Ugly Lies the Bone
by Lindsey Ferrentino

Name: Ugly Lies the Bone
Brand: Lindsey Ferrentino
SKU: 9780573704857
Rating: 3.76 (9 reviews)

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Highlights

Female

Male

90 minsPresent DayMulticultural CastingUnit Set/Multiple SettingsContemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

Ugly Lies the Bone; An honest and funny play about a wounded veteran seeking rehabilitation through an experimental virtual reality therapy, from an award-winning American playwright.

Press Reviews

"Brave... The play itself, about a severely wounded war veteran attempting to put together a new life, confirms that Lindsey Ferrentino is a writer of dauntless conviction."
— The New York Times

"Powerful. Uncommonly compelling depiction of not merely recovery but also repentance and renewal. Transformative and exhilarating."
— TheaterMania

"Raw and inescapably moving... A play of small moments that hide big emotions."
— The New York Observer

"Pain is personal in Lindsey Ferrentino’s thoughtful meditation on trauma... Ferrentino reminds us that our internal landscape, like our pain, is ours alone."
— The New Yorker

"Ugly Lies The Bone is clearly the work of a young talent with plenty ahead of her. It’s timely, compelling and as current as you could want; brava to a playwright who focuses on the combat experiences of a woman."
— Deadline Hollywood

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Kacie Jess’ older sister by a few years. Was probably beautiful once. Sweet, trying hard for positivity.	female	—	Jess’ older sister by a few years. Was probably beautiful once. Sweet, trying hard for positivity.
Stevie Early 30s. An inviting smile that makes you want to live in it. Life just keeps happening to him.	—	30s	Early 30s. An inviting smile that makes you want to live in it. Life just keeps happening to him.
Kelvin Kacie’s boyfriend. Older than Kacie. Too comfortable in his own skin.	male	—	Kacie’s boyfriend. Older than Kacie. Too comfortable in his own skin.
Voice/Their Mom 60s. Passionate, powerful, maternal. Strong vocal quality. Author’s note: Cast can be any race and should hopefully reflect some diversity in the world.	—	60s	60s. Passionate, powerful, maternal. Strong vocal quality. Author’s note: Cast can be any race and should hopefully reflect some diversity in the world.
Jess Early 30s. Severly distorted by third degree burns, uses a walker. Quick-witted, intelligent, tough. Trying to have strength in her body, vulnerability in her life.	female	30s	Early 30s. Severly distorted by third degree burns, uses a walker. Quick-witted, intelligent, tough. Trying to have strength in her body, vulnerability in her life.