KAREN SUNDE

A 3-Ring circus on a dime: Jackie Cochran, out of barefoot "sawdust row" becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier, and with her buddies Amelia Earhart, Chuck Yeager, Dwight Eisenhower, LBJ, the WASP and Mercury 13, captures more flight records than any human.

(Performed for Medal of Honor WASP whose story it celebrates, Sweetwater, TX)

WHAT CRITICS SAY ABOUT...THE FASTEST WOMAN ALIVE

"A thrilling play...amazing…a marvel…unfolds like a rocket…a wonder it’s not in a Broadway theatre” NYTheatre.com

“...like TOP GUN for women…empowering piece; its effect is undeniable. I left feeling proud to be a woman.” THE STAGE, UK, Edinburgh Festival

“Funny and thrilling… Simultaneous action and jump cuts... directors and casts will find the play foolproof. Because it's a cinematic natural, expect Jackie to zoom around the big screen.” PLAYS INTERNATIONAL, London

“Kaleidoscopic…fascinating true story...streaks forward. … creative theatrical thread running through… clearly displays that Sunde is more than a mere chronicler ... believable and moving" TalkingBroadway.com

“Spunky lady’s tale makes fast takeoff…Sunde has done a wonderful job making her maverick character come to life.” New Jersey Star-Ledger

“Spitfire…wildcat ‘…CALL ME MADAM meets A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN’... the never-ending appeal of won’t-take-no-for-an-answer broads… sweeping across the stage.” American Theater Web

“This is an amazing story … non-stop, near improvisatory … moving at an appropriately Cochran-like pace” Montclair Times

“Gripping…fascinating…riveting script makes this a ‘not to be missed’ dramatic experience.” Irvington Herald

“Imaginatively constructed…unwavering desire to soar, boistrous, daring… four supporting actors play a whole nation!” BACKSTAGE


ABOUT JACKIE --

The astonishing and glamorous Jackie Cochran soared through life. She was the first woman to break the sound barrier; she battled the military to create WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots), 1,000 women who risked their lives flying more than 75-million miles while testing and ferrying every military aircraft flown in World War II. She was named Business Woman of the Year, became a soul-mate to both Amelia Earhart and Chuck Yeager, and to this day she holds more flight records than any man or woman who ever lived. The Fastest Woman Alive whirls us through her adventurous life in dramatic and touching scenes giving us a picture of this quintessential American who began her life in hopeless circumstances, seized her dream, and achieved more than anyone imagined was possible.

**THE FASTEST WOMAN ALIVE published by Dramatic Publishing Company, 2005
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