Project X
Role: Playwright
It’s the Golden Age of Flight in 1929 and the world’s most daring female flyers are taking off in the first ever National Women’s Air Derby, a nine-day cross-country air race, but when they discover that the race is set up for them to fail, they must decide whether or not to put their lives on the line for the future of women in flight. Based on a true story.
Development
Staged Reading as part of the Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights at the Barter Theatre of Virginia in January 2020
Produced by MOD Theatre Company at the Secret Theater in New York City in April 2019
Awards
Association for Mormon Letters Award 2019
Mach 33: Caltech/Pasadena Playhouse Festival of New Science-Driven Plays Finalist 2019
Premiere Play Festival at Premiere Stages Semi Finalist 2018
Mayhew Playwriting Award from Brigham Young University
“The panel was particularly impressed by the play’s sharply drawn characters, the complex and compelling dynamics of this family in a time of war, and the smart, organic moments of theatrical magic that permeate the piece.”
— PREMIERE STAGES, KEAN UNIVERSITY
“Peck deftly navigates the secrets, mystery, and discovery that haunt almost every family story, by sharing the strength and choices that were specifically part of hers. This family shows what it means to have the deepest faith, faith enough to continue down a path of belief not knowing where it will lead or if you will ever return. [....] This is belief. This is family. This is life. Peck’s specific, creative, almost musical storytelling help us feel the meaning behind it all.”
— 2019 AML DRAMA AWARD CITATION EXCERPT