WRENS explores the relationships between seven young English, Welsh, Irish and Scottish women. Through grace, candour and uncanny perception, Chicago playwright Anne V McGravie has managed to transcend the growing category of feminist war dramas and get to the very basic human story of those who served in the Women's Royal Navy Service (WRNS) during World War II On the eve of VE Day, seven women sharing a barrack fight inner conflicts centering on emotional growth, loss of innocence and biting questions about their responsibility toward others. Each is forced to examine her own self-absorption, morality and petty prejudices.

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