Spell-binding ‘Grounded’ soars at Dobama Theatre Bob Abelman Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal Member, International Association of Theatre Critics For a show titled “Grounded,” where its only character never leaves the stage for the 90 minutes of its production, this play has certainly been on quite a journey. Local playwright George Brant’s drama was first produced with a rolling premiere in California, Arizona and Missouri, where it won the National New Play Network’s 2012 Smith Prize for political theater. It picked up a First Place award at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and was part of the Cleveland Play House’s New Ground Theatre Festival in 2014 after receiving a Drama Desk Award nomination for its off-Broadway production earlier that year. It has since received over 100 productions in 17 different countries. “Grounded” is now on stage at Dobama Theater with New York-based director Alice Reagan at the helm and Anjanette Hall – winner of last year’s CJN “Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama” award – in the lead. Consider Hall a contender for 2018. For more of this article, go to www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/bob_abelman/