The Fastest Woman Alive

Praxis Theatre Project presents the New York Premiere of The Fastest Woman Alive by Outer Critics Circle Best Play nominee Karen Sunde. Directed by Joel Froomkin, this new drama is based on the amazing and true story of Jackie Cochran (1914 -1980), the little-known aviator who holds more flight records than any other human being in history. This controversial pilot, who included Amelia Earhart and Chuck Yeager in her circle of close friends, holds the distinction of being the first woman to break the sound barrier among nearly 200 flying records. Not merely a pilot, Cochran had a hand in Eisenhower’s election, formed a successful cosmetics company, was involved in astronaut training, and interviewed leaders including Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Tse-tung for Liberty Magazine.