EVENTS

Milkdrunk is an original one-woman show by Washington, D.C.-based playwright and performer Cathleen O’Malley. Crackling with humour, physicality, and searing vulnerability, O’Malley plunges the audience headfirst (and boob-deep) into childbirth, milk, and what it takes to be a mother mammal in a modern world. Described as a “primal scream from the trenches of first-time motherhood,” the play premiered off-Broadway at the United Solo Theatre Festival at Theater Row. Intimate and yet universal, O’Malley’s unflinching honesty bypasses taboos and mythologies about birth, breasts, and bonding. Milkdrunk is a theatrical experience for anyone who has ever known, been—or been birthed by—a mother.

WHAT TO EXPECT

RUN TIME: 60 minutes with no intermission.

CONTENT WARNING: Recommended for ages 14+. Includes adult language, dark humor, frank talk of human sexuality, references to bodily fluids, and potentially triggering themes.

PARKING/TRANSPORTATION: There is a small parking lot directly behind Touchstone Theatre that will be available for you to park in. If that is full, there is nearby street or lot parking (here is a link to Bethlehem parking options). Recommended options include: 1) Mechanic Street Parking Lot between Webster & Taylor Streets and Mechanic Street and the Greenway 3 min walk or 2) the Polk St. Garage (400 Block E. 3rd St.) 3 min walk. Additionally, there is a bike rack next to our theatre in Parham Park. We are adjacent to the South Bethlehem Greenway bike path/pedestrian trail, as well as five LANTA routes: GREEN, BLUE, 103, 105, and 605.

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION: Accessible seating and a non-gendered, ADA accessible bathroom are available. Touchstone strives to create an environment where all members of our community feel welcome. Please contact (610) 867-1689 or via email at touchstone@touchstone.org to request accessibility accommodations in advance.

[Image description: A close up shot of a naked, pregnant belly. The pregnant person has their arms folded across their chest, covering themself with a yellowish/brownish fabric. On their right wrist is a bracelet made of dozens of opalescent pearls. Behind the pregnant belly is a black void. Surrounding this photo is a thick white border, and beneath this photo, in the white border, are the words “milkdrunk; WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY CATHLEEN O’MALLEY; DIRECTED BY ELAINE FEAGLER.”]