"The Vast Machine"

"The Vast Machine": Historical Drama Surrounding the Slave Trade

Taking a close examination behind the horrific and complex infrastructure of slavery, "The Vast Machine" follows the lives of one crew who --despite the ocean-going ban of slave trading in 1808 -- set sail towards Africa to capture human beings to bring back to the New World. However, after their failed insurrection of slaves, the crewman of the Perisher find themselves rapidly being wiped out by illness, accident and alcohol. When another ship appears on the distant horizon, will the crew find themselves saved by another slave ship or find themselves arrested by intercepting police fleets? Written and directed by Randy Sharp, this historical drama hits the stage at New York's Axis Theatre.