Miriam for President By Madhuri Shekar (Chicago, IL)

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Kiah Stern

Miriam for President By Madhuri Shekar
Directed by Chay Yew
June 7–July 7, 2019

“Shekar is a brainy and entertaining writer.” —Chicago Sun-Times

Miriam hates to be known as “that girl who got kidnapped then escaped that sex trafficking ring.” She wants to be known as Miriam, your top candidate for student council president at Roosevelt High School. But her parents, counselor, and best friend keep insisting that she’s not ready. But what do they know? What do they really know about what happened to Miriam? From Madhuri Shekar, the author of Queen, comes a powerful play about survival, rebirth, and the silent crime of human trafficking in Chicago.