This Flat Earth

March 16, 2018 – April 29, 2018
Mainstage Theater

World Premiere

Julie
Why’s everybody acting so shocked? …Why don’t the grown-ups just fix it?

At a middle school in this seaside town, the unthinkable has happened, placing a bewildered community in the national spotlight. Stuck at home in a state of shocked limbo, Julie and Zander, two twelve-year-olds, try to make sense of the chaos they witnessed, their awkward crushes, and an infinitely more complicated future — but the grown-ups are no help at all. An urgent response to our times, This Flat Earth is a startling and deeply felt story of growing up in our confounding world.

Running Time: 90 minutes, no intermission

Scenic Design: Dane Laffrey
Costume Design: Paloma Young
Lighting Design: Christopher Akerlind
Sound Design: Mikhail Fiksel
Music Director: Christian Frederickson
Production Stage Manager: Cole P. Bonenberger
Assistant Stage Manager: Shane Schnetzler

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Lindsey Ferrentino’s most daring play to date, with profound and essential subjects. There’s no denying the urgency of this work.

—Ben Brantley, The New York Times

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Subtle and eerily timely, This Flat Earth provides a personal echo to current events.

—The Daily Beast

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Opening Night: This Flat Earth

Happy opening to the cast and crew of Lindsey Ferrentino's This Flat Earth!

Scene: This Flat Earth

On the eve of returning to her middle school, Julie reckons with the unthinkable, still reeling with questions — but the grown-ups are no help at all.

Production Photos: This Flat Earth

“Are you there?” Worlds of class, family, and generations collide in the aftermath of the unthinkable in Lindsey Ferrentino’s urgent 'This Flat Earth.'

First Rehearsal Photos: This Flat Earth

Lindsey Ferrentino is making her Playwrights debut with This Flat Earth, an urgent response to our times directed by Tony Award winner Rebecca Taichman. Go inside the rehearsal room for a sneak peek at the process!

In Process: Lindsey Ferrentino

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Playwright’s Perspective: This Flat Earth

It was a time when the gaps between child and teenager didn’t just widen but became two separate planes entirely — where you were defined by what you had or hadn’t done.

From the Artistic Director: This Flat Earth

In This Flat Earth, Julie has no guidance into her adulthood. And even if she did, who are we kidding? Look at the world she is trying to navigate.

Everything Turns Away

Lindsey’s writing evinces qualities we at Playwrights are coming to recognize as her trademarks: bright crackling humor, a keen ear for the ways class informs relationships, and a yen for theatrical gestures.

Now is the Time: Turning Information into Action

After speaking with Everytown Gun Safety, we came away feeling newly equipped with information, and better yet, empowered to do something with it. Here’s what we learned.

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