Poonam Dhir 

Reading SM TBD 

New Play Festival, Staged Reading 

TBD 

May 9^th  

Description 

South Asian/Punjabi/ 

desi/ BIPOC 

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 

South Asian/Punjabi/desi/ 

BIPOC woman  

Represents the women of Playwright’s family/community 

As matriarch of the family, a survivor; she can adapt to any circumstance, devout - duty is everything. Can forget what doesn’t serve her. Tells people what she thinks they want to hear. 

South Asian/brown/ 

desi/BIPOC woman  

Represents various women Playwright comes across on their India travels 

Culturally different (and sometimes the same) as Playwright 

White woman, lesbian, artist 

Playwright’s partner, friend and confidante – a voice of reason and rationality  

South Asian/Punjabi/brown/ desi/ BIPOC man  

Represents men of this world 

A border – to be traveled across 

As patriarch of the family, he is full of anger, shame and regret.  

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. 

 ***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. 

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.