Ground Chuck

by Benji Carr

Beauty Chisholm, a lunch lady at the all-white Sycamore Elementary School in the segregated South, gets her daughter Jo hired as a janitor, even though Jo finds children to be disgusting creatures. During some on-the-job training in the cafeteria kitchen, Jo realizes she has grossly underestimated the situation.

Beauty Chisholm, a lunch lady at the all-white Sycamore Elementary School in the segregated South, gets her daughter Jo hired as a janitor, even though Jo finds children to be disgusting creatures. During some on-the-job training in the cafeteria kitchen, Jo realizes she has grossly underestimated the situation.

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Ground Chuck

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  • Emily McClain: Ground Chuck by Benji Carr
    “

    A fantastic satire with elements of grotesque, Ground Chuck brings levity to incredibly serious topics and pushes a mother-daughter conflict into new territory. Great roles for women of color! Bring your lunch from home, folks, but produce this play!

    A fantastic satire with elements of grotesque, Ground Chuck brings levity to incredibly serious topics and pushes a mother-daughter conflict into new territory. Great roles for women of color! Bring your lunch from home, folks, but produce this play!

    ”
  • Becky McLaughlin: Ground Chuck by Benji Carr
    “

    The casualness of the show highlights the dark comedy even more. I kept thinking, "Wait, is this really happening?" in the best way. I laughed out loud in delighted surprise when I saw it performed!

    The casualness of the show highlights the dark comedy even more. I kept thinking, "Wait, is this really happening?" in the best way. I laughed out loud in delighted surprise when I saw it performed!

    ”
  • Richard Sebastian-Coleman: Ground Chuck by Benji Carr
    “

    Morbid, poignant, and funny. It's a great show.

    Morbid, poignant, and funny. It's a great show.

    ”
African American woman, age 40+
African American woman, age 18+

Development History

  • Reading, Process Theater Play-a-Day Read-a-Thon, 2016
  • Workshop, WonderRoot Arts Community, 2015
  • Reading, WonderRoot, 2015
  • Workshop, Working Title Playwrights, 2015

Production History

  • Community Theater, Onstage Atlanta, 2017

Awards

  • Samuel French Inc. Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival
    Semi-Finalist
    2019