as•sem•bly |ə-sěm'blē| (noun)
1. a group of people gathered in one place for a common purpose.
2. a public facility to meet for open discussion.
3. the action of fitting together component parts of a machine or
other object.
4. a collective of artists dedicated to realizing a new American theater.
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WHAT I TOOK IN MY HAND
A theatrical chamber piece about hope, grief, and genius in the midst of a rapidly modernizing world.
Beginning inside the Spirit of St. Louis midway through its trans-Atlantic journey, What I Took in My Hand follows Charles A. Lindbergh through the death of his son, his manic attempts to build a machine to cheat death, and his eventual reconciliation with mortality as he literally digs his own grave.
Production Timeline
2008 - The Ontological-Hysteric Theater Short Form
2008 - The Brick Theater
Creative Team
Directed by Jess Chayes
Text by Stephen Aubrey
Lighting Design by Rachel Gilmore
Original Music by Scott Elmegreen
Costume Design & Scenic Design by Erin Smith
Projection Design by Michael Baltus
Associate Producer Katey Rich
Cast: Andy Hoover, Mike James, Elisa Matula, Meredith Steinberg, and Anna Moench (at The Ontological-Hysteric Theater)