THE WOLVES

Gas Lamp Teen Spring Play

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. 

Please note that although all roles are cis women, enrollment is open to gender minoritized students. If you have any quesitons, please contact us at glplayers@gmail.com.

Roles Available:

(9 women)

• #11: Midfield.

  • Brainy, morbid, budding elitist, thoughtful. Seventeen.

  • “I never said we should take our liberties for granted”

  • Midfield, #11, is curious about the world and grapples with questions of morality.

• #25: Defense, Captain.

  • Classic (ex)coach’s daughter. Seventeen.

  • “I mean we like to have fun but you know uh ‘if you can’t say something nice don’t say anything at all’?

  • The team’s Captain, #25, works to keep everyone in line, both physically and socially, while also making an attempt to strike out on her own with a new relationship.

• #13: Midfield.

  • Stoner, older pot dealer brother, into her wackiness. Sixteen.

  • “We should be like very very thankful for our liberties you know”

  • #13 self-medicates with marijuana and attempts to understand the complexity of relationships.

• #2: Defense.

  • Innocent, unlucky, kind, skinny. Sixteen.

  • “I eat plenty of protein I like basically live on peanut butter and cheese!”

  • #2, more innocent than the other girls, has strong religious beliefs and a secret eating disorder.

• #14: Midfield.

  • #7’s insecure sidekick. Just switched to contacts. Sixteen.

  • “alright um look fierce”

  • #14 tries to be as cool as her friend #7, but struggles with the pressure of sex and growing up before she is quite ready. She brings orange slices to practice and the team takes a photo with orange slices in their mouths, growing closer.

• #46: Bench.

  • New girl. Awkward, different, just wants to fit in. Sixteen.

  • “Why can’t I make a pregnancy joke?”

  • #46 struggles awkwardly, and often unsuccessfully, to fit in, but eventually proves that she is a worthy teammate.

• #7: Striker.

  • Too cool for school. Sarcastic.

  • “fuck,” thick eyeliner. Almost seventeen.

  • “We don’t do genocides ‘til senior year”

  • The very cool #7, loses a bit of her cool factor when she gets injured and has to miss the last game in the season. She watches in dismay as #46 appears to usurp her position as striker.

• #8: Defense.

  • Plays dumber than she is. Sixteen.

  • “I am getting such a bad grade in social studies”

  • #8 acts less intelligent than she is so that people will like her

• #00: Goalie.

  • Intense performance anxiety, perfectionist, high achiever. Seventeen.

  • “hey my ACL’s acting up”

  • #00 copes with intense anxiety which causes her to vomit before every game