The Wolves

One of the most talked-about plays of the past decade and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves has become a cornerstone of contemporary American theater, earning a reputation as one of the most frequently produced works by a modern playwright. “Incandescent . . . The scary, exhilarating brightness of raw adolescence emanates from every scene of this uncannily assured first play.” —The New York Times At once funny, raw, and sharply observed, The Wolves follows nine teenage girls on an indoor soccer team as they warm up each week—stretching, joking, and circling around the bigger questions shaping their lives. Through overlapping, often unfiltered dialogue, the play captures the rhythms of teenage speech and the intensity of group dynamics with unusual clarity. From the relative safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates competition,