Chicks

It's broad, brash and not a little raunchy.

And its 10 p.m. curtain time might cause you to stay up past your bedtime.

But for broad-minded people who love laugh-out-loud satire, "Chicks... Bad Girls on Bikes Doing Bad Things" provides a satisfying mix of fast-paced, well-acted theater and an outrageous look at sexual politics. It's part of Bricolage Production Company's newest initiative, Midnight Radio.

After killing her boyfriend, prom queen and Three-Mile Island resident Vespa de Amour turns into the sort of biker chick who might figure prominently in any red-state male's nightmare.

Director Tami Dixon and a cast of nine women and two men employ a stylized performance plus a little mud wrestling in this lively look at women assuming, questioning and rejecting established male roles and stereotypes in their quest for liberation.

The Bricolage production of "Chicks... Bad Girls on Bikes Doing Bad Things" continues through Nov. 28 with performances at 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 937 Liberty Ave., Downtown . Pre-show happy hour with live music begins at 9:30 p.m.

Admission: $10

Details: 412-381-6999.

-- Alice T. Carter