The community of National Committee readers for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced SOURED MILK as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were drawn in by this poetic Midwestern experience that feels immediately recognizable. We appreciated the rendering of the emotional world of the play and the question of how can one find nourishment in environments that don't allow it. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production. #BAPF46

A haunting and lyrical exploration of being queer (and struggling with family, substance abuse, and more) in territory that, at times, feel hostile and, at others, feels achingly like home. Jay is a compelling nucleus around which the play rotates, and beautifully observed, natural interactions are stitched together with poetry, inner life thrust outward, and highly theatrical moments. The love between all of the characters makes the tragic moments of the piece and the character disconnects/harms both disarmingly gentle and infinitely potent. I'd love to see this on its feet!