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Milk and Water

  • Tina Howe
  • Short Play, Comedy, Contemporary
  • 6F
  • ISBN: 9780573696763

The Nursing Mothers' Water Aerobics class is waiting for their teacher to show up. When she cancels, they take over the class with stunning results.

  • Short Play
  • Comedy
  • 10 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Set Requirements: Exterior Set

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
The Nursing Mothers' Water Aerobics class is waiting for their teacher to show up. When she cancels, they take over the class with stunning results.

A part of the collection Shrinking Violets and Towering Tiger Lilies.

Premiere Production: Milk and Water premiered at the University of Maryland - Baltimore County for their third annual 10-minute play festival in 2008. The play was directed by Lynn Watson.
  • Casting: 6F
  • Casting Attributes: All Female

  • RO - the actress, wears a state of the art tank suit and matching cap
    CANADA - the doctor, wears a nice suit that's too big for her
    JOAN - the trader, wears makeup and a shockingly bright suit, probably with stripes
    APRIL - the poet, wears glasses, a shower cap and a totally woebegone suit, perhaps with its own skirt
    MAGDA - the Eastern European or Russian girl, wears a weird Eastern European suit and cap
    WHAT'S HER NAME - who works at the front desk, wears sweats and sneakers