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Twenty Percent Theatre Company Chicago
presents
Top Girls

written by Caryl Churchill
directed by Elizabeth Schwan-Rosenwald

This intriguing play, written in 1982,
begins with a charismatic dinner scene
- hosted by the protagonist Marlene -
in which five historical women,
Isabella Bird, Lady Nijo, Dull Gret, Pope Joan and Patient Griselda,
share their extraordinary achievements with one another.

While the meal begins with humor and delight, more alcohol is
consumed, and the tales of pain and suffering surface to the forefront.

This is just the first scene of a play that challenges
and questions the positioning of women in society and history.

Cast
Marlene • Amy Dunlap
Lady Nijo, Win • June Eubanks
Waitress, Kit, Shona • Whitney Hayes
Pope Joan, Louise • Mary Hollis Inboden
Dull Gret, Angie • Lauren Van Kurin
Patient Griselda, Jeannine, Nell • Erin Myers
Isabella Bird, Mrs. Kidd, Joyce • Abby Rowold

Set Design • Allison Schneker
Sound Design • Noelle Hoffman
Costume Design • Jenna Stinson
Props Design • Courtney Lane
Light Design • Liz Cooper
Dialect Coach • Eva Breneman
Stage Manager • Kristin Heller
Dramaturg • Katy A. Hite
Co-Producer • Abigail Boucher
Co-Producer • Gianine DeFrancesco