
I Interview Directors Part III: Alice Cash Alice Cash Hometown: San Diego, CA Current Town: NYC Tell me about 8000M 8000M by David Greig, in its broadest sense, is about climbing Mount Lhotse, the Mountain right next to Everest. But I think what’s really exciting about the piece, is that even though it’s specifically talking about mountaineering, the play can essentially morph into anything the viewer feels passionately about. When I first read the play, it was about my experience in the theatre and my love of directing. Tell me about your process and the concept for the show. (the ropes!!) It’s a play about climbing in the Himalayas, so I knew it was necessary to capture the danger of ice climbing in the Death Zone, over eight thousand meters, which Greig describes as “ Sleep is almost impossible. Time passes with aching slowness. The cold penetrates to your core. There is not enough oxygen fo...