Motherland

by Allison Gregory

A self-made woman does her crafty best to protect her wayward children, keep her food truck business thriving, and impart some kind of moral code in an inner city battling collapse. In Motherland grit, guile, and guns are everyday parenting tools, and hope comes at a cost. A funny, raw, timely new play inspired by Mother Courage and Her Children.

A self-made woman does her crafty best to protect her wayward children, keep her food truck business thriving, and impart some kind of moral code in an inner city battling collapse. In Motherland grit, guile, and guns are everyday parenting tools, and hope comes at a cost. A funny, raw, timely new play inspired by Mother Courage and Her Children.

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  • Premiere Stages: Motherland by Allison Gregory
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    Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize “Motherland” by Allison Gregory as a Semi-Finalist for the 2023 Premiere Play Festival. “Motherland” rose through a competitive selection process conducted by Premiere staff and a panel of outside theatre professionals to become one of 40 Semi-Finalists out of 701 submissions. The panel was particularly impressed by the language in the piece, as well as the strong, updated parallels to Brecht’s “Mother Courage”. Our congratulations and thanks to Allison.

    Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize “Motherland” by Allison Gregory as a Semi-Finalist for the 2023 Premiere Play Festival. “Motherland” rose through a competitive selection process conducted by Premiere staff and a panel of outside theatre professionals to become one of 40 Semi-Finalists out of 701 submissions. The panel was particularly impressed by the language in the piece, as well as the strong, updated parallels to Brecht’s “Mother Courage”. Our congratulations and thanks to Allison.

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  • Cheryl Bear: Motherland by Allison Gregory
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    Motherhood embodied requires all the strength in the world to keep going no matter how tired or how much is getting piled on top of you. Beautiful lessons in going forward, continuing to do and look up. Marvelously done!

    Motherhood embodied requires all the strength in the world to keep going no matter how tired or how much is getting piled on top of you. Beautiful lessons in going forward, continuing to do and look up. Marvelously done!

    ”
  • National New Play Network: Motherland by Allison Gregory
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    This play was featured at NNPN’s 2016 National Showcase of New Plays.

    This play was featured at NNPN’s 2016 National Showcase of New Plays.

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Development History

  • Reading, Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble, L.A. Nataki Garrett, Dir., 2016
  • Workshop, Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, 2016
  • Reading, The Road Theatre Company, 2016
  • Reading, NNPN Showcase Conference Selection, 2016
  • Workshop, FAU Lab Theatre, Margaret Ledford, Dir., 2015

Awards

  • BAFT
    Bay Area Playwrights Festival
    Semi-Finalist
    2016
  • Gulfshore New Works Festival
    Gulfshore Playhouse
    Semi-Finalist
    2016
  • Blue Ink Award
    American Blues Theatre
    Finalist
    2016