A Few Fun Facts About Greenland

Gloucester Stage Company Water's Rising reading festival, 2024
Live Arts Waterworks Long List Finalist, 2025
Utah Shakespeare Festival Semi-Finalist, 2025

Full-length: In a base on the Greenland ice cap, an astrophysicist leads a team searching for evidence of an extraterrestrial object, but her project is thrown into disarray upon the arrival of a glaciologist researching glacier melt and the tech bro who is...

Gloucester Stage Company Water's Rising reading festival, 2024
Live Arts Waterworks Long List Finalist, 2025
Utah Shakespeare Festival Semi-Finalist, 2025

Full-length: In a base on the Greenland ice cap, an astrophysicist leads a team searching for evidence of an extraterrestrial object, but her project is thrown into disarray upon the arrival of a glaciologist researching glacier melt and the tech bro who is financing the work. The scientific method conflicts with the human need to believe in something greater, and everyone has strong opinions on how to save the planet.

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  • Samantha Oty: A Few Fun Facts About Greenland

    I loved reading this play, I love the characters, I love the setting, and I love when plays talk about science. This is the kind of show that would make me leave the theatre ready to sit down and work on my own plays because it was so well-written.

    I loved reading this play, I love the characters, I love the setting, and I love when plays talk about science. This is the kind of show that would make me leave the theatre ready to sit down and work on my own plays because it was so well-written.

  • Nora Louise Syran: A Few Fun Facts About Greenland

    Gill gives us "something to get us to the next push"; he explores humanity's need for hope in the face of dismal facts. Set in a blindingly bleak white landscape of snow and ice, Gill mounts the tension of the play through naturalistic pathetic fallacy: a storm outside and storms between the characters. Some great science-based monologues. I loved the allusions to astronomy, scientific history and earth science. The science-nerd-wanna-be in me had a great time reading this. Thank you!

    Gill gives us "something to get us to the next push"; he explores humanity's need for hope in the face of dismal facts. Set in a blindingly bleak white landscape of snow and ice, Gill mounts the tension of the play through naturalistic pathetic fallacy: a storm outside and storms between the characters. Some great science-based monologues. I loved the allusions to astronomy, scientific history and earth science. The science-nerd-wanna-be in me had a great time reading this. Thank you!

  • Hannah Vaughn: A Few Fun Facts About Greenland

    I got to see a reading of this piece at Gloucester Stage and loved it. It's a great cast of characters. There's a great balance of humor and charm and real relationship dynamics in the midst of difficult conversations about climate change. The play is engaging and leaves you with great questions to ponder.

    I got to see a reading of this piece at Gloucester Stage and loved it. It's a great cast of characters. There's a great balance of humor and charm and real relationship dynamics in the midst of difficult conversations about climate change. The play is engaging and leaves you with great questions to ponder.

Character Information

  • Marcy
    astrophysicist
    Character Age
    30s-50s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
  • Devon
    glaciologist
    Character Age
    30s-50s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
  • Audra
    glacier tour guide
    Character Age
    30s-40s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
  • Kurt
    equipment manager
    Character Age
    30s-50s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
  • Sandeep
    tech entrepreneur
    Character Age
    40s-50s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Indian

Development History

Awards

  • Words Cubed
    Utah Shakespeare Festival
    Semi-Finalist
    2025
  • Waterworks
    Live Arts
    Semi-Finalist
    2025