GIRLS CHANCE MUSIC

About the show

Fax sings. She’s focused and precise. Rile plays piano. They’ll write film scores one day. Clementine plays flute. Always present, always practicing. And then comes Margot. The drummer. A mysterious soul who changes their lives. During an unforgettable summer at a girls’ music program in Berkeley, California, these four teenagers school each other in identity and intimacy, forging connections through passionate explorations of sound. As the world around them thrums with disaster, their relationships crack under the weight of the unexpected–and demand that they improvise new ways of being themselves. Featuring a score with elements unique to each performance, this world-premiere play from acclaimed playwright-composer-actor and Pulitzer Prize finalist Eisa Davis (Bulrusher, Warriors concept album) is a sharp, witty, aching story about coming of age under pressure. What does it mean to make something beautiful when everything might fall apart? ||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :|| is directed by Pam MacKinnon, the Tony Award-winning director of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. CREATIVE TEAM Eisa Davis, Writer and Composer Pam MacKinnon, Director Nina Ball, Scenic Design Mel Ng, Costume Design Russell H. Champa, Lighting Design Fan Zhang, Sound Design Joy Meads, Dramaturgy Peter Dunn Casting and LeeAnn Dowd, Casting shiku thuo, Production Stage Manager This new play with music was commissioned by Vineyard Theatre and American Conservatory Theater. Key art photography by Lexi Webster. Key art design by June Buck.