https://tickettailor.com/events/groundedtheplaylouisvilleGrounded: A Play by George Brant
An ace fighter pilot returns to service after giving birth, only to find the war⏤and her role in it⏤has changed. She is grounded, piloting drones from a trailer, struggling to balance her new life as soldier by day and mother by night.
Thursday, November 13th @ 7:30
*Free ticketed event - sponsored by FFTA
Saturday, November 15th @ 2:00
Saturday, November 15th @ 7:30
Sunday, November 16th @ 2:00
Tickets are $20 (plus fees)
Runtime is approx. 80 min with no intermission.
The FFTA Mini-Grant Community Event Performance (11/13) will be followed by an in-depth conversation with veterans Cassie Boblitt and Debbie Sawyer. Together we'll explore the play's themes through the lens of motherhood, the female veteran perspective, the intersection of art and activism, and discover how we can support the veterans and active duty service members living in our communities.
Produced by Warehouse Theatre
Co-Producers Abi Van Andel, Debbie Sawyer, and Cassie Boblitt
Directed by Kyle Ware
Starring Megan Massie
At the Thrust Theatre at UofL
2314 S Floyd Street
Louisville, KY 40292
Parking is available in the lot adjacent to the building, as well as in the parking garage on the same street. Metered street parking is available, and is free on Sundays. ADA compliant parking and seating are available. If you have additional accessibility needs, please email [email protected].
Content Advisory:
This play contains strong language, discussions of sex, death (including loss of children), and violence, and depictions of mental illness/PTSD and war. Please email [email protected] for more information.
Production 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).
Winner! The Smith Prize for Political Theatre
Winner! Fringe First Award - Edinburg Fringe Festival
Winner! Off-West End Theatre Award for Best Production of 2013
Short-listed for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award
GROUNDED is produced by special arrangement with CONCORD THEATRICALS, 250 W. 57th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10107, concordtheatricals.com
This production is made possible through support from Kentucky Foundation for Women, Fund for the Arts, and UofL Theatre Arts.
Event Venue
Thrust Theatre, 2314 S Floyd St, Louisville, KY 40208-2756, United States
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