Burien Actors Theatre’s (BAT) first Shelter-in-place Season has just one more weekend of online performance readings. Next up at BAT, They Promised Her the Moon by Laurel Ollstein a fundraiser for BAT. The performance readings are June 27 at 8 pm, and June 28 at 2 pm

For tickets to a unique experience in these twisted times, go burienactorstheatre.org or https://v6.click4tix.com/events.php?domain=BAT.

 

They Promised Her the Moon

 They Promised Her the Moon by Laurel Ollstein, is based on a little-known true story of Jerrie Cobb (1931-2019). This riveting play follows a tongue-tied child as she becomes a world-record-holding female aviator who dreamt of flying among the stars. At the height of the Space Race, Cobb and her female peers in the Mercury 13 program trained to become astronauts, ready to join their male counterparts in space and change history.

 This story will raise your spirits to new heights.

 CAST:

Shawna Lloyd               Jerrie Cobb 

Brynne Garman            Jackie Cochran

Jane Martin                   Helena Cobb/Mrs. White/Young Woman/Meg 

Peter Cook                    Harvey Cobb/Congressman Anfuso/Circus Bob 

Steve Murphy                Dr. Randy Lovelace/Congressman Wellington 

Evan Tucker                  Jack Ford/Mayor/John Glenn 

 

Stage Direction:

Maggie Larrick

Rochelle Flynn

 

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