Pocket Universe by Thomas Brandon

A husband and wife sit down for a nice picnic, but things slowly begin to unravel as it becomes clear that he's keeping a secret from her, and that she may never be able to leave this date.
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Pocket Universe

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  • Ashland New Plays Festival:
    19 Dec. 2021
    “ “You were oceans away. There were lifetimes of water between us.” - Pocket Universe. Beautiful, transporting, poignant, and high drama. These are some of the one-word responses audience members gave after seeing Pocket Universe by Thomas Brandon at Ashland New Plays Festival. This science fiction mystery tells a moving story about love and grief. Director Rhonda Kohl shared, “Grief is a universal language, and this play explores that common experience through an uncommon lens.” This wonderfully unpredictable show dazzled audiences at ANPF, and we are proud to support Pocket Universe by Thomas Brandon as an ANPF 2021 winner. ”
  • Beth Kander:
    22 Nov. 2021
    “ This two-person play is its own tiny universe, unfolding beautifully and painfully over the course of the audience's intense and too-brief time with these characters. One of the most compelling and well-wrought instance of science fiction onstage that I've come across. Highly recommend. ”
  • Logan Tiedt:
    22 Oct. 2021
    “ A unique way to explore life, death, memory, love, loss, and grief. It is effective and largely well-crafted and uses the sci-fi elements particularly well. Beautiful and devastating. A special thanks to those involved in the fantastic reading at the 2021 Ashland New Plays Festival. ”

Two roles: written as 1 male-presenting, 1 female-presenting. But it's the story of a marriage, so I am open to seeing different versions of that pairing.

Production History

  • Fringe
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    Hollywood Fringe Festival
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    2015

Awards

Winner
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Producer's Encore Award
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Hollywood Fringe Festival
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2015