Playwrights Horizons, Women’s Project & La Jolla Playhouse present
Milk Like Sugar
by Kirsten Greenidge
directed by Rebecca Taichman

featuring Cherise Boothe, Angela Lewis,
Nikiya Mathis, LeRoy McClain, J. Mallory-McCree, Adrienne C. Moore, and Tonya Pinkins

October 13-November 27, 2011

"REMARKABLE ... Milk Like Sugar is one of the works of art for which 2011 will be remembered." Variety

"THE GREAT TONYA PINKINS gives a sensational, frame busting performance, biting into the humor with ferocious intensity." The New York Times

"Smart and unsettling and remarkably acted drama that makes a noteworthy New York debut for the author. Rebecca Taichman directs a fine-tuned production and topflight cast." NY Daily News

"Milk Like Sugar truthfully balances street with sweet, to entertaining, illuminating and nourishing effect, and that makes it a must-see." LA Times

"A TERRIFIC CAST. With their tart backchat and slangy humor, the high school girls played with beaming verve by Cherise Boothe, Angela Lewis, and Nikiya Mathis are a delight to watch." The New York Times

The Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 416 West 42nd Street,
New York City

With potential for more but nowhere to put it, sixteen-year-old Annie’s got a choice: honor the pregnancy pact she made with her friends, or find the path to a brighter future. In this searing, sharply observant new play, Kirsten Greenidge finds savage humor and gritty poetry in one inner-city girl’s struggle to carve out a life beyond the only one she knows.

Click here to watch a fantastic two-minute trailer about MILK LIKE SUGAR.

Click here to read some very elegant words from playwright Kirsten Greenidge.

Click here to hear an interview with playwright Kirsten Greenidge.

Kirsten Greenidge and Rebecca Taichman

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