Charlie Victor Romeo

[ckd]

The American Repertory Theater (at Zero Arrow Street, near Harvard) is running Charlie Victor Romeo for a few more days.

It's a 90-minute play based on cockpit voice recorder transcripts from accidents, but it is definitely not just for the aviation enthusiast. (The cast, writers, and director have had no aviation experience at all.) The set is minimal, but the acting is wonderful and the sound design...oh, the sound design. Each of the six accidents is introduced by a simple text slide, giving the flight, aircraft, date, number of people aboard, and cause. At the end of each, another slide gives the aftermath: survivors (if any) and casualties.

After the show, there's time to discuss the play with the cast and creators; you should stick around for it if you're curious about how they interpreted it, why they chose those accidents, or anything like that. The audience questions tonight ranged from discussion with a former pilot to questions from people without aviation experience, but all enjoyed it.

Had I seen it sooner, I'd have blogged it sooner. As it is, it's only showing through Sunday. If you're staying in town, or if you can go Thursday even if you're headed for Wiscon, I highly recommend going if at all possible.

Comments

[stevendj.livejournal.com]

That's playing in DC next month. I probably will go. (I have season tickets where it's playing, but it's a "special event", not part of the regular season ticket package.)

[alecaustin.livejournal.com]

Saw an ad for that in the Stratton Center. It looked cool, but with all the packing and storing of stuff I have to do, there's no way I can go see it.