Photo Flash: Shattered Globe Presents THE TALL GIRLS

Shattered Globe Theatre is pleased to continue its 2016-17 season with the Chicago premiere of Meg Miroshnik's drama THE TALL GIRLS, an ensemble piece about five young women in the 1930s rural Midwest who discover a way to escape their crumbling town - by playing basketball. Directed by Ensemble Member Louis Contey, THE TALL GIRLS will play January 12 - February 25, 2017 at Theater Wit 1229 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. Tickets are currently available at www.theaterwit.org, in person at the Theater Wit Box Office or by calling (773) 975-8150.

THE TALL GIRLS features SGT Ensemble Members Christina Gorman, Angie Shriner and Joseph Wiens, former SGT Protégés Tina Muñoz Pandya and Abbey Smith, with Tracey Green.

As Jean gets off the train in Poor Prairie, a dusty speck on the map during the Depression, she meets a handsome man holding a cloth bag that conceals a brand new basketball. Jean has been exiled to what she fears is her "grave town" to be caretaker for her wild younger cousin. Haunt Johnny has a checkered past of his own, but he knows how to coach. In true pioneering spirit, the town's girls build a basketball team that just might be their means of escape to a better life. Inspired by the 1930's basketball teams in the rural Midwest, The Tall Girls asks, "Who can afford the luxury of play? And will these young women prevail against a town hell bent on crushing their dreams?"

"Meg Miroshnik's The Tall Girls looks back to a time when a pioneer like Babe Didrikson Zaharias was carving her name in sports history and challenging culturally accepted ideals of beauty and femininity," comments Producing Artistic Director Sandy Shinner. "Audiences will cheer for these passionate girls of Poor Prairie who dream that playing basketball will give them a shot at a better life."

The production team for THE TALL GIRLS includes Amanda Rozmiarek (scenic design), Sarah Jo White (costume design), Charles Cooper (lighting design), Christopher Kriz (sound design), Jamie Karas (props design), Drew Schad (asst. director) and Denise Savas (stage manager).

Photo credit: David Rosenberg

(left to right) Angie Shriner, Joseph Wiens, Tina Muñoz Pandya, Abbey Smith, Christina Gorman and Tracey Green in Shattered Globe Theatre’s Chicago premiere of THE TALL GIRLS by Meg Miroshnik, directed by ensemble member Louis Contey. Photo by Michael Brosilow.

(left to right) Angie Shriner, Abbey Smith, Tina Muñoz Pandya, Christina Gorman, Tracey Green and Joseph Wiens in Shattered Globe Theatre’s Chicago premiere of THE TALL GIRLS by Meg Miroshnik, directed by ensemble member Louis Contey. Photo by Michael Brosilow.

(left to right) Angie Shriner, Abbey Smith, Joseph Wiens, Tina Muñoz Pandya, Tracey Green and Christina Gorman in Shattered Globe Theatre’s Chicago premiere of THE TALL GIRLS by Meg Miroshnik, directed by ensemble member Louis Contey. Photo by Michael Brosilow.

(left to right) Tracey Green, Angie Shriner, Joseph Wiens, Tina Muñoz Pandy, Abbey Smith and Christina Gorman in Shattered Globe Theatre’s Chicago premiere of THE TALL GIRLS by Meg Miroshnik, directed by ensemble member Louis Contey. Photo by Michael Brosilow.

(left to right) Angie Shriner and Joseph Wiens in Shattered Globe Theatre’s Chicago premiere of THE TALL GIRLS by Meg Miroshnik, directed by ensemble member Louis Contey. Photo by Michael Brosilow.

(left to right) Tracey Green, Tina Muñoz Pandya, Christina Gorman, Angie Shriner, Abbey Smith and Joseph Wiens in Shattered Globe Theatre’s Chicago premiere of THE TALL GIRLS by Meg Miroshnik, directed by ensemble member Louis Contey. Photo by Michael Brosilow.