Made in Vermont

by Olivia Facini and Daniel Flesch

(virtual, 2021)

I know milk, man. That’s why I high-key YEET with McO’s Woke Milk.

John Smith in Made in Vermont

The IRS has begun an audit of McOverall Farms, a dairy farm that has recently rebranded itself as “Woke Milk,” Vermont’s foremost producer of pea milk, which, as we all know, is vegan, protein-rich, and woke as hell. In a series of Zoom interviews, IRS auditor Alicia Barnes converses and contends with the zany brains behind Woke Milk: farmer, All-American spelling bee champ, savant, and Old Testament prophet J.D. McOverall Mulligan; his social media consultant and actor-on-hiatus John “Zsa Zsa Bling Bling” Smith; and their accountant, the notorious Linda G. Blatt.

Written for Zoom and performed live on YouTube. Part of the proceeds went to two excellent non-profit organizations chosen by the cast, Black Trans Advocacy Coalition and Fuel the People.

Produced by Narissa Agustin. Featuring Malik Childs, Benny Diego, Amber Li, and Abby Melick.

Run time: 50 minutes