The Women of Lockerbie

Show Description:

Loosely based on the aftermath of the crash of Pan Am Flight 103, the play examines how we grieve, care for one another, and live with hope.

A mother and father from New Jersey roam the hills of Lockerbie, Scotland, looking for their son's remains that were lost in the crash of Pan Am Flight 103. In their very different griefs, they encounter the local women, who are fighting the U.S. government to obtain the clothing of the victims found in the plane's wreckage. Determined to convert an act of hatred into an act of love, they want to wash the clothes of the dead and return them to the victims' families. Loosely inspired by a true story, THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE — written in the style of a Greek tragedy, with both heartache and humor — is a poetic drama about the triumph of hope over despair.