A Kentucky UFO-alien abduction case caught the eye of local playwright Liz Orndorf several years ago, but she tucked her idea for a production based on the claims of three Casey County women into the back of her mind to let it simmer.
Although the incident happened more than 30 years ago, Mona Stafford — the only living witness — still hasn’t figured out how to tuck it into the back of hers.
“High Strangeness” premiers tonight at West T. Hill Theater in Danville, and a few folks who attended Thursday night’s dress rehearsal said the play is not only funny but quite moving.
The alien encounter occurred Jan. 6, 1976, on Stafford’s 35th birthday. Stafford was headed to her sister’s house for dinner. She stopped at a local gas station on the way, and it was there she ran into Louise Smith, an acquaintance.
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