PLAY TITLE:

MiLK

BLURB:

Baby is a young African-American girl on the south side of Chicago in the famous Ida B. Wells housing projects.  What happens to Baby’s soul when she is left alone at home and the neighborhood junkie rapes her, taking her precious innocence away?

NUMBER OF ACTORS:

3 M/3F

LENGTH:

Full length

GENRE:

Drama

DEVELOPMENT STATUS:

World Premiere Production 1995, originally produced by MPAACT, Chicago, Illinois.  

SPECIAL AUDIENCE APPEAL:

African-American

SYNOPSIS:

MiLK traces the story of three adolescent girls living in the shadow of a Chicago Housing project.  We follow “Baby” and her spirit force, “Womaclown” as they tackle the difficult issues of coming of age in such a difficult environment.  Using rhythmic language and childhood song and dance, MilK takes a painful journey of one little girls battle to reconcile the shattered self that is left behind after she is raped. 

SPECIAL AWARDS:

Black Theatre Alliance Awards nomination. Best Director, 1995

Black Theatre Alliance Awards nomination, Best Ensemble, 1995