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Girlish by Alexa Derman

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  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend:
    18 Dec. 2022
    “ This play captures so perfectly that in-between space between girlhood and adulthood where you're trying to grow up, thinking that you ARE pretty grown up, but then at the same time, you're not. I was hooked from the character descriptions (WINDY: never switched from pads to tampons) and loved watching this alternatingly funny and uncomfortable story play out. ”
  • Cheryl Bear:
    10 Apr. 2021
    “ An honest and funny exploration of growing up as teenage girls in the internet age, the struggles and the friendship. Well done. ”
  • Ramona Rose King:
    9 Nov. 2019
    “ I love this play with all my heart. It's hilarious and cringey and heartbreaking throughout. Alexa's precision with her dialogue is a joy to read and hear—every "um" and "like" is intentional. This play deserves to have a long and broad life. ”
  • Nick Malakhow:
    4 Nov. 2019
    “ A perfectly rendered exploration of friendship, girlhood, youth, and adolescence filtered through the world of online culture. Windy and Marti are two awesome characters who traverse complex and satisfying arcs as their friendship evolves as they both chafe against and at times cling to the constraints and "safety" of childhood. I was exposed to this play via Fresh Ink, and it was a treat to see these characters come alive on their feet. I hope this gets produced far and wide soon! ”
  • Jordan Elizabeth Henry:
    10 Apr. 2018
    “ I love Alexa Derman's plays, and GIRLISH is another gem. This play perfectly embodies all of the feelings of anxiety, danger, and sexiness of being a fifteen-year-old girl. Marti's clutch on the comforts of her past mixed with her desperate fear of being left behind felt so real it hurt; and Windy's leaps toward -experience- are so real, normal, and frightening. GIRLISH is really funny, really sad, really spooky, and really honest. Derman is making very exciting, utterly unique theatre. ”
  • Derick Edgren Otero:
    26 Jun. 2017
    “ I didn't know I needed American Girl dolls in my life until I read this creepy-funny play. ”