Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy (2012) was ranked one of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes in U.S. history. Sandy came on the heels of Hurricane Irene (2011) and Hurricane Katrina (2005) which prompted media outlets to declare that these massively destructive storms might be “the new normal.” In a world of increasingly extreme weather caused by climate change, what can we do? How do we prepare? Where do we begin? To explore these questions, Superhero Clubhouse teamed up with scientists from Columbia University’s Earth Institute, whose insights served as inspirational material in the rehearsal room while the beloved Peanuts cartoon character, Snoopy, became the model for our canine protagonist. In the Peanuts comic strips, Snoopy is a beagle who sits atop his doghouse, typing away at a story which usually starts with the words, “It was a dark and stormy night.” Another familiar motif from the comic strip is Snoopy’s most famous alter ego, the Flying Ace. The topic of climate change can seem overwhelming and complicated, full of bleak disaster scenarios and short on hope. Flying Ace and the Storm of the Century uses performance to relocate the climate change discussion, making it accessible and immediate to audiences of all ages. Rather than casting humans as merely perpetrators or victims of disaster, the play offers a new role for us to play: potential hero. It challenges us not to be sad, but instead to use our brains and our imaginations to prepare, innovate, and adapt in order to make a new home out of our “new normal.”