“I’m bigger than I look, you piece of shit.
Bigger than the walls, the lights, your ego.
I will eat you alive.”
-Women Laughing Alone With Salad by Sheila Callaghan
Bigger than the walls, the lights, your ego.
I will eat you alive.”
-Women Laughing Alone With Salad by Sheila Callaghan
I Will Eat You Alive
Written and directed by Katie Hileman
Written and directed by Katie Hileman
CREATIVE TEAM
Andrés Poch - Scenic & Projections Designer
Adam Mendelson - Lighting Designer
Mo Oslejsek - Sound Designer
Meghan Taylor - Costumes Designer
Katie Hileman - Properties Designer
Jessica Rassp - Consumble Properties Designer
Kiirstn Pagan - Production Stage Manager
David Brasington - Assistant Stage Manager
Niya John & Renata Taylor-Smith - Lighting Assistants/Board Operators
Yasmin Carter - Production Assistant
Sean DiGiorgio - Video Production Assistant
Andrés Poch - Scenic & Projections Designer
Adam Mendelson - Lighting Designer
Mo Oslejsek - Sound Designer
Meghan Taylor - Costumes Designer
Katie Hileman - Properties Designer
Jessica Rassp - Consumble Properties Designer
Kiirstn Pagan - Production Stage Manager
David Brasington - Assistant Stage Manager
Niya John & Renata Taylor-Smith - Lighting Assistants/Board Operators
Yasmin Carter - Production Assistant
Sean DiGiorgio - Video Production Assistant
INTERROBANG PRODUCTIONS
David Brasington
Katie Hileman
Sean McComas
Kiirstn Pagan
Brady Whealton
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I Will Eat You Alive includes some excerpts from the actual, real book "Help Lord—The Devil Wants Me Fat! A Scriptural Approach To A Trim And Attractive Body" by C.S. Lovett
David Brasington
Katie Hileman
Sean McComas
Kiirstn Pagan
Brady Whealton
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I Will Eat You Alive includes some excerpts from the actual, real book "Help Lord—The Devil Wants Me Fat! A Scriptural Approach To A Trim And Attractive Body" by C.S. Lovett
SPECIAL THANKS
Submersive Productions, Glenn Ricci, Ursula Marcum, The Acme Corporation, Lola Pierson, Baltimore Rock Opera Society, Aran Keating, Studio5 Baltimore, UMBC Department of Theatre, Eric Abele, Eve Muson, Susan McCully, Gregg Schraven, Nicky Schraven, Alex Schraven, Evan McDougall, Tyler Brust, Towson University MFA Theatre Program & the 2020 Cohort, Juanita Rockwell, Becca Glantz, Brady Whealton, Kayla Stansberry, Dylan Baierlein, Two Strikes Theatre Collective, Christen Cromwell, Aladrian Wetzel, Chris Lewis, Desiree Rowe, Genevieve de Mahy, Everyman Theatre, The Brewer's Art, Volker Stewart, Michelle Smith, Katie Kopajtic, Jocelyn Kantor, Hannah Francis, Tori Schuchmann, Patrilie Hernandez, Project HEAL, Akiera Gilbert, NAAFA, Tigress Osborn, Darliene Howell, Body Liberation Baltimore, Emma Kaufman, Dr. Vicky Borgia, Radiance Medical Group, The Voxel, Chris Ashworth, Alec Sparks, Liz DeRoche, Cannonball, Rachel Hunsinger, Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Submersive Productions, Glenn Ricci, Ursula Marcum, The Acme Corporation, Lola Pierson, Baltimore Rock Opera Society, Aran Keating, Studio5 Baltimore, UMBC Department of Theatre, Eric Abele, Eve Muson, Susan McCully, Gregg Schraven, Nicky Schraven, Alex Schraven, Evan McDougall, Tyler Brust, Towson University MFA Theatre Program & the 2020 Cohort, Juanita Rockwell, Becca Glantz, Brady Whealton, Kayla Stansberry, Dylan Baierlein, Two Strikes Theatre Collective, Christen Cromwell, Aladrian Wetzel, Chris Lewis, Desiree Rowe, Genevieve de Mahy, Everyman Theatre, The Brewer's Art, Volker Stewart, Michelle Smith, Katie Kopajtic, Jocelyn Kantor, Hannah Francis, Tori Schuchmann, Patrilie Hernandez, Project HEAL, Akiera Gilbert, NAAFA, Tigress Osborn, Darliene Howell, Body Liberation Baltimore, Emma Kaufman, Dr. Vicky Borgia, Radiance Medical Group, The Voxel, Chris Ashworth, Alec Sparks, Liz DeRoche, Cannonball, Rachel Hunsinger, Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Every stretch mark on the entire goddamn planet
I Will Eat You Alive at The Voxel (Jan 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at The Voxel (Jan 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at The Voxel (Jan 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at The Voxel (Jan 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at The Voxel (Jan 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at The Voxel (Jan 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at The Voxel (Jan 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at The Voxel (Jan 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at The Voxel (Jan 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at The Voxel (Jan 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at The Voxel (Jan 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at The Voxel (Jan 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at The Voxel (Jan 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Submersive HQ (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Submersive HQ (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Submersive HQ (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Submersive HQ (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Submersive HQ (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Submersive HQ (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Submersive HQ (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Submersive HQ (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Submersive HQ (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Submersive HQ (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Submersive HQ (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Submersive HQ (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Submersive HQ (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Submersive HQ (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Submersive HQ (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Icebox Project Space (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Icebox Project Space (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Icebox Project Space (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Icebox Project Space (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Icebox Project Space (Sept 2024)
I Will Eat You Alive at Icebox Project Space (Sept 2024)
Production photos above by Kiirstn Pagan
THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS
I Will Eat You Alive (Baltimore) was made possible by The Voxel Artist Residency Program as well as grants from the Maryland State Arts Council and the Creative Baltimore Fund, a grant program funded by the Mayor's Office and the City of Baltimore.
I Will Eat You Alive (Baltimore) was made possible by The Voxel Artist Residency Program as well as grants from the Maryland State Arts Council and the Creative Baltimore Fund, a grant program funded by the Mayor's Office and the City of Baltimore.
The I Will Eat You Alive Virtual Screening on May 8, 2024 was made possible with support from Embody Lib, Project HEAL, the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA), and The Voxel.
I Will Eat You Alive (Philadelphia) is co-presented with Cannonball and a part of the 2024 Philadelphia Fringe Festival. The production is generously supported by Radiance Medical Group.
Fat Resources & Media
Compiled by the I Will Eat You Alive director and cast, these are just a few of the resources available for fat folks… What are your favorites?
Compiled by the I Will Eat You Alive director and cast, these are just a few of the resources available for fat folks… What are your favorites?
READ
Books
#VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE: The Fat Girl's Guide to Being #Brave and Not a Dejected, Melancholy, Down-in-the-Dumps Weeping Fat Girl in a Bikini by Nicole Byer
What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon
You Just Need To Lose Weight and 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon
Hunger by Roxane Gay
Corazón by Yesika Salgado
Tesoro by Yesika Salgado
Hermosa by Yesika Salgado
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings
Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness By Da’Shaun L. Harrison
Revolting Bodies?: The Struggle to Redefine Fat Identity by Kathleen A. LeBesco
The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self Love by Sonya Renee Taylor
Shrill by Lindy West
Blogs
Your Fat Friend by Aubrey Gordon
The Fat Zine
Books
#VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE: The Fat Girl's Guide to Being #Brave and Not a Dejected, Melancholy, Down-in-the-Dumps Weeping Fat Girl in a Bikini by Nicole Byer
What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon
You Just Need To Lose Weight and 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon
Hunger by Roxane Gay
Corazón by Yesika Salgado
Tesoro by Yesika Salgado
Hermosa by Yesika Salgado
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings
Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness By Da’Shaun L. Harrison
Revolting Bodies?: The Struggle to Redefine Fat Identity by Kathleen A. LeBesco
The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self Love by Sonya Renee Taylor
Shrill by Lindy West
Blogs
Your Fat Friend by Aubrey Gordon
The Fat Zine
LISTEN
Podcasts
Maintenance Phase with Michael Hobbes and Aubrey Gordon
I Weigh with Jameela Jamil
Podcasts
Maintenance Phase with Michael Hobbes and Aubrey Gordon
I Weigh with Jameela Jamil
WATCH
Shrill (Hulu)
Survivalist of the Thickest (Netflix)
How To Die Alone (Hulu)
Your Fat Friend, A Film by Jeanie Finlay
FOLLOW
Instagram
Therapists/Coaches/Fat Rights
Kayla Stansberry - @fatpositivetherapist
Nicola Salmon - @fatpositivefertility
National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance - @naafaofficial
Fat Rose/Fat Lib Ink - @fatlibink
Gloria Lucas - @nalgonapositivitypride
Ilya Parker - @decolonizing_fitness
Anna Sweeney - @dietitiananna
Jessamyn Stanley - @mynameisjessamyn
Shrill (Hulu)
Survivalist of the Thickest (Netflix)
How To Die Alone (Hulu)
Your Fat Friend, A Film by Jeanie Finlay
FOLLOW
Therapists/Coaches/Fat Rights
Kayla Stansberry - @fatpositivetherapist
Nicola Salmon - @fatpositivefertility
National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance - @naafaofficial
Fat Rose/Fat Lib Ink - @fatlibink
Gloria Lucas - @nalgonapositivitypride
Ilya Parker - @decolonizing_fitness
Anna Sweeney - @dietitiananna
Jessamyn Stanley - @mynameisjessamyn
Artists/Activists
Nicole Byer - @nicolebyer
Aubrey Gordon - @yrfatfriend
Roxane Gay - @roxanegay74
Yesika Salgado - @yesikastarr
Fat Art History - @fatarthistory
Ashleigh Nicole Tribble - @ashleighchubbybunnyxoxo
Your Big Fat Friend - @yourbigfatfriend
La’Shaunae - @luhshawnay
That Chick Maya - @thatchickmaya
Angelina Moles - @fiercefatfemme
Shoog - @shooglet
Jordan Underwood - @jordallenhall
Historical Fat People - @historicalfatpeople
Fat Positive Groups/Spaces
NAAFA - @naafaofficial
Fat Babe Philly - @fatbabephilly
Body Liberation Baltimore - @bodyliberationbaltimore
Fat Babe Maryland - @fatbabemaryland
Plush DMV - @plushdmv
Reject the Fatus Quo - @rejectthefatusquo
Fat Femmes NYC - @fatfemmes_nyc
Fat Babe Philly - @fatbabephilly
Underbelly Yoga - @theunderbellyyoga
Fat Women of Color - @fatwomenofcolor
The Fat Con - @thefatcon
Body Positive Acupuncture - @bodypositiveacupuncture
Facebook
Broadway Body Positivity Project
Fat Girls Hiking
Nicole Byer - @nicolebyer
Aubrey Gordon - @yrfatfriend
Roxane Gay - @roxanegay74
Yesika Salgado - @yesikastarr
Fat Art History - @fatarthistory
Ashleigh Nicole Tribble - @ashleighchubbybunnyxoxo
Your Big Fat Friend - @yourbigfatfriend
La’Shaunae - @luhshawnay
That Chick Maya - @thatchickmaya
Angelina Moles - @fiercefatfemme
Shoog - @shooglet
Jordan Underwood - @jordallenhall
Historical Fat People - @historicalfatpeople
Fat Positive Groups/Spaces
NAAFA - @naafaofficial
Fat Babe Philly - @fatbabephilly
Body Liberation Baltimore - @bodyliberationbaltimore
Fat Babe Maryland - @fatbabemaryland
Plush DMV - @plushdmv
Reject the Fatus Quo - @rejectthefatusquo
Fat Femmes NYC - @fatfemmes_nyc
Fat Babe Philly - @fatbabephilly
Underbelly Yoga - @theunderbellyyoga
Fat Women of Color - @fatwomenofcolor
The Fat Con - @thefatcon
Body Positive Acupuncture - @bodypositiveacupuncture
Broadway Body Positivity Project
Fat Girls Hiking
Other
Full Fat Virtual Support Group
Moving Toward Fat Liberation: A Reading and Listening List to Help Understand Why Fatphobia is Real
Eating disorder resources
Sheppard Pratt
Renfrew Center
National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) - Helplines
Nalgona Positivity Pride - Eating Disorder Harm Reduction
Project Heal
Sexual Assault Resources
RAINN or Call 1-800.656.HOPE (4673)
Helping Survivors
Full Fat Virtual Support Group
Moving Toward Fat Liberation: A Reading and Listening List to Help Understand Why Fatphobia is Real
Eating disorder resources
Sheppard Pratt
Renfrew Center
National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) - Helplines
Nalgona Positivity Pride - Eating Disorder Harm Reduction
Project Heal
Sexual Assault Resources
RAINN or Call 1-800.656.HOPE (4673)
Helping Survivors