My Secret Language of Wishes at Mixed Blood Theatre

A gripping drama by Cori Thomas (author of Pillsbury House’s 2010 Pa’s Hat and winner of the American Theatre Critics Association’s 2011 Osborne New Play Award), My Secret Language of Wishes explores unconditional love, the definitions of family, and the complexities and legalities at the intersection of race and custodial care. An African American attorney agrees to represent a black 17-year-old with cerebral palsy, as her white 23-year-old caregiver and an affluent African American realtor vie for custody. Contemporaneously, the attorney ponders becoming a mother and co-parent with her Dominican partner. An ensemble of six women, led by Jevetta Steele, discovers the meaning of love without boundaries: black or white, gay or straight, rich or poor, with or without disability.