OUT OF ORBIT

by Jennifer Maisel

A mother and her teenage daughter. The Jet Propulsion Lab Scientist and the underachiever. Sara lives on Mars time, spearheading the Mars Rover Expedition, visiting a planet she cannot touch, while her daughter, Lis, on earth time, falls under the spell of the cyber-cypher Edgar2330. Sometimes it takes being worlds apart for an exploring woman and a longing-to-be-explored girl to find each other in our...

A mother and her teenage daughter. The Jet Propulsion Lab Scientist and the underachiever. Sara lives on Mars time, spearheading the Mars Rover Expedition, visiting a planet she cannot touch, while her daughter, Lis, on earth time, falls under the spell of the cyber-cypher Edgar2330. Sometimes it takes being worlds apart for an exploring woman and a longing-to-be-explored girl to find each other in our increasingly disconnected universe.

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OUT OF ORBIT

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  • Cheryl Bear: OUT OF ORBIT by Jennifer Maisel
    “

    A beautifully moving story of a mother and daughter finding their connection in a universe that puts so many barriers between them. Well done.

    A beautifully moving story of a mother and daughter finding their connection in a universe that puts so many barriers between them. Well done.

    ”
  • Audrey Lang: OUT OF ORBIT by Jennifer Maisel
    “

    The two different time zones that Sara and Lis live in, even as they may be right next to each other, create a powerful metaphor for two people who keep missing each other, not just figuratively, but literally, too. This play is a wonderful depiction of both a complex mother-daughter relationship, and the challenges of being a working mother in a demanding dream career.

    The two different time zones that Sara and Lis live in, even as they may be right next to each other, create a powerful metaphor for two people who keep missing each other, not just figuratively, but literally, too. This play is a wonderful depiction of both a complex mother-daughter relationship, and the challenges of being a working mother in a demanding dream career.

    ”
  • Paula Cizmar: OUT OF ORBIT by Jennifer Maisel
    “

    Every moment of this play is theatrical, smart, and a thing of beauty. Science, love, humor--it's all there in this gorgeous play about a mother and daughter who are, each in their own way, desperately seeking connection. And yes, it's a play with an actual rocket scientist! Love it.

    Every moment of this play is theatrical, smart, and a thing of beauty. Science, love, humor--it's all there in this gorgeous play about a mother and daughter who are, each in their own way, desperately seeking connection. And yes, it's a play with an actual rocket scientist! Love it.

    ”
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Development History

  • Workshop, Berkshire Playwrights Lab, 2014
  • Reading, Wagner College: Winner of the Stanley Award for Drama, 2014
  • Workshop, Gulf Shore New Play Festival, 2013
  • Commission, Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P Sloan Foundation rewrite commission, 2011
  • Workshop, Sundance Theatre Lab , 2010

Production History

Awards

  • 2017-18 Woodward/Newman Drama Award
    The Bloomington Playwrights Project
    Winner
    2017
  • The Kilroys List 2016
    The Kilroys
    2016
  • Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P Sloan rewrite commission for plays about Science and Technology
    EST and Sloan
    Selection
    2011
  • Stanley Award for Drama
    Wagner College
    Winner
    2014