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THE WOLVES
THE WOLVES
By Sarah DeLappe
September 25 – October 20
Directed by Jessica Wallenfels
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ABOUT
Left quad. Right quad. Lunge. A girls' indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. A portrait of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for nine American girls who just want to score some goals.
CAST
#11 Fiona Palazzi
#25 Barbie Wu
#13 Andrea Vernae*^
#46 Kailey Rhodes
#2 Delaney Barbour+
#7 Quinlan Fitzgerald^
#14 Alyssa Longoria
#8 Ash Heffernan+
#00 Lauren Vander Aarde+
Soccer Mom Maureen Porter*
*Appears courtesy of Actors Equity
^Former Playhouse Apprentice Company member
+2019-2020 Playhouse Apprentice Company member
CREATIVE TEAM
Playwright Sarah DeLappe
Director/Choreographer Jessica Wallenfels
Producer Nikki Weaver
Stage Manager David Levine*
Dramaturg Adele Kennedy
Costume Designer Wanda Walden
Scenic Designer Kaye Blankenship
Lighting Designer Dan Meeker
Sound Designer Rory Breshears
Properties Designer Jeff Duncan
Associate Producer Charles Grant
Assistant Director Taylor Stark+
Assistant Stage Manager Thyra Hartshorn
Soccer Consultant/Assistant Choreographer Kailey Rhodes
Master Carpenter Molly Gardner
Master Electrician Jeff Ruggiero
Scenic Artist David Pritchard
PRESS
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- "I left feeling shattered, uplifted, and wishing there were more plays like this." - Krista Garver for BROADWAY WORLD
- "The Wolves’ takes a winning look at 21st-century girls as they navigate a soccer season" - Lee Williams for THE OREGONIAN
- “Is this a rousing, heart-warming, inspirational sports story?” Marty Hughley for Oregon ArtsWatch asks director Jessica Wallenfels. “Or is it good?”
- "The scary, exhilarating brightness of raw adolescence emanates from every scene of this uncannily assured first play by Sarah DeLappe, and at times your instinct is to shade your eyes." - Ben Brantley, NEW YORK TIMES
- Conversation is so unfiltered, so private, that you want to hold your breath for fear of disrupting it." - Lily Janiak, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Thank you to our Show Sponsor
THE KINSMAN FOUNDATION
Thanks to the Regional Arts & Culture Council, including support from the City of Portland, Multnomah County and the Arts Education & Access Fund.
Portland Playhouse receives support from the Oregon Arts Commission, a state agency funded by the State of Oregon and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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We are always looking for volunteers as well as apprentices, crew members and corporate partnerships.
