"We are continually searching for activities, experiences, and lessons that broaden our student's abilities to embrace diverse ideas. This production assisted our students and staff in gaining a better understanding of the gender and race discrimination experienced by Annie Easley. The determination, tenacity, perseverance and hard work she displayed throughout her life are the same characteristics we want to instill in our student's own lives.”
In the midst of the Civil Rights Movement, young Annie Easley knows she can be something more. In this true story of dreams, hardships, and self-determination, Annie becomes one of the first African American human computers at NASA. Initially working on airplanes, she soon realizes her destiny is to be on the team of mathematicians that launch the Centaur Rocket into the Space Race. Commanding Space is an important story about a persistent and intelligent woman whose desire to succeed in science and technology proved stronger than the prejudice that would have denied her.
SHOW TIMES
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2022 at 10AM
WESTBROOK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, WESTBROOK
BOX OFFICE
SOLD OUT – THANK YOU!
$8.50 / TICKET
Registration closes one week before the performance.
RUN TIME
60 minutes
