Top Girls

by Caryl Churchill
Directed by Norm Johnson
Clark Theatre
Previews Tuesday October 6, 2009
Opens Thursday October 8, 2009
Closes Saturday October 24, 2009

When Marlene throws a dinner party to celebrate her promotion at the “Top Girls” employment agency, she invites, in a dreamlike opening sequence, Pope Joan, Dull Gret from Pieter Breughel’s painting, 19th century explorer Isabella Bird, and other characters from history and art to swap stories about surviving in a man’s world. The stories of the historical characters parallel the lives of the Marlene’s contemporaries. Moving through her tangled web of career and family relationships, we see that Marlene has learned to be tough and insensitive in order to compete with men.

Tuesday October 6 8:00 Preview
Thursday October 8 8:00 Opening Night performance followed by reception
Friday October 9 8:00 Performance
Saturday October 10 8:00 Performance
Sunday October 11 2:00 Performance
Tuesday October 20 8:00 Performance
Wed. October 21 8:00 Performance
Thursday October 22 8:00 Performance
Friday October 23 8:00 Performance
Saturday October 24 2:00 Performance
8:00 Performance