THE AMERICAN PILOT

After crashing in the foreign hills of a war-torn country, an injured American bomber pilot finds shelter in a farmer’s barn. Unable to speak the local language, he is left with only the music on his iPod to communicate, and his fate—ransom, death or freedom—will be determined by the conflicting agendas of the farmer, his family and the local militia. Directed by third-year MFA directing student Brant Russell, David Greig’s entertaining and emotive fable of a man falling from the sky illuminates how a simple connection between two people could be the key to our survival, and how often these connections are lost by our inability to rise above circumstance.

Presented through TIC's Masters-in-the-Making Series: see the great directors of tomorrow today!

Set design by Sarah Watkins
Costume design by Emily Tarleton
Lighting design by Mike Stanfill

Ethel M. Barber Theater
30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston (directions)