PCT to Present "Defying Gravity"

Paris Community Theatre will be presenting the play “Defying Gravity” By Jane Anderson January 15 – 24, 2016.

The play is directed by Robyn R. Huizinga and is sponsored by Louise W. Hagood.

“Defying Gravity” is free structured look at the 1986 Challenger disaster places the teacher who died with six others as they hurtled into space at the center of an exploration of our need to reach beyond ourselves and dare the universe.

The play artfully interweaves the past with the present and the lives of participants and bystanders, drawing parallels among painter Claude Monet’s artistic quest, the zest of the teacher selected to the first civilian astronaut, the perspectives of her grieving daughter, the aspirations of elderly tourists who drive their Winnebago to Florida to watch the space shot and dream of hotels in space, the guilt felt by a NASA mechanic and his girl friend’s fear of heights.

Cast:

Monet – William Walker

Elizabeth – Amber Nelms

Teacher – Christina Paolino

Betty – Lisa Martin

Ed – John Presley Wright

Donna – Crystal Finney

C.B. – Jared Jenkins

Tickets may be purchased online at pctonstage.com.