||:GIRLS:||:CHANCE:||:MUSIC:||
Written and Composed by EISA DAVIS
Directed by PAM MacKINNON
Produced with AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER
WORLD PREMIERE
May 12 - June 21
May 12 - June 21
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||: GIRLS :||: CHANCE :||: MUSIC :||
The final production of our 2025-2026 season.
Fax sings. She’s focused and precise.
Rile plays piano. They’ll write film scores one day.
Clementine plays flute. Always present, always practicing.
And then comes Margot. The drummer.
A mysterious soul who changes their lives.
During an unforgettable summer at a girls’ music program in Berkeley, California, these four teenagers school each other in identity and intimacy, forging connections through passionate explorations of sound. As the world around them thrums with disaster, their relationships crack under the weight of the unexpected–and demand that they improvise new ways of being themselves.
Featuring a score with elements unique to each performance, this world-premiere play from acclaimed playwright-composer-actor and Pulitzer Prize finalist Eisa Davis (Bulrusher, Warriors concept album) is a sharp, witty, aching story about coming of age under pressure. What does it mean to make something beautiful when everything might fall apart?
||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :|| is directed by Pam MacKinnon, the Tony Award-winning director of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
This new play with music was commissioned by Vineyard Theatre and American Conservatory Theater.
Key art photography by Lexi Webster. Key art design by June Buck.
RUNTIME: Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes with no intermission. This is a world premiere production that is in the process of being created and refined. As such, the exact runtime is subject to change with each performance.
CONTENT ADVISORY: Contains occasional mature language, underage drug and alcohol use, references to disordered eating, and depictions of binge eating and suicidality.
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES
There are a number of community engagement events and accessibility opportunities throughout the run of ||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||. Please see the list below, and check out the full performance calendar here.
5/15
LGBTQ+ Affinity Night
5/17
Mask-Required Performance
5/20
Maker Night
Post-Show Concert with Shirazette Tinnin and Eisa Davis
5/21
Under 40 Affinity Night
5/28
Opening Night
6/2
ASL-Interpreted Performance
Post-Show Discussion with L Morgan Lee
6/3
Post-Show Concert with Rebecca Naomi Jones
6/4
BIPOC Affinity Night
6/10
Post-Show Concert with Erika Zade
6/11
Post-Show Discussion with Maggie Snyder, Learning and Engagement Programs Manager at Carnegie Hall
6/17
Post-Show Discussion with Rona Siddiqui
CREATIVE TEAM
Eisa Davis, Writer and Composer
Pam MacKinnon, Director
Nina Ball, Scenic Design
Mel Ng, Costume Design
Russell H. Champa, Lighting Design
Fan Zhang, Sound Design
Joy Meads, Dramaturgy
Peter Dunn Casting and LeeAnn Dowd, Casting
shiku thuo, Production Stage Manager