If you’re a fan of “Derry Girls,” Lisa McGee’s brilliant sitcom about teens growing up in Troubles-era Northern Ireland, you’ll probably enjoy “Saving Myself” by Subtext Studio Theatre Company, a world premiere presented by Destinos, the Chicago International Latino Theater Festival. This new play by María Arreola strikes a similar tone, using irreverent humor and colorful characters to explore decidedly unfunny aspects of adolescence: loneliness, shame and sexual confusion.

Directed by Omar Vicente Fernández, a spirited trio of actors plays three teenage girls attending a Catholic youth retreat, each restless with their respective secrets under the watchful gaze of a large crucifix. On the set designed by Harrison Ornelas, candles and religious iconography — including a portrait of Pope

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