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.
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Ground Chuck

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  • Emily McClain:
    31 Dec. 2019
    “ 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:
    23 Sep. 2019
    “ 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:
    29 Aug. 2019
    “ 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
  • Reading
    ,
    WonderRoot
    ,
    2015
  • Workshop
    ,
    WonderRoot Arts Community
    ,
    2015
  • Workshop
    ,
    Working Title Playwrights
    ,
    2015

Production History

Awards

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