A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life, reveals the truth about sex-trafficking and the impact of “pimp and ho” culture on lives of girls.
Journey into lives of five teens whose paths have been forever changed by commercial sexual exploitation: Nadia attends her school’s annual Pimps and Hoes party, Eve’s father is arrested for solicitation, Kaitlyn’s cousin has been on the streets for 4 years with no support from family, Desiree prepares to celebrate her Sweet 16 after finally escaping her pimp, and Sonia is bounced from foster home to foster home as she fights keep her head above water. These powerful stories, inspired by the real experiences of real girls, will give audiences an authentic look at the complex, often misunderstood reality of domestic sex trafficking and the ways it touches us all.
Click the link below to see full play credits and details about our activist programming related to performances of A Day in the Life.
HUGE THANK YOU TO:
Yasmeen Hassan and Equality Now for making this play possible and for providing so many opportunities to perform throughout the years reaching audiences all across the country.
Additional THANK YOU to New Abolitionists, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, Micole Reiger and Met Council, Lauren Hersh and Sanctuary for Families, UJA Federation of NY, and the United Nations for partnering with us on countless events across the country to share these important stories.
And special thanks to Scott Yoselow and Gersh Agency for always supporting our work!
Original Cast Members
Brittany Adebumola
Maya Blake
Winnifred Bonjean-Alpart
Danielle Cohen
Willa Cuthrell
Vikki Eugenis
Samia Finnerty
Clare Frucht
Odley Jean
Ruby Krakower
Francia Lewis
Mira Maxwell
Mary Miller
Nia Nation
Eliza Price
Casey Odesser
Mandia Samira
Darci Siegel
Danielle Stefania
Alice Stewart
Striking. One of the most powerful and touching events during the United Nations’ 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.”
Notable performances
Capital Building
Albany, NY
On May 13, 2013, The Arts Effect was honored to travel to Albany, NY to stand alongside teen survivors of commercial sexual exploitation and leading activist organizations to perform excerpts from A Day in the Life and lobby lawmakers for the passing of the Trafficking Victims Protection and Justice Act (TVPJA). The bill was sponsored by Assembly member Amy Paulin and Senator Andrew Lanza. In 2015 the law was finally passed!
See pictures below from our time in Albany and read more about The Arts Effect’s work with survivors through Project Impact.
Equality Now: Make Equality Reality event
On November 3, 2014, three members of The Arts Effect All-Girl Theater Company traveled to Los Angeles, California to perform A Day in the Life as part of Equality Now’s Make Equality Reality annual gala!
New Abolitionists
In December 2014, the cast and creators of A DAY IN THE LIFE were honored to perform at The Paley Center for Media in NYC and be named some of New York’s New Abolitionists. We were proud to fight for justice alongside inspiring teams of activists and survivors.
Generation: FREE
On March 15, 2015 members of The Arts Effect All-Girl Theater Company performed A Day in the Life at Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn, NY. The performance was followed by a panel discussion with survivor, writer, and activist Rachel Moran and a Generation: FREE workshop educating teen participants around the facts of commercial sexual exploitation and empowering them to spread awareness in their school communities. This event was hosted by The Arts Effect, Sanctuary for Families and NY New Abolitionists.
