B*TCH EAT DOG
PUPPETY SKETCH SHOW EXPLORING GIRL BOSSES, TRADWIVES, & THE EXISTENTIAL ABYSS
Through grotesque fantasy, irreverent satire, and adaptations of classical texts, Bitch Eat Dog offers a frenetic and pungent interrogation of the gendered ethics of pursuit.
A queen eats a baby, a tradwife breastfeeds the audience, and a gyno shoves a rat down a pussy. All the while the well-intentioned white man hosting the show flails wildly as his attempts to demonstrate allyship summon the spirit of a racist suffragette.
Brought to life through puppetry by Seattlite, Mel Carter, this visceral comedy will leave you asking - what was in those eggs?
Content Warning:
Violence, Sexual Assault, Puppet Nudity
PERFORMANCES
Storrs, CT
Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry
April 3, 4, 10, & 11
CREDITS
Written by Mel Carter
Performed by Mel Carter, Gail Bennett, & Camille Charlier
Set Design by Mel Carter & John Parmelee
Lighting Design by Mel Carter
Sound Design by Camille Charlier
Costume Design by Mia Carini
Puppet Design by Mel Carter, Ali Etesamifar, Maddie Shubeck, Max Kountz, Gail Bennett, & Aslan Hoffman
Fabrication Assistance by
Jerry Harney, Jack Collins, Isi Jabornik, Kaz Strong, Dean Hernandez, Oliver Fisher, Joei D’aloia, Maddie Szymaszek, Tessa Beck Fey, Lorelie Tindall, Nix Burns, Rosie Grunzke​
Script Edits by
Mack Brown, Katie Ciszek, Natsu Onoda Power, Tyler Bunch, Liz Hara, Chris Sanderson, Jerry Harney, Tom Tuke, Lana Tleimat, Sadie Aiken, Lindsay Cummings, Megan Rivas, Rebecca Whitney Klein, Crystal Rae Wiley, Dylan Arredondo