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Gremlins! War Planes! Explosions! Oh My! - Shadow in the Clouds

Secrets. White lies. Sometimes it’s all we have or at least what we perceive to have that’ll hold ourselves or the world around us together. In some instances, they may even hold the key to a brighter future. One of victory. One of peace. One of hope. And for Flight Officer, Maude Garrett, nothing could be further from the truth as she sits trapped in a gunner’s hatch suspended beneath the belly of a Boeing-B7 Bomber, while her top secret package lies somewhere up above in the heart of the vessel amongst a crew of misfit soldiers that (with both good and bad reason) do not trust her. But just as she spins her tales and pleads with the crew, professing the legitimacy and importance of her person, her secrets, and her mission, so too does she with the audience, who watch and listen with bated breath. But as both characters and audience follow the wild escalation of her adventure, the question beckons to be asked, are the revelations made along the way and the means by which they come abo...