Armed only with her dreams of making the world a better place and six weeks of training, Kay Josephs quits her corporate job to teach English at Chinua Achebe High School Academy on Chicago's South Side. She meets her department colleagues: the diplomatic department head Ola Lawrence, the proudly crusty soon-to-be retiree Denise Corey, and the dynamic, inspirational and rebellious Shelley Woods. On the first day of the school year, the business-minded principal announces that she has instituted a harsh new program whereby teachers' jobs are linked to high-stakes standardized testing in terrifying new ways. Kay wakes up to harsh realities: the copy machine is broken, the system is broken, and the spirits of her fellow teachers are broken. Or are they? Principal Principle is a dark comedy of academic intrigue that offers terrific performance opportunities for a diverse cast of women and inspires powerful audience debates.

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