Grounded
By George Brant
Directed by Emily N. Wells +
Grounded tells the story of a hot-shot F16 fighter pilot whose unexpected pregnancy ends her career in the sky. After maternity leave, she is reassigned as a reluctant operator of remotely piloted aircraft in the Middle East. From an air-conditioned trailer in the desert near Vegas, the Pilot struggles through dreamlike 12-hour shifts hunting terrorists by day and being a wife and mother by night, leading her into a downward spiral. The lines crumble between home and professional worlds, and a mistake on the job might just cost her everything.
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Tickets
$18-$53
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Runtime
93 minutes
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Rating
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The Human Race Theatre Company
Executive DirectorKappy Kilburn
Artistic DirectorEmily N. Wells
Creative ProducerTara Lail
Present:
George Brant
Directed by Emily N. Wells +
Scenic Realizers D. Tristan Cupp & Jeff Heater
Lighting Design John Rensel ^
Projection Design Lianne Arnold
Sound Design Jay Brunner ^
Stage Manager Mark Tynan *
Production Assistant Andrew Ian Adams °
“Grounded” is presented with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc
www.concordtheatricals.com
GROUNDED was first produced as a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere by SF Playhouse (California), Borderlands Theater (Arizona), and Unicorn Theatre (Missouri).
For more information please visit nnpn.org
New York Premiere of GROUNDED was produced by Page 73 Productions
Liz Jones and Asher Richelli, Executive Directors;
Michael Walkup, Associate Director
Time: Present Day
Place: A windowless trailer outside Las Vegas.
CAST BIOGRAPHIES
Maggie Lou Rader *
The Pilot
Maggie Lou is thrilled to be telling this story at The Human Race where she last played Marie Antionette in The Revolutionists. An Oklahoma native, she attended William Jewell and the Birmingham School of Acting. She’s performed with Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Know Theatre, The Kitchen Theatre, and the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company where she’s played Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Mary Shelley in Mary’s Monster, and Jo March in Little Women. She sends love to Justin, her family, and fur babies. She’s also an award winning playwright who has had her work performed off Broadway and around the country.