1000 Airplanes on the Roof

May 20-21, 2023 @ 8:00pm
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum 500 NE Captain Michael King Smith Way, McMinnville, OR 97128

In a once-in-a-lifetime event, 3A performs composer Philip Glass’s one-act sci-fi melodrama beneath the towering Spruce Goose’s tail, commemorating the 75th anniversary of its lone 26-second flight. Set in NYC, the sole character, "M,” recalls encounters with extraterrestrial life forms. Are the surrealistic visions haunting her an accurate recollection of an abduction, part of a drug-induced nightmare, or the beginning of a mental breakdown?  M mirrors builder Howard Hughes’s own mental battles at this nexus of the fragile mind and sky.

Saturday, May 20 is SOLD OUT to join a waitlist for tickets (should they become available) please fill out this form

If you’d like to enjoy after-hours access to the museum before the show, a pre-show reception,  and even a tour inside the Spruce Goose, you can “upgrade your ticket“ at checkout or with the link below!

Please note: each upgrade only applies to a single ticket. If you have multiple tickets in your order you are welcome to upgrade them at different levels, or upgrade only some of the tickets.

Pre-show festivities begin at 6:30PM at the Evergreen Museum.

Works:
Philip Glass | 1000 Airplanes on the Roof (1988)
libretto by David Henry Hwang

Actor:
Ithica Tell, M
Joellen Sweeney, understudy

Performers:
Nikolas Caoile, conductor
Sarah Tiedemann, picc/flute/wind synth
John Nastos, flute/soprano sax
Sean Fredenburg,  soprano, alto, tenor saxes
Maria Garcia, synthesizer
Yoko Greeney, synthesizer
Arwen Myers, soprano

1000 Airplanes on the Roof is generously supported by
Ronni Lacroute
George Rowbottom
Oregon Cultural Trust
Regional Arts and Culture Council

ASL and Audio Description Services will be available on SUNDAY MAY 21st. Please contact us to reserve a seat near the interpreter or for any other accessibility requests.