The Milk Miracle
Show Info
Title | The Milk Miracle | ||
Playwright | Poonam Dhir | ||
Director | TBA | ||
Stage Manager | Sammi Lewis | ||
Category | Production | ||
First Rehearsal | Monday, March 30th | ||
Load In/Tech /Dress | Saturday and Sunday, May 2nd & 3rd | ||
Performances | Monday, May 4th at 5:30p and 9:00p | ||
Roles to be cast | Age (Presentation) | Gender (Presentation) | Description |
PLAYWRIGHT | 30+ | They/them (trans, genderqueer, AFAB but open to other gender expressions) | South Asian/Punjabi/ desi/ BIPOC/or any ethnicity The storyteller, observer and perhaps “main character” Queer Bold Funny Curious Sensitive Willing to have difficult conversations Can be too much/quick to blame/argumentative |
N. and various women | 30+ | She/her | South Asian/brown/ desi/BIPOC woman/or any ethnicity Represents various women Playwright comes across on their India travels Culturally different (and sometimes the same) as Playwright |
MOM
| 50+ | She/her | South Asian/Punjabi/desi/ BIPOC woman/or any ethnicity As matriarch of the family, a survivor; she can adapt to any circumstance, devout - duty is everything. Canforget what doesn’tserve her. Tells people what she thinks they want to hear. |
SISTER
| 40+ | She/her | South Asian/Punjabi/desi/ BIPOC woman/or any ethnicity Represents the women of Playwright’s family/community. Sympathetic but sometimes doesn’t get it. |
COUSIN/NEPHEW and various men | 20+ | He/him | South Asian/Punjabi/brown/ desi/ BIPOC man/or any ethnicity Represents men of this world A border – to be traveled across |
S. | 30+ | She/her | White woman, lesbian, artist Playwright’s partner, friend and confidante – a voice of reason and rationality |
DAD
| 50+ | He/him | South Asian/Punjabi/brown/ desi/ BIPOC man/or any ethnicity A border – to be traveled across As patriarch of the family, he is full of anger, shame and regret. |
Synopsis | The Milk Miracle centres on a playwright navigating questions of identity, place, and belonging—both personal and cultural—while writing a story about a family struggling with grief, community expectations, and the weight of tradition. The play explores the layered tensions between the act of writing and the forces that shape a story’s creation. | ||
Notices | ***Proposed casting for these roles is South Asian/Punjabi/ Brown/Desi but people of any race/cultural background, particularly BIPOC folks, are encouraged to audition. Age representation may also vary based on pool of actors in consideration.
The Hindi/Punjabi/Sanskrit has been transliterated into English, so if you do not speak the language, you can still somewhat sound out the words. | ||
Important Dates/Holidays | 3/31 Mahavir Jayanti, 4/1-4/9 Passover*, 4/2 Theravada (New Year), 4/3 Good Friday, 4/5 Qing Ming Jie, 4/5 Easter, 4/10 Good Friday (Orthodox), 4/12 Easter (Orthodox), 5/1 Beltane-Samhain, 5/1 Vesak - Buddha Day, * Holidays marked with an asterisk (*) begin at sundown on the previous day. | ||
Callback List
Will be announced starting 9:00 am March 26th.
Cast List
Will be announced March 29th
Contact
Questions or concerns?
Contact Sammi Lewis, Stage Manager: samara-lewis@uiowa.edu