Milkweed—a solo play fusing poetry and theatre that examines three African-American female survivors of gender-based violence—will run May 8-9 at Links Hall, 3435 N. Sheffield; and May 28-29 at Northwestern University, Annie Mae Swift Hall, 1920 Campus, Evanston.

Tickets are $7 (students) -$15 for the Links Hall performances; the Northwestern run is free, but reservations are required. Call 773-281-0824 for Links Hall and 847-491-3171 for Northwestern.