Wings

FULL LENGTH -- Jack Powell and David Armstrong leave their hometown as rivals in love with the same woman but decide to form a "temporary truce" when they find themselves flying side by side in The Great War. Enamored with youthful naïveté and destined for wartime glory, the two find themselves grappling with the complexities of war, love, and life. In 1927, the groundbreaking silent film "Wings" was not only...

FULL LENGTH -- Jack Powell and David Armstrong leave their hometown as rivals in love with the same woman but decide to form a "temporary truce" when they find themselves flying side by side in The Great War. Enamored with youthful naïveté and destined for wartime glory, the two find themselves grappling with the complexities of war, love, and life. In 1927, the groundbreaking silent film "Wings" was not only the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture but also the first film to show a kiss between two men. This energetic stage adaptation reintroduces Jack and David's story as a powerful coming-of-age story and honest exploration of human history.

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  • Brent Alles: Wings

    Tremendous piece of work here, epic in scope and yet filled with empathy and humanity as we take a deep look at the hell of war. In the middle of that, we have love stories that are fully developed and tragic in nature. Staging is just tremendous in terms of just how to portray the war and battle scenes that will certainly have audiences on the edge of their seats. The ending is just devastating but so well earned. Incredible adaptation of one of the first noteworthy pieces of cinema, and this theatrical experience would be similarly heroic. Highly recommended!

    Tremendous piece of work here, epic in scope and yet filled with empathy and humanity as we take a deep look at the hell of war. In the middle of that, we have love stories that are fully developed and tragic in nature. Staging is just tremendous in terms of just how to portray the war and battle scenes that will certainly have audiences on the edge of their seats. The ending is just devastating but so well earned. Incredible adaptation of one of the first noteworthy pieces of cinema, and this theatrical experience would be similarly heroic. Highly recommended!

  • Jonny Bolduc: Wings

    This is remarkable. It's a fresh, crisp period piece, at once a war drama and a love story that is fully realized, well-written, believable, and emotionally resonant. This deserves to be widely produced and read. It would be a great mainstage production, and I can already picture the set I would design if I were ever in the position to put up such a great piece of work.

    This is remarkable. It's a fresh, crisp period piece, at once a war drama and a love story that is fully realized, well-written, believable, and emotionally resonant. This deserves to be widely produced and read. It would be a great mainstage production, and I can already picture the set I would design if I were ever in the position to put up such a great piece of work.

  • Christopher Soucy: Wings

    War is hell. But then, so many things are hell. Familial pressures, unrequited love, friendships that end tragically, relationships that endure tragically. This is a gripping adaptation of a celebrated film that gave us the first onscreen kiss by between two men in mainstream cinema. Alaina Tennant brings us a fresh, lively stage interpretation of the silent movie classic. It would be a joy to witness live onstage.

    War is hell. But then, so many things are hell. Familial pressures, unrequited love, friendships that end tragically, relationships that endure tragically. This is a gripping adaptation of a celebrated film that gave us the first onscreen kiss by between two men in mainstream cinema. Alaina Tennant brings us a fresh, lively stage interpretation of the silent movie classic. It would be a joy to witness live onstage.

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Suggested Cast of 7 (4M,3F)

JACK POWELL
DAVID ARMSTRONG
MARY PRESTON
SYLVIA LEWIS / CELESTE
MR. ARMSTRONG / SERGEANT / AIR COMMANDER / FRENCH OFFICER
MRS ARMSTRONG / LADY IN BLACK
CADET WHITE /MERVILLE SOLDIER / MILITARY POLICE / FRENCH DOCTOR

Production History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Ohio University School of Theatre Lab Productions, Year 2024

Awards

  • YPF
    The Blank Theatre
    Semi-Finalist
    2024