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

Sims and Scully are joined by playwright Erin Proctor to dig into two new plays about girlhood, growing up, and the fathers who don't quite know how to talk about it.First up: Dad Don't Read This by Eliya Smith, directed by Chloe Claudel, and presented by Goat Exchange at St. Luke's Theatre. The show follows Mal and her friend group as they navigate adolescence, anxiety, and a whole lot of Sims.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.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?Since recording: Dad Don't Read This has announced a transfer to Greenwich House Theater for a limited run, June 17–July 11. Tickets at daddontreadthis.com.