Theater We Saw: Dad Don't Read This / Indian Princesses with Erin Proctor

<p>Sims and Scully are joined by playwright Erin Proctor to dig into two new plays about girlhood, growing up, and the fathers who don&#39;t quite know how to talk about it.</p><p><br></p><p>First up: Dad Don&#39;t Read This by Eliya Smith, directed by Chloe Claudel, and presented by Goat Exchange at St. Luke&#39;s Theatre. The show follows Mal and her friend group as they navigate adolescence, anxiety, and a whole lot of Sims.</p><p><br></p><p>Then: Indian Princesses at the Atlantic Theatre Company (co-produced with Rattlestick), written by Eliana Theologides Rodriguez and directed by Miranda Cornell in her Off-Broadway debut. Four white dads, five daughters of various racial backgrounds, and one deeply problematic YMCA summer camp—the trio find a lot to love and a few things to wrestle with.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus: thoughts on the new immersive David Bowie musical at the A.R.T., Sleep No More war stories (including celebrity sightings and some ill-advised audience behavior), and a trend worth naming—is this the golden age of the girlhood play?</p><p><br></p><p>Since recording: Dad Don&#39;t Read This has announced a transfer to Greenwich House Theater for a limited run, June 17–July 11. Tickets at daddontreadthis.com.</p><p><br></p>