Making Sweet Tea & Other Secrets is an emotionally charged dramatic thriller by Paul Elliott.
Directed for MTG by Denise Plantenberg and David Bristow.
A 2018 AACT NewPlayFest Winner, this modern play deals with bigotry, prejudice, domestic abuse and bringing hidden justice to light.
Synopsis:
“Dottie and Ruth Hamilton have always kept their lives in order, living each day in rural isolation and contentment. All of that changes when the sheriff drops a battered teenage girl on their doorstep and asks them to keep her safe ... The question is can these two older women get past their own ingrained ideas of how life should be to protect a teenager they don’t even understand? Making Sweet Tea and Other Secrets refers to all the hidden bigotry, prejudice and even brutality a town will turn a blind eye to, until forced to bring those secrets to light and fight back.”
LGBTQ+ inclusive. Parental supervision suggested. Performance includes; harsh language, violence, and discussion of abuse.