May 9, 1980, was the day a storm blinded the freighter ship, Summit Venture as it crashed into the columns of where the old Sunshine Skyway Bridge stood.
This one-man show, at Studio Grand Central in St. Petersburg through Feb. 27, relives the 1980 Skyway Bridge disaster through the eyes of Captain John Lerro. Lerro was the harbor pilot who captained the Summit Venture, the boat that struck the bridge.
The Off-Central Players in St. Petersburg bring Bill DeYoung's one-man show about Captain John Lerro to the stage. Lerro's story is one of tragedy and unjust accusations.
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