the Challenger disaster and the people that were affected, in conjunction with a side-story featuring the French Impressionist painter, Claude Monet. Jason Crespin, Managing/Artistic Director of Amarillo Little Theatre stopped by to unpack an experimental theatre piece that’s opening this week. Today, we had a familiar face in the studio on High Plains Morning.
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