CMU School of Drama


Monday, April 13, 2009

'Human Error' deftly explores fear of flying

Post Gazette: "It's supposed to be one of the safest forms of travel, but how many people feel their hearts flutter when the wheels lift off the ground? How many desperately grip the armrests at even the slightest hint of turbulence? Who among us doesn't fear, even just a little bit, exactly the kind of horrific accident that Miranda and Erik investigate in Keith Reddin's 'Human Error'?"

2 comments:

arosenbu said...

it's interesting that they mention an aerial view. I'm curious to see the design for this show. Does it go through the crash and his losing his wife? or just deal with the aftermath. It's definitely strange that so many people freak out about planes, but jump in cars willy nilly. I think this show will touch on some deep subjects and hopefully will get people to think.

NatalieMark said...

I like the use of the plane crash, and piecing the reason it crashed, as a vein to pull the emotions in the show to the front. I think that the use of this will elicit exactly the response the writer wants. The crash will, regardless of how it happened, bring an element of fear to the relationships in the show. This sounds like a play that will really pull at people.