Home Cooked Heroes
Commissioned by Milwaukee Opera Theatre
Text by Brit Nicole
Music by Ms. Lotus Fankh
Home Cooked Heroes is a spoken-word opera with text by Brit Nicole and music by Ms. Lotus Fankh. Together, with staff and volunteers from Milwaukee’s Tricklebee Café, they explore what it means to operate a pay-what-you-can restaurant from the center of a food desert, revealing how simple acts of generosity can transform a neglected building into a thriving hive of connection and community.
Cast
Julio Nieves
Sentaces Townsend
Debonne
Uyen Vo
with guest artist Kellen “Klassik” Abston
Creative Team
Text by Brit Nicole
Music by Ms. Lotus Fankh
Director & Videographer: Samer Ghani
Assistant Videographer: Andrew Kosmalski
Tricklebee Founders: David and Christie Melby-Gibbons
Artwork by Julio Nieves
Origin Story
The DOC’s Matt Boresi talks with the team behind the creation of “Home Cooked Heroes”.