Girls & Boys
When a woman meets the man of her dreams, their whirlwind romance promises a future full of happiness and fulfillment. Their lives are painted with the vibrancy of passion, success, and the joys of parenthood. Yet, as their ambitions escalate and subtle fractures begin to emerge, the veneer of their idyllic existence starts to crumble, leading to the unimaginable. A powerful and unflinching exploration of love and the dark truths that lie beneath, Girls & Boys is told with biting humor and raw emotion—a masterclass in storytelling that’s equal parts hilarious and harrowing.
by Dennis Kelly
directed by Robin Witt
When a woman meets the man of her dreams, their whirlwind romance promises a future full of happiness and fulfillment. Their lives are painted with the vibrancy of passion, success, and the joys of parenthood. Yet, as their ambitions escalate and subtle fractures begin to emerge, the veneer of their idyllic existence starts to crumble, leading to the unimaginable. A powerful and unflinching exploration of love and the dark truths that lie beneath, Girls & Boys is told with biting humor and raw emotion—a masterclass in storytelling that’s equal parts hilarious and harrowing.
PREVIEWS: July 11 – July 18, 2025
REGULAR RUN: July 19 – August 16, 2025
Tickets: $15 – $43
The Beatrice Theater at the Bramble Arts Loft
5545 North Clark Street, Chicago
Discounts available for Groups, Seniors, Students & Veterans. For more information, email info@GriffinTheatre.com or call (872) 529-0657.
Production History
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2020/2021 Season
Solaris**
2019/2020 Season
Mlima’s Tale**
2018/2019 Season
Innovation Nation LIVE!*
For Services Rendered
2017/2018 Season
Violet
Letters Home/Ghosts of War*
The Harvest**
2016/2017 Season
Winterset
In to America*
Ragtime
2015/2016 Season
Pocatello**
London Wall**
Bat Boy The Musical**
2014/2015 Season
Titanic
Balm in Gilead
The Birds
2013/2014 Season
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Golden Boy
Men Should Weep**
2012/2013 Season
The Burnt Part Boys**
Flare Path
2011/2012 Season
Punk Rock**
Spring Awakening | Kin**
2010/2011 Season
Company
Port**
No More Dead Dogs*
2009/2010 Season
The Hostage
Stage Door
2008/2009 Season
On the Shore of the Wide World
The Robber Bridegroom
Little Brother
2007/2008 Season
How I Spent My Last Night on Earth*
Journey’s End
Be More Chill
The Landry News*
2006/2007 Season
Dead End
Letters Home*
The Constant Wife
2005/2006 Season
Time and the Conways
Sleeping Ugly*
2004/2005 Season
Stardust*
2003/2004 Season
Picnic
Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging*
2002/2003 Season
All The Way Home
A Night in Mantua*
Fifth of July
2001/2002 Season
Ah Wilderness!
Stairs to the Roof**
Something in the Air/Poor Little Lambs
2000/2001 Season
Ella Enchanted*
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle*
1999/2000 Season
Loving Little Egypt
1998/1999 Season
Romeo & Juliet
Shake Your Groove Thing*
Ash Can Alley*
1997/1998 Season
Shakespeare’s Dog*
Much Ado About Nothing
The Devil’s Familiar*
1996/1997 Season
Twelfth Night
Riding The Dolphin (Los Angeles Production)
1995/1996 Season
Astounding Science Fiction*
L’Affaire de la Queen’s Necklace*
Winters’ Tales*
Woodstock Nation*
1994/1995 Season
Riding The Dolphin*
Chicago Comedy Festival
Henry & the Second Gunman*
The Wild Swans*
1993/1994 Season
McKay’s Bees*
Subfertile**
Almost Like Being Here*
Generations
1991/1992 Season
Alone at the Beach**
The Night Hank Williams Died**
Largest Elizabeth in the World*
Loving Little Egypt*
1990/1991 Season
Independence
Brilliant Traces**
The Downside**
The Art of Success**
1989/1990 Season
Only You**
Hot L Baltimore
Cave Life**
Boys Life**
1988/1989 Season
Mrs. California**
Out of Gas on Lovers Leap**
The Good Doctor