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This Flat Earth

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This Flat Earth
Written byLindsey Ferrentino
Characters
  • Julie
  • Dan
  • Zander
  • Lisa
  • Cloris
Date premieredMarch 2018
Place premieredPlaywrights Horizons
Original languageEnglish
GenreDrama
SettingNew 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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "This Flat Earth". Playwrights Horizons. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  3. ^ Editors, American Theatre (July 10, 2017). "13 New Plays Get Extra Boost from Edgerton Round 1 Grants". American Theatre. Retrieved September 20, 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Teeman, Tim (April 10, 2018). "'This Flat Earth' Brings a School Massacre to the Stage". The Daily Beast. Retrieved September 11, 2019.