Renaissance Theatre hosts dark comedy ‘Milk’ from the mind of UCF graduate and playwright Gian Arellano

You’ve still got just over a week left, so get in on this action. University of Central Florida graduate and Orlando playwright Gian Arellano is staging his original production Milk on the always-adventurous Ren Theatre stage.

Milk is a darkly comic tale of a sinister dairy company, which touches on themes of out-of-control capitalism and relationships between immigrant families.

“When I considered how to combine these two ideas (the Latin American experience and commercialism), I thought of the homogenized ‘Got Milk?’ commercials that were ubiquitous in my childhood, and thus, a play was born,” explains Arellano of Milk’s genesis.

Milk is part of the Ren’s (with an assist from United Arts) “New Works for a New World” program, which aims “to cultivate and produce work by up-and-coming local and diverse playwrights.” Take in some new and edgy local theater; you’ll be glad you did.

Milk runs at the Renaissance Theatre Co. on select nights through March 10. There is an optional add-on for the Renburn afterparty on Saturday nights.

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This article appears in Feb 28 – Mar 5, 2024.