Milk Like Sugar
Creative Team
Director: Rebecca Taichman
Playwright: Kirsten Greenidge
A co-production with La Jolla Playhouse and Playwright’s Horizons
DESIGNERS:
SETS: Mimi Lien
COSTUMES: Toni Leslie James
SOUND: Andre Pleuss
LIGHTS: Justin Townsend
NEW YORK POST
“Under the sensitive direction of Rebecca Taichman, the youthful ensemble fully embodies their troubled characters.”
NEW YORK TIMES
“…performed by the terrific cast under the direction of Rebecca Taichman, the play always entertains.”
VARIETY
“When people can’t discriminate between what’s morally ersatz and what’s spiritually sound, they make dubious choices, whether it be an investment in overpriced designer sneakers or the babies-having-babies phenomenon at the heart of Greenidge’s remarkable new play. As dramatically rich as it is sociologically pointed, “Milk Like Sugar” is one of the works of art for which 2011 will be remembered….Pinkins’ climactic clash with her stubborn daughter is the evening’s highlight, but confrontations both sweet and dire are skillfully shaped by helmer Rebecca Taichman.”
VILLAGE VOICE
“Rebecca Taichman’s production, with a cool blend of daring and sensitivity, underscores the script’s terrifying sense of anomie…Taichman has characters drift in isolation through the scene changes, often appearing before the previous scene ends, as if they were all ghosts haunting one another’s recollections…”
HUFFINGTON POST
“Above all, director Rebecca Taichman mines the material for all its worth. The scene changes in particular show her inventiveness and focus. Chairs and other props are moved on and off by characters but Taichman uses those silent moments to have different actors react and play off of each other in meaningful, telling ways.”
LA TIMES (La Jolla Playhouse Production)
Credit director Rebecca Taichman, who stages “Milk” with the propulsion of a musical while never losing the viscera at its heart — even the scene transitions carry dramatic content.
BROADWAY WORLD
“Greenidge and director Rebecca Taichman do an excellent job of keeping much of the play very light and funny, showing the carefree exterior these underachievers from poor families exude to cover up their acceptance of a future with little opportunity.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
“Rebecca Taichman directs a series of short, snappy scenes with flair and sensitivity, drawing out the complexities in all seven characters with the aid of an excellent cast, even using fluid, dreamlike scene changes to extend dramatic moments.”
BACKSTAGE
“Rebecca Taichman’s staging physicalizes the complex relationships of Annie and her circle, even down to the scene changes, when the actors move Mimi Lien’s well-chosen set pieces while remaining in character as Andre Pluess’ harsh sound design beats out an insistent rhythm.”
THEATERMANIA
“Simultaneously gritty and lyrical, the show, directed with care by Rebecca Taichman, proves to be an exhilarating and moving experience, filled with a host of fine performances. ”
“Simultaneously gritty and lyrical, the show, directed with care by Rebecca Taichman, proves to be an exhilarating and moving experience, filled with a host of fine performances. ”
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