by Ollstein | Apr 8, 2019 | News
1963 First woman in space On June 16, 1963, aboard Vostok 6, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman to travel into space. After 48 orbits and 71 hours, she returned to earth, having spent more time in space than all U.S. astronauts combined to...
by Ollstein | Apr 6, 2019 | News
Happy first preview to the cast and creative team of They Promised Her the Moon at the Old...
by Ollstein | Apr 5, 2019 | News
Photography by Howard Lipin By JAMES HEBERT APRIL 5, 2019 Laurel Ollstein’s play, which is getting its West Coast premiere at Balboa Park theater, is based on real-life stories of female trainees in the ‘60s-era ‘Mercury 13′ program. The artists behind...
by Ollstein | Apr 2, 2019 | News
They Promised Her the Moon by wonderful Laurel Ollstein and directed by brilliant Giovanna Sardelli!! Lighting design by amazing Cat Tate Starmer! Sound design by incredible Jane Shaw and so many more fabulous artists at the Old Globe. This experience has been fun,...
by Ollstein | Mar 31, 2019 | News
Nice coverage of the upcoming production by Broadway World San Diego. Thanks! In 1960 the famed “Mercury Seven” trained at NASA to become the first American astronauts. But they weren’t alone. Thirteen women also underwent the same rigorous...
