OUT OF ORBIT

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:
    1 Mar. 2021
    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:
    13 Feb. 2021
    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:
    13 Aug. 2019
    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.

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Wagner College: Winner of the Stanley Award for Drama
    ,
    2014
  • Workshop
    ,
    Berkshire Playwrights Lab
    ,
    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

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