Calf Scramble
By Libby Carr
Directed by Caitlin Sullivan
With Ferin Bergen, Maaike Laanstra-Corn, Marvelyn Ramirez, Elisa Tarquinio, and Gabriela Veciana
Deep in a dusty East Texas barn, five teenage girls raise calves and wrestle with what it means to be good – at school, at God, at girlhood. CALF SCRAMBLE is a fiercely original, darkly funny coming-of-age tale soaked in sweat, scripture, and competition, where faith is tangled with survival, and tenderness bucks like a wild animal.
CREATIVE TEAM: Scenic Designer: Cate McCrea, Costume designer: Haydee Zelideth, Lighting designer: Barbara Samuels, Original music and sound designer: Daniela Hart, Noel Nichols, Bailey Trierweiler & UptownWorks, Props designer: Ned Cían Gaynor, Movement director: Hannah Garner, Intimacy/Fight director: Crista Marie Jackson , Voice and Dialect coach: Patrick Mulryan, Casting: THE TELSEY OFFICE, Associate producer: Jamie deRoy
★★★★ "That dual role playing [of both girls and their calves] is just one of the original aspect of Libby Carr's engrossing play, which is executed winningly by a young cast." – The 100 Word Review
★★★★ "Creative and masterful"
"This set, designed by Care McCrea, is the best set I've seen on a stage in 2026." – The Front Row Center
"Beautifully unconventional"
"It's a fascinating glimpse into a particular domain, one in which faith in God, family, and hard work shapes a worldview." – Talkin' Broadway
"Director Caitlin Sullivan takes all the right risks"
"Carr's clever script builds sloely as we learn more about each girl, then all at once as the teens deal with a crisis that binds together their religious convictions and FFA duties." – OffOffOnline
"Five rich roles for young women acted with compassion, humor and heartbreak by an excellent ensemble" – Time Out
"Striking [and] adventurous"
"Full of captivating characters and rich with cultural specificity"
"A boldly theatrical treatment of the crises faced by (and relationships among) a constellation of young women careening toward adulthood." – Theatre Clique