Bachelorette

A party in a bridal suite goes sour in Leslye Headland's gimlet-eyed dark comedy, which plots twentysomething women on a regression to Mean Girls. Directed with a knowing hand by Trip Cullman, the play spills out in a mess of booze, coke and pills; along the way, Headland makes smart observations about the ways in which women perform themselves and sabotage each other. Among the very fine cast of six, Tracee Chimo is a standout as the group's alpha bitch, stalking the stage with aquiline predation.—Adam Feldman