Grounded
A New York Premiere Production
January 8 - February 1, 2014
VENUE
Walkerspace
46 Walker Street, New York, NY
CAST
Hannah Cabell
CREATIVE TEAM
Set & Costume Designer: Arnulfo Maldonado
Lighting Designer: Garin Marschall
Sound Designer: Jane Shaw
Assistant Sound Designer: Beth Lake
Production Stage Manager: Megan Schwarz Dickert
Assistant Stage Manager: Anne Huston
SYNOPSIS
An unexpected pregnancy ends an ace fighter pilot’s career in the sky. 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.
REVIEWS
THEATERMANIA:
"Brant's words pulse with the rhythms of an epic war poem, rendered in the most natural way by the talented actor Hannah Cabell, but this solo play brings a modern sensibility to the ancient theme of war that Homer could have never imagined."
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Pulled Down From the Sky, Still Lethal
"A commanding Hannah Cabell imbues the nameless protagonist with a tough, cocky self-satisfaction."
TIME OUT NEW YORK:
"Directed with exquisite control by Ken Rus Schmoll, [Cabell] holds us rapt as she navigates the growing tumult of Brant’s sharp-eyed, timely script."
