This Flat Earth
This Flat Earth | |
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Written by | Lindsey Ferrentino |
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Date premiered | March 2018 |
Place premiered | Playwrights Horizons |
Original language | English |
Genre | Drama |
Setting | New England |
This Flat Earth is a 2018 play by Lindsey Ferrentino.[1] The play officially opened Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in March of 2018.[2] In The New York Times, Ben Brantley described it as, "Lindsey Ferrentino's most daring play to date, with profound and essential subjects. There is no denying the urgency of this work."[1] It received the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.[3][4]
Plot
[edit]This Flat Earth is a contemporary play about Julie and Zander, two twelve year olds who try to make sense of the world when the unthinkable - a school shooting - occurs at their middle school.[2][5][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Brantley, Ben (April 29, 2018). "Review: 'This Flat Earth' Traces Childhood Fears No Parent Can Allay". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ a b "This Flat Earth". Playwrights Horizons. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ Editors, American Theatre (July 10, 2017). "13 New Plays Get Extra Boost from Edgerton Round 1 Grants". American Theatre. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Clement, Olivia (July 10, 2017). "This Ain't No Disco, Joshua Harmon's Skintight, and More Are Recipients of Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ Teeman, Tim (April 10, 2018). "'This Flat Earth' Brings a School Massacre to the Stage". The Daily Beast. Retrieved September 11, 2019.