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9781783190393 English 1783190396 Brant's sharp-eyed, timely script... lets no one off easy; it forces the audience into a greater awareness of our own complicity in America's drifts. 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 Seamlessly blending the personal and the political, Grounded tells the story of a hot-rod F16 fighter pilot whose unexpected pregnancy ends her career in the sky. Repurposed to flying remote-controlled drones in the Middle East from an air-conditioned trailer near Vegas, the Pilot struggles through surreal twelve-hour shifts far from the battlefield, hunting terrorists by day and being a wife and mother by night. A tour de force play for one actress, Grounded flies from the heights of lyricism to the shallows of workaday existence, targeting our assumptions about war, family, and the power of storytelling.Winner of the 2012 Smith Prize, a 2013 Scotsman Fringe First Prize, and Shortlisted for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award 2013 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2013."Brant's dialogue is bright and textured. Snappy storytelling is punctured by dark edges, mess-hall humour and burst of lyrics beauty." Financial Times " Grounded is a riveting, award-winning monologue. George Brant's script is punchy and poetic, subtly raising questions about 21st-century heroines..." Independent on Sunday " Grounded is a powerful, hallucinogenic experience. What makes it imperative viewing is that, rather than being some sci-fi dystopia, everything in Grounded is an urgent, appalling reality: an ethical minefield about which a great deal more noise needs to be made immediately." What's on Stage "It is a searing piece of writing." Guardian " Grounded is impossible to take your eyes off, from start to finish [it] is a play that holds you in its palm and grips you tight...The script is layered and interesting." A Younger Theatre "We're gripped from the first lines of George Brant's snappy, sparky staccato script. Outstanding... " Evening Standard "It's a fine, thoughtful and empathic piece of writing." Time Out "What makes Brant's play exceptional is its driving, white-hot sense of identification with a woman who is not, on the face of it, a sympathetic character." Scotsman " Grounded is a striking piece of monologue theatre... an incredibly evocative play. Brant's play navigates a problematic terrain with dramatic skill." Exeunt ", Currently running off-Broadway at The Public Theater, starring Anne Hathaway and directed by Julie Taymor "Mr. Brant s writing is] taut, terse and concentrated on exposing the fissures that open in the heroine s confidence and sense of honor... "Grounded" has a grimly fresh topicality." - "New York Times" "Propulsive drama... A fascinating exploration of personality, "Grounded" is, of course, all the more interesting because the subject of drone warfare is so much in the news... Thought-provoking." - "Washington Post" "Brant s sharp-eyed, timely script... lets no one off easy; it forces the audience into a greater awareness of our own complicity in America s drifts. Clap all you want at the end of the playand you ll want to clap a lotbut the game stays with you." - "Time Out New York" "Brant's drama is ready for prime time... Compelling and provocative." - "San Francisco Chronicle" "I was blown away... "Grounded" powerfully focuses on the human element... Don't miss it." - "The Nation" "Gripping... A play that challenges us to consider the moral and mortal conflict that is so much a part of our dangerous world... Delivers quite the gut punch... "Grounded" could not be much more timely." - "Baltimore Sun" Seamlessly blending the personal and the political, "Grounded" tells the story of a hot-rod F16 fighter pilot whose unexpected pregnancy ends her career in the sky. Repurposed to flying remote-controlled drones in the Middle East from an air-conditioned trailer near Vegas, the Pilot struggles through surreal twelve-hour shifts far from the battlefield, hunting terrorists by day and being a wife and mother by night. A tour de force play for one actress, "Grounded" flies from the heights of lyricism to the shallows of workaday existence, targeting our assumptions about war, family, and the power of storytelling. Winner of the 2012 Smith Prize, a 2013 "Scotsman" Fringe First Prize, and Shortlisted for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award 2013 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2013.", Seamlessly blending the personal and the political, "Grounded" tells the story of a hot-rod F16 fighter pilot whose unexpected pregnancy ends her career in the sky. Repurposed to flying remote-controlled drones in Afghanistan from an air-conditioned trailer near Vegas, the Pilot struggles through twelve-hour work days hunting terrorists while tending to her family at night., Seamlessly blending the personal and the political, 'Grounded' follows an F16 fighter pilot whose unexpected pregnancy ends her career in the sky. Repurposed to flying remote-controlled drones in Afghanistan from an air-conditioned trailer near Vegas, the Pilot struggles through twelve-hour work days hunting terrorists while tending to her family at night. 'Grounded' will enjoy a 2013-14 rolling world premiere from the National New Play Network.
9781783190393 English 1783190396 Brant's sharp-eyed, timely script... lets no one off easy; it forces the audience into a greater awareness of our own complicity in America's drifts. 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 Seamlessly blending the personal and the political, Grounded tells the story of a hot-rod F16 fighter pilot whose unexpected pregnancy ends her career in the sky. Repurposed to flying remote-controlled drones in the Middle East from an air-conditioned trailer near Vegas, the Pilot struggles through surreal twelve-hour shifts far from the battlefield, hunting terrorists by day and being a wife and mother by night. A tour de force play for one actress, Grounded flies from the heights of lyricism to the shallows of workaday existence, targeting our assumptions about war, family, and the power of storytelling.Winner of the 2012 Smith Prize, a 2013 Scotsman Fringe First Prize, and Shortlisted for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award 2013 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2013."Brant's dialogue is bright and textured. Snappy storytelling is punctured by dark edges, mess-hall humour and burst of lyrics beauty." Financial Times " Grounded is a riveting, award-winning monologue. George Brant's script is punchy and poetic, subtly raising questions about 21st-century heroines..." Independent on Sunday " Grounded is a powerful, hallucinogenic experience. What makes it imperative viewing is that, rather than being some sci-fi dystopia, everything in Grounded is an urgent, appalling reality: an ethical minefield about which a great deal more noise needs to be made immediately." What's on Stage "It is a searing piece of writing." Guardian " Grounded is impossible to take your eyes off, from start to finish [it] is a play that holds you in its palm and grips you tight...The script is layered and interesting." A Younger Theatre "We're gripped from the first lines of George Brant's snappy, sparky staccato script. Outstanding... " Evening Standard "It's a fine, thoughtful and empathic piece of writing." Time Out "What makes Brant's play exceptional is its driving, white-hot sense of identification with a woman who is not, on the face of it, a sympathetic character." Scotsman " Grounded is a striking piece of monologue theatre... an incredibly evocative play. Brant's play navigates a problematic terrain with dramatic skill." Exeunt ", Currently running off-Broadway at The Public Theater, starring Anne Hathaway and directed by Julie Taymor "Mr. Brant s writing is] taut, terse and concentrated on exposing the fissures that open in the heroine s confidence and sense of honor... "Grounded" has a grimly fresh topicality." - "New York Times" "Propulsive drama... A fascinating exploration of personality, "Grounded" is, of course, all the more interesting because the subject of drone warfare is so much in the news... Thought-provoking." - "Washington Post" "Brant s sharp-eyed, timely script... lets no one off easy; it forces the audience into a greater awareness of our own complicity in America s drifts. Clap all you want at the end of the playand you ll want to clap a lotbut the game stays with you." - "Time Out New York" "Brant's drama is ready for prime time... Compelling and provocative." - "San Francisco Chronicle" "I was blown away... "Grounded" powerfully focuses on the human element... Don't miss it." - "The Nation" "Gripping... A play that challenges us to consider the moral and mortal conflict that is so much a part of our dangerous world... Delivers quite the gut punch... "Grounded" could not be much more timely." - "Baltimore Sun" Seamlessly blending the personal and the political, "Grounded" tells the story of a hot-rod F16 fighter pilot whose unexpected pregnancy ends her career in the sky. Repurposed to flying remote-controlled drones in the Middle East from an air-conditioned trailer near Vegas, the Pilot struggles through surreal twelve-hour shifts far from the battlefield, hunting terrorists by day and being a wife and mother by night. A tour de force play for one actress, "Grounded" flies from the heights of lyricism to the shallows of workaday existence, targeting our assumptions about war, family, and the power of storytelling. Winner of the 2012 Smith Prize, a 2013 "Scotsman" Fringe First Prize, and Shortlisted for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award 2013 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2013.", Seamlessly blending the personal and the political, "Grounded" tells the story of a hot-rod F16 fighter pilot whose unexpected pregnancy ends her career in the sky. Repurposed to flying remote-controlled drones in Afghanistan from an air-conditioned trailer near Vegas, the Pilot struggles through twelve-hour work days hunting terrorists while tending to her family at night., Seamlessly blending the personal and the political, 'Grounded' follows an F16 fighter pilot whose unexpected pregnancy ends her career in the sky. Repurposed to flying remote-controlled drones in Afghanistan from an air-conditioned trailer near Vegas, the Pilot struggles through twelve-hour work days hunting terrorists while tending to her family at night. 'Grounded' will enjoy a 2013-14 rolling world premiere from the National New Play Network.