B*TCH EAT DOG is a puppet-filled sketch show that uses classical texts, feminist theory, and singing willys to interrogate the gendered ethics of pursuit. Punch and Judy puppets perform a gender swapped adaptation of Moby Dick that explores the fallacies of girlboss feminism. A tradwife named Felicity Groundwater hawks her questionable raw milk wares and ultimately breastfeeds a member of the audience with one of her many pendulous burlap boobs. A new kind of IUD insertion escalates until rats are being shoved down a cervix. The evening is hosted by a hapless, well-intentioned white man who flails wildly as his misguided attempts at allyship lead to a painful realization.
Content Warning:
Violence, Sexual Assault, Puppet Nudity
PERFORMANCES
Greenfield, MA - June 6 - Last Ditch Bar
Providence, RI - June 9 - Lost Bag
Plainfield, VT - June 10 - Plainfield Opera House
Newmarket, NH - June 11- Newmarket Millspace
Portland, ME - June 12 - Mayo Street Arts
NYC - June 19 - The Brick
Troy, NY - June 25 - Arts Center Black Box
Burlington, VT - June 26 - Off Center
NYC - June 28 - Jalopy Theatre
DC - July - District Fringe
Edinburgh - August - Edinburgh Fringe
TRAILER
PRESS
"Hilarious... shocking, raw and vulnerable"
"Important and timely"
"This is one you don’t want to miss"
CREDITS
Written by Mel Carter
Music by Camille Charlier
Performed by Mel Carter, Gail Bennett, & Camille Charlier
Stage Managed by Davis Keaney, Joei D'aloia
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
Fabrication Assistance by Jerry Harney, Jack Collins, Tom Tuke, Aslan Hoffman, Isi Jabornik, Amy Carter, Kaz Strong, Dean Hernandez, Oliver Fisher, Joei D’aloia, Maddie Szymaszek, Aina Ysabel Ramolete, Tessa Beck Fey, Allison Carter, 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
Outside Eyes Megan Rivas, Lindsay Cummings, Lillian Ransijn, Ulysses Jones, Matt Sorensen, Anatar Marmol-Gagne, Sadie Aiken, Max Kountz, Abigail Baird, Jerry Harney, Tom Tuke, Rosie Grunzke, Susan Tolis, John Bell