Jul 20 2019
Massive Ordnance Air Blast

Massive Ordnance Air Blast

Presented by MouthRadio at Hyde Park Theatre

MouthRadio presents a staged reading of MASSIVE ORDNANCE AIR BLAST, a new play by Sarah Loucks, based on a story by Sarah Loucks and Matthew Spain, directed by Jared J. Stein. 

Fukowski is getting a divorce. Bailey has a new girlfriend. Nguyễn is going to Disney world. Mills just wants to sleep. MASSIVE ORDNANCE AIR BLAST is a play about the largest non-nuclear bomb in the American military’s arsenal and four soldiers who watch it explode over a hilltop in Afghanistan. As they wait for the bomb to fall, they fantasize about going home, but not everyone is going back to the same home they left behind. MASSIVE ORDNANCE AIR BLAST explores the relationship between violence, class, and the military industrial complex through the context of the GBU-43/B MOAB, which was dropped over the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan in April of 2017. This new play asks: What does it mean for soldiers to go home when home feels just as foreign as the country they’re fighting against? 

Warning: This play contains offensive and derogatory language, violent content, and smoking. 17+

 MASSIVE ORDNANCE AIR BLAST is a free event. No reservations required. More info at www.sarahloucks.space

Saturday July 20th, 3:00pm at Hyde Park Theater, 511 W 43rd St, Austin, TX 78751.

Informal open rehearsal on Friday July 19th 8:00-10:00pm at First Street Studio, 2400 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702.

 Sarah produces her plays and other nonsense under the name MouthRadio with collaborators from Austin, TX and beyond. MouthRadio creates weird, upsetting, joyful live performance with a focus on experimentation and underrepresented voices. Visit www.sarahloucks.space for more info.

Written by Sarah Loucks

Story by Sarah Loucks and Matthew Spain

Directed by Jared J. Stein

Featuring: Kenah Benefield, Zac Carr, Connor Pate, Norman Tran

MASSIVE ORDNANCE AIR BLAST INFO:

When: Saturday July 20th, 3:00pm

Where: Hyde Park Theater, 511 W 43rd St, Austin, TX 78751

Tickets: Free event. More info at www.sarahloucks.space 

 This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department and developed with support from the Scriptworks Revision Resource funding. 

Admission Info

This is a free event. More info at www.sarahloucks.space.

Email: loucks.d.sarah@gmail.com

Dates & Times

2019/07/20 - 2019/07/20

Additional time info:

A short talk back will conclude the workshop.

Location Info

Hyde Park Theatre

511 West 43rd Street, Austin, TX 78751