Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at GROUNDED, Landing at Trustus Theatre This Month

Full Circle Productions, in partnership with the University of SC Department of Theatre and Dance, will present Grounded by George Brant, at Trustus Theatre's Cohn Side Door Theatre. Scroll down for a sneak peek!

Winner of a 2016 Lucille Lortel Award and the 2012 Smith Prize for Political Theatre, Brant's one-woman play tells the story of an ace fighter pilot whose sky-high career is ended early due to an unexpected pregnancy. She finds herself reassigned to a team of drone pilots, hunting overseas terrorists by day from a drab Las Vegas bunker and returning to her new family each night. This new reality begins to take a heavy psychological toll as she struggles to reconcile motherhood with the pressures of waging a war half a world away.

Grounded was first developed at the University of SC in October 2016, with professional actor Jennifer Moody Sanchez alternating with a student actor in the role of The Pilot. Sanchez (pictured below) will reprise the role of The Pilot for this and future productions.

The Trustus production is the first in a series of performances scheduled at locations outside of USC-Columbia, including dates at Oklahoma City University (February 17-18) and UofSC-Salkehatchie (March 16). Full Circle has also applied to tour the show at arts festivals internationally.

Show time is 8pm. Regular admission is $25, with student tickets available for $15. Tickets are available only at the door. Trustus Theatre is located at 520 Lady St. Grounded contains intense adult themes and strong language, and is not suitable for children.