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Published by Samuel French Inc. & Nick Hern Books
Synopsis:
Newly discharged soldier Jess has finally returned to her Florida hometown. She brings with her not only vivid memories of Afghanistan, but painful burns that have left her physically and emotionally scarred. Jess soon realizes that things at home have changed even more than she has. Through the use of virtual reality video game therapy, she builds a breathtaking new world where she can escape her pain. As Jess advances farther in the game, she begins to restore her relationships, her life and, slowly, herself.
Character Breakdown
3F; 2M
World Premiere Production
Roundabout Theater Company - Roundabout Underground world premiere, New York Times Critic's Pick
UK Premiere Production
The National Theatre, London (Lyttleton Stage)
Reviews
A brave playwright... confirms that Lindsey Ferrentino is a writer of dauntless conviction... A bracing drama that confronts an achingly topical issue with hardheaded honesty and admirable compassion... Movingly clear. Unflinching portraits like the ones Ms. Ferrentino draws are hard to come by outside journalism.
-Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
Raw and inescapably moving. A play of small moments that hide big emotions.
-Rex Reed, The Observer
Pain is personal in Lindsey Ferrentino's thoughtful meditation on trauma. Ferrentino reminds us that our internal landscape, like our pain, is ours alone.
-The New Yorker
Ugly Lies the Bone goes deep into the emotional devastation of severe injury — and triumphs.
-Jesse Green, New York Magazine
Powerful. Uncommonly compelling depiction of not merely recovery, but also repentance and renewal. Transformative and exhilarating.
-Theatre Mania
Ugly Lies The Bone is clearly the work of a young talent with plenty ahead of her. It’s timely, compelling and as current as you could want; brava to a playwright who focuses on the combat experiences of a woman.
-Jeremy Gerard, Deadline Hollywood
Select Regional Productions
The Alliance Theatre
Shakespeare and Company
Bloomington Playwrights Project
Fordham University
Stage West
Kum & Go Theatre
Awards
2016 Kesserling Prize
John Gassner Award, Outer Critics Circle, nominee
Citation of Excellence, Laurents/Hatcher Award
Winner: Woodward/Newman Drama Award
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Finalist
2015 Kilroys List
Synopsis:
Newly discharged soldier Jess has finally returned to her Florida hometown. She brings with her not only vivid memories of Afghanistan, but painful burns that have left her physically and emotionally scarred. Jess soon realizes that things at home have changed even more than she has. Through the use of virtual reality video game therapy, she builds a breathtaking new world where she can escape her pain. As Jess advances farther in the game, she begins to restore her relationships, her life and, slowly, herself.
Character Breakdown
3F; 2M
World Premiere Production
Roundabout Theater Company - Roundabout Underground world premiere, New York Times Critic's Pick
UK Premiere Production
The National Theatre, London (Lyttleton Stage)
Reviews
A brave playwright... confirms that Lindsey Ferrentino is a writer of dauntless conviction... A bracing drama that confronts an achingly topical issue with hardheaded honesty and admirable compassion... Movingly clear. Unflinching portraits like the ones Ms. Ferrentino draws are hard to come by outside journalism.
-Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
Raw and inescapably moving. A play of small moments that hide big emotions.
-Rex Reed, The Observer
Pain is personal in Lindsey Ferrentino's thoughtful meditation on trauma. Ferrentino reminds us that our internal landscape, like our pain, is ours alone.
-The New Yorker
Ugly Lies the Bone goes deep into the emotional devastation of severe injury — and triumphs.
-Jesse Green, New York Magazine
Powerful. Uncommonly compelling depiction of not merely recovery, but also repentance and renewal. Transformative and exhilarating.
-Theatre Mania
Ugly Lies The Bone is clearly the work of a young talent with plenty ahead of her. It’s timely, compelling and as current as you could want; brava to a playwright who focuses on the combat experiences of a woman.
-Jeremy Gerard, Deadline Hollywood
Select Regional Productions
The Alliance Theatre
Shakespeare and Company
Bloomington Playwrights Project
Fordham University
Stage West
Kum & Go Theatre
Awards
2016 Kesserling Prize
John Gassner Award, Outer Critics Circle, nominee
Citation of Excellence, Laurents/Hatcher Award
Winner: Woodward/Newman Drama Award
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Finalist
2015 Kilroys List
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