The Marietta College Theatre Department will present “The Wolves,” a contemporary play exploring the fast-paced world of teenage girlhood, beginning at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, in the Friederich Theater of the Hermann Fine Arts Center.

Additional performances will be held at 8 p.m. Feb. 7, 12, 13 and 14 in the Friederich Theater.

Marietta College students and faculty may receive one free ticket beginning one hour before each performance with a valid college ID. Tickets for all other attendees may be purchased in advance at mariettacollege.yapsody.com.

Set entirely during pregame warm-ups, “The Wolves” follows a competitive girls soccer team as they run drills and prepare for indoor league matches. Through overlapping conversations about homework, birthdays, relationships, menstrual cycles and frustrations with their coach, the play captures moments of humor and vulnerability as the players navigate identity, friendship and the challenges of adolescence.

“As a liberal arts institution, Marietta College strongly encourages co-curricular education, but it is rare that a play like ‘The Wolves’ comes along, allowing Theatre and Athletics to collaborate,” said Director Casiha Felt. “Head Soccer Coach Joe Bergin and I have been talking about this play for more than a year, and he has been an essential part of the process–from helping us order uniforms to allowing my actors to practice soccer skills on the field.”

Felt said the rehearsal process included extensive physical training, noting that some cast members had never played soccer before being cast.

“It was during this training that the cast truly bonded and became a ‘team,'” Felt said. “Those friendships are what audiences will respond to, because while this play is about soccer, it is ultimately about the friendship of nine young women coming of age together.”

As the team jokes and bonds in real time, the play reveals how young women confront pressure, grief and change collectively, offering an ensemble portrait of youth that extends beyond the soccer field.

“I played soccer in high school, so when it was announced we were doing ‘The Wolves’ this season – having read it in class last semester – I was super pumped,” said Carlee Hankinson ’27, who plays No. 25. “Because of how close the characters are, I’ve noticed just how close my fellow castmates and I are getting. I’m so excited and restless to finally bring this show to life for our audiences.”

More information about the Theatre Department’s 2026 season is available by contacting department chair Casiha Felt at cas.felt@marietta.edu or visiting marietta.edu/theatre-season.