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Grounded
Full-Length Play, Drama / 1w
Image: 2015 Public Theater Production (Joan Marcus)
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Cast Size
1w -
Duration
75 Minutes -
Subgenre
Not Applicable -
Target Audience
Adult
Accolades
- The Smith Prize for Political Theatre
Fringe First Award - Edinburg Fringe Festival
Off-West End Theatre Award for Best Production of 2013
Short-listed for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award
**Named a Top 10 London Play of 2013 by both The Guardian and the London Evening Standard**
Details
Summary
From the award-winning playwright of Elephant's Graveyard, George Brant, comes the story of an ace fighter pilot whose career in the sky is ended early due to an unexpected pregnancy. Reassigned to operate military drones from a windowless trailer outside Las Vegas, she hunts terrorists by day and returns to her family each night. As the pressure to track a high-profile target mounts, the boundaries begin to blur between the desert in which she lives and the one she patrols half a world away.
History
Grounded was first produced in a rolling world premiere by SF Playhouse (California), Borderlands Theatre (Arizona), and Unicorn Theatre (Missouri) as part of the National New Play Network's Continued Life Program.
The UK premiere of Grounded was produced by the Gate Theatre of London at the Traverse Theatre in Scotland in August of 2013, under the direction of Christopher Haydon.
New York Premiere of Grounded was produced by Page 73 Productions (Liz Jones and Asher Richelli, Executive Directors; Michael Walkup, Associate Director)
To view footage of Grounded, CLICK HERE
Cast Attributes
Keywords
- Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
- Setting
A windowless trailer outside Las Vegas.
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Additional Features No Intermission, Multimedia
- Duration 75 Minutes
- Cautions
- Intense Adult Themes
- Strong Language
Media
“Grounded is a heartbreaking, beautiful, necessary and perfectly-structured solo drama … an essential story for our times.” – The Scotsman
"A searing piece of writing...gripping...a must-see." - The Guardian, Read More
“Five Stars. Outstanding.” – The London Standard, Read More
“Gripping…presents a convincing portrait” – The New York Times, Read More
“Critic’s Pick. A scorching sharp-eyed, timely script…lets no one off easy…clap all you want at the end of the play—and you’ll want to clap a lot—but the game stays with you” – Time Out New York, Read More
"As close to perfection as is possible to imagine...Grounded is a powerful, hallucinogenic experience." - What's On Stage, Read More
“Thought provoking, thoroughly engrossing…pulses with the rhythms of an epic war poem” - TheatreMania, Read More
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Videos
George Brant on Grounded
Photos
Image: 2015 Public Theater Production (Joan Marcus)
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
George Brant
George Brant’s plays include Grounded, Marie and Rosetta, Into the Breeches!, The Prince of Providence, Elephant’s Graveyard, The Land of Oz, Tender Age, The Mourners’ Bench, Any Other Name, Salvage and Grizzly Mama. An Affiliate Writer at the Playwrights’ Center, his scripts ...