AMERICAN PILOT, THE

Original titleAMERICAN PILOT, THE
CategoryPlay
AgegroupAdults
Cast7 total (2 F and 5 M)
Variable cast sizeNo
RepresentationNordic representation
An American pilot crashes in an unnamed devastated country and is found by a local peasant. Should the inhabitants of the town help him, kill him or use him in a dangerous war-game with the enemy? The play is one of the cleverest political plays ever written. It deals with subjects such as USA’s position relating to foreign politics in a troubling world, but also examines how personal interests can influence bigger events. They play premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company in London 2005 and later in New York at the Manhattan Theatre Club in 2006. ”David Greig is not only astonishingly prolific - he is also one of the most intellectually stimulating dramatists around. After the success of Pyrenees, he has now come up with a political allegory that goes beyond ritual anti-Americanism to explore the complex relationship between the one global superpower and the rest of the world. […] The play's format is that of a Brechtian lehrstück or teaching piece; but Greig goes beyond simplistic propaganda to explore both America's cultural colonialism and its residual mystique.”– The Guardian