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The Filigree Theatre, an independent theatre company based in Austin, TX led by women, returns to Los Angeles to present a Limited Run of the West Coast Premiere of Lila Rose Kaplan’s critically acclaimed play, 100 PLANES.

Under the direction of Elizabeth V. Newman, and produced by Stephanie Moore, Co-Founders of The Filigree Theatre, 100 PLANES stars Alani Rose Chock (as Lieutenant Kay McClure), Brittany Flurry (as Monique DuPont),Karen Harrison (as Major Anne Clarkson), and Brennan Patrick (as David Greene).

The year is 1997 and hotshot young pilot Lieutenant Kay McClure dreams of being the first to fly a new hybrid fighter jet.  She begs the legendary Major Anne Clarkson to train her.  Major Clarkson pushes Kay impossibly hard despite the concerns of Monique, Major Clarkson’s lover.  100 PLANES is a bittersweet comic drama that follows three women as ambition, love, and passion collide on a U.S. Air Force Base in Germany.

Playwright Lila Rose Kaplan said:  “I wrote 100 PLANES as I was starting out as a professional playwright.  I was quite conscious of being a young woman in a field dominated by men.  I wanted to investigate what it takes for women, in any field, to balance ambition and love.  Sometimes we see ambitious women portrayed and we often see romantic women, but rarely do we see women who are after both ambition and love.  Toni Morrison has a great quote about writing the stories she wants to read.  I take her advice to heart and many of the plays I write are the plays I wish I could see.  I long for stories about women that are more dimensional.  Set against the backdrop of the military, 100 PLANES looks at three women and one man grappling with the same question – is it possible to love what you do and love another person?”

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