Pigs Do Fly Productions' FLYING HIGH! to Run 10/8-25

Pigs do Fly Productions will return to Ft. Lauderdale's Empire Stage with Flying High!, the second production of their second season, from October 9th through October 25th. There will be a preview performance on October 8th.

Flying High! will once again feature seven short plays chosen from numerous submissions the company received after putting out a call for works specific to their mission: To highlight vibrant healthy people over the age of fifty doing interesting things with their lives.

"I'm so pleased and proud to be into our second season," says the company's founder and Executive Producer, Ellen Wacher. Wacher and Pigs Do Fly Productions were recently awarded the prestigious Silver Palm Award for 'for developing works for actors over the age of fifty'.

"Our audiences' response has been incredibly positive from day one, and we seem to have found a niche for ourselves," she continues. "But what really pleases me is that our patrons aren't limited to a certain age range - we seem to be appealing to everyone. And consider this," she says: "And it's just my own observation(!): Of our current presidential candidates Hillary Clinton is 68, Bernie Sanders is 73, Joe Biden is 71, Donald Trump is 69, and Jeb Bush, the 'baby of the bunch', is 63. And then there's Patrick Stewart, whose new television program just debuted on HBO, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin who are getting rave reviews in Netflix' Grace & Frankie, not to mention Meryl Streep, Dame Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, and Robert Redford, just to name a few in our profession who are currently working. NOT one time have I heard any of these people referred to as "senior citizens!"

Directing duties for Flying High! will be shared by Elena Maria Garcia and Gail S. Garrisan, both of whom wholeheartedly share Wacher's vision:

"I'm very excited about the line-up of works we have selected - and about our talented team," says Garcia. "The plays are sharp, witty, concise, and relevant to our audience. I read some of them again and still laugh out loud! I'm very thankful that our team is enthusiastic about taking the crazy flight again!"

This will be Garrisan's first Pigs Do Fly production: "I am happy to be part of the Pigs Do Fly Team," she says.

Todd Caster, Steven Chambers, Jim Gibbons, Elissa D. Solomon, Carol Sussman, and Donna Warfield have been cast in the production.

The seven 10-minute plays are (see below for playwright bios):

Coming Through - by Pamela Schueler
Dream a Little Dream of Me - by Todd Caster
Exchange, No Returns - by Elena Maria Garcia
Hail Kale - by Carol White
Standing Tall - by Marv Siegel
Stuck - by David Susman
The Rock - by Miriam Kulick

Donna Warfield, who will act in three of the seven plays, has given each of them a great deal of thought:

"The Rock - What to do when being "stuck" is no longer an option?" she asks. "The longer we live, the more we realize that things can and will change, but we're not always ready to move forward. Sometimes it takes tough love to get someone to take that first step.

"Dream A Little Dream of Me - No matter what age, we all want to be found desirable. Even if it's your best friend...and it's only a dream.

"Hail Kale - Dating is hard and the older you get, the harder it is. Keeping an open mind despite obvious incompatibilities is important," Warfield says... "And life can be full of surprises!"

Tickets for Flying High! are $30 and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased on line at www.pigsdoflyproductions.com, or by calling 866-811-4111.
All performances will take place at Empire Stage, 1140 North Flagler Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, 33304.

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