“Ok, so boom. / We ain’t friends anymore.” Sky and Lay Li were always in sync. But now their rhythms are changing; Sky likes swimming, and Lay Li is all about beauty. Sky, basketball; Lay Li, boys. Things make more sense underwater and on the court. This adaptation of Mahogany L. Browne’s popular young adult novel, CHLORINE SKY, is an intimate coming-of-age story told in verse about two girls who are best friends—until they aren’t. Sometimes, growing up means growing apart.
“Splendid...Mahogany L. Browne’s young adult novel in verse explores the evolution of a friendship between two teenage girls. The production delivers both dramatically and - in a number of thrilling basketball sequences - athletically.”
—The Chicago Sun Times
“Poetry that meets teens where they live...’Poetry,’ [Browne] said at the time, ‘is at the core of everything I do.’ It’s certainly at the core of CHLORINE SKY...You have Browne’s gorgeous writing, putting succulent phrases and upbeat riffs in the mouths of adolescents.”
—The Chicago Tribune
“Stories abut these topics are a dime a dozen, and while some of them are thought provoking, Browne’s CHLORINE SKY...is an eye opener.”
—Around the Town Chicago