USUAL GIRLS
Written by Ming Peiffer
Directed by Samantha Richert Boehm
Scenic Design by Jenna McFarland Lord
Costume Design by Lara Graber-Mitchell (’24)
Lighting Design by Caitlin Smith Rapoport
Sound Design by Mike Frengel
Production Stage Manager: Karen Gallagher (’25)
Performances: March 28 – April 7
Cast List
Kyeoung: Cecilia Liang
Woman: May Aurluecha
Anna: Abby Barton
Lindsay: Isabelle Roberts
Marina/Friend: Katy Silva
Sasha: Eve Davidson
Older Girl 1 / KKG Sister 1: Isadora Sylvia-Ribeiro
Older Girl 2 / KKG Sister 2: Sophie Schmults
Older Girl 3 / KKG Sister 3: Gabrielle Vecciarelli
Rory / Older Boy: Jude Riley
Father / Older Boy: Atharva Nimbalwar
Older Boy: Buzz MacIntyre
USUAL GIRLS is a play about the joys and horrors of growing up being a woman. Kyeoung has spent her entire life negotiating the double standards imposed on her as an Asian American woman. Bullied by boys in childhood, ostracized by girls as a teen, her experiences with sexuality grow more and more challenging as she embarks into womanhood through America’s white patriarchal societal standards of sexuality. Usual Girls chronicles the wonder, pain, and complexity of growing up female. Filled with wit and raw honesty, this biting and brutal comedy was nominated for a 2019 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play.
“Usual Girls is exciting to watch. With hilarity and grimness, it connects the dots between pleasure, pain and shame.” – New York Times
Content Advisory: This play focuses heavily on sexual themes, racism and addiction abuse. There is explicit content involving alcohol and drug abuse, racial discrimination, and various references and depictions of pornography, body image, child endangerment, sexual identity, assault and rape.
Atmospheric Advisory: This production includes the use of flashing lights, loud noises, and theatrical water-based haze.