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Inspired by events surrounding World War I, Captain Ferguson’s School for Balloon Warfare chronicles U.S. Army Captain Thomas Ferguson’s struggle to turn canvas observational balloons into armed attack vehicles against Kaiser Wilhelm. The production, a solo performance with original video projections, historical photos and interactive sound design, is an absurd yet moving ode to patriotism and misguided genius. Captain Ferguson illuminates a period in American history not usually viewed from this perspective — looking up. Learn more.