Midwest Players Theater

the food pantry has been broken into and someone is trying to close it for good …

Our second production tells the story of the Magnificent Pantry in Millburg, Wis. The pantry’s director faces burnout while balancing two jobs and care of her father who is sinking deeper into dementia. Meanwhile, demand for food assistance remains unabated, the social safety net is unraveling and local forces are trying to undo the pantry’s work. The play highlights how modern economic policies and political decisions filter down to even the most local of communities and affect the lives of families and individuals with little control over their destiny. Will the community come together to serve their neighbors in need?


Written by Kurt Peters, Midwest Players Theater founder
Directed by John Frank, Evanston 2nd Act Players co-founder