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Gruesome Playground Injuries (2018)

Why do we hurt ourselves to gain someone else's love?

Is the question Rajiv Joseph asks in the oddly hilarious "Gruesome Playground Injuries." And lost love, pain, and regret are feelings all humans share. Kayleen and Doug go through 30 years together as their lives intersect at the most bizarre intervals, leading the two childhood friends to compare scars and the physical calamities that keep drawing them together.

"Mystical, arresting, and quirkily amusing." —Washington Post.

Gruesome Playground Injuries
By Rajiv Joseph


Featuring Solana Ramírez-García and Rob Schreiner

February 1-4, 2018 and
April 26-May 5, 2018 (remount)

The Underground Collaborative, 161 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin Gruesome Playground Injuries Photo Gallery


Milwaukee Magazine: "We're digging this new local theatre company."

The Small Stage: "An excellent first outing for the group. Too bad the show only runs for one weekend."

Broadway World: "...this is a wonderfully well-written piece of theater, and one that's a worthy kick-off for Milwaukee's new Constructivists."


Click the bottom right circle for bios in mobile. Solana Ramírez-García | Kayleen Rob Schreiner | Doug Dana Vetter | Stage Manager Aaron Suggs | Lighting Design Robert Hornbostel | Sound Design Becky Cofta | PR and Marketing