Catholic School Girls

Catholic School Girls is a satirical memory play about the lives of four girls, in Grades 1-8, that humorously & poignantly explores what it means to have come of age Catholic & female during the turbulent and liberating 1960s. The nuns are either tough or mentally addled, the girls are alternately best friends and bitter enemies, and the references to their families are full of allusions to the abuse and everyday neglect that, during the time in which the play is set (1962-70), was deemed acceptable behavior. The beauty of the play is that while it contains many moments of sweetness, there are also moments of searing commentary about what it means to have grown up Catholic and female in the 1960’s with overwhelming presence of the church dictating the choices these girls make.