Springfield College Theater
“Defying Gravity” by Jane Anderson
Friday 4/5 and Saturday 4/6 at 7:30 pm and Sunday 4/7 at 2:00 pm
Fuller Arts Center on Springfield College Campus
Defying Gravity By Jane Anderson Directed by Martin Shell DEFYING GRAVITY is a clever and uplifting play about the outer limits of human possibility that weaves together stories of the bystanders touched by the 1986 Challenger disaster. At the center is the teacher selected as the first civilian in space, who perishes with the shuttle explosion, and her daughter as both grown woman and child. Past, present, and future lives unfold in an impressionistic collage that affirms our impulse toward exploration, wonder, and astonishment, even in the face of great loss. Dramatic, comic, and deeply moving, Anderson’s play explores our need to reach beyond the boundaries of normal thinking, dare the universe, and “defy gravity.” April 5, 6, and 7; Friday 7:30 pm, Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2:00 pm Suggested Donation: $5 Students & Seniors: FREE “Defying Gravity” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
