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Ugly Lies the Bone

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Synopsis

In the space coast town of Titusville, Florida, Jess returns from her third deployment in Afghanistan wounded in action. She has been badly burned by an IED and is covered in skin grafts, missing her hair and constantly in pain. Owing to the pain and her PTSD, she has been assigned to a new video game therapy called “Snow World”, an immersive virtual reality experience created to distract soldiers from their pain. However, ignoring her real life is more difficult than it seems. Along with her physical difficulties, Jess lives with her sister who is dating a man she hates, her mom is suffering from severe dementia, her ex-boyfriend is married, and she no longer recognizes her own face and body. We watch Jess as she tries to navigate her new life and feel comfortable in her, literally, new skin.

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Category
Play
Age Guidance
Mature Audiences (M)
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
2015
Genres
Drama
Time & Place
2011, the space coast of Florida, the end of NASA's shuttle program
Cast Size
small
Licensor
Ideal For
College/University, Regional Theatre, Mostly Female Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult Characters, Small Cast

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