Solo Flights is an annual week-long developmental festival of one-person shows presented in the beginning stages of their making. In addition to the performances, Solo Flights features signature events including talkbacks, creative discussions & panels, and special receptions. The fifth annual Solo Flights Festival will be held September 5 – 11, 2024 at Theatre Aspen’s Hurst Theatre.
This year we’re thrilled to bring six carefully curated new works to Aspen!
2024 Solo Flights Festival featuring works and performances starring Tony Award® nominee Bryce Pinkham, HBO’s Somebody Somewhere’s Jeff Hiller, two-time Tony Award winner Judith Ivey, principal American Ballet Theatre dancer James Whiteside, four-time Academy Award-nominated actress and director Marsha Mason, and Golden Globe® and NAACP Award-winning playwright, actor and director Regina Taylor.
2024 Solo Flights Line-up
The Binding of Lilly
Written by Joseph Dougherty
September 5 at 4 PM | September 7 at 7 PM
Frankly, the world and the people in it have so far been a disappointment to young Lilly. Clever, observant, and trying not to be cynical, mid-westerner Lilly has tumbled into the job of nanny for the two “socially unstructured” children of an affluent Los Angeles couple. We join Lilly on her journey to make sense of her own complicated beginnings and the potentially dangerous indulgences she encounters in sunny California.
James Whiteside | Playwright, Actor, Music & Lyrics
Lorin Latarro | Director
David Dabbon | Music and Lyrics
Tyler Crow | Stage Manager
Long Drive Home
Written by Stephen Kaplan
September 5 at 7 PM (Opening Reception 6pm) | September 7 at 4 PM
Adapted from the New York Times best-selling novel- Long Drive Home shows us how life can change in an instant because of one small mistake. For Glen Bauer, all it takes is a quick jerk of the steering wheel, intended to scare a reckless driver. But the reckless driver is killed, and just like that, Glen’s placid suburban existence begins to unravel.
Bryce Pinkham (Actor) / Tony Award Nominee
Zack Fine (Writer / Director)
Rona Siddiqui (Composter / Lyricist)
Kirya Traber | Dramaturge
Katie An Siegel | Stage Manager
The Great Thirst
Written by & starring Justin Tranter
September 6 at 4 PM | September 9 at 7 PM
A post-apocalyptic alt-pop musical. Golden Globe and Grammy nominated hitmaker Justin Tranter plays Queen Frank, the witty, vulgar, and flamboyant leader of a Southern California water mafia in the not- so -distant future. Through soaring pop songs and a drag queen’s sharp tongue, Queen Frank immerses you in the story of a family trying to do more than survive a very thirsty new world.
Regina Taylor | Golden Globe Awrd Winner | Actor & Playwright
Phylicia Rashad | Director
Regina Victor | Director, Dramaturg
From Kabul with Love
Written by Sammi Cannold and Safi Rauf
September 8 at 4 PM | September 10 at 7 PM
Ripped from the Headlines! The true story of Safi Rauf, an Afghan-American Naval reservist who was doing humanitarian work in Kabul and been in captivity under the Taliban and the story of his release.
Jeff Hiller
James Hindman
MIchael Rader
Nathan Aaron
Sugarbelly and Other Tales My Father Told Me
Written by Guy Davis
September 8 at 7 PM | September 10 at 4 PM
Part tall tale, part medicine show, part mystery. Witness a bygone way of life breathing again, resurrected by field hollers and songs. Performed in Guy’s inimitable style, Sugarbelly promises to be a unique and deeply satisfying evening of theatre.
Judith Ivey | Actor
Kate Walbert | Playwright
Sheryl Kaller | Director
Touch
Written by Kenny Finkle
September 9 at 4 PM | September 11 at 7 PM
Touch is a one-person play that follows Sydney Blatter, a gay, middle aged, middle school theater teacher. When he encounters a former student after a panic attack on the subway, Sydney’s life takes an unexpected turn, forcing him to confront his ambitious past and his unfulfilled present.
Marsha Mason
Gary Dontzig
Marc Atkinson Borrul