“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
Production photos above by Kiirstn Pagan
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
THE VOXEL
Chris Ashworth - The Voxel/Figure 53 Founder
Liz DeRoche - Production Manager
Alec Sparks - Technical Director
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
THE VOXEL
Chris Ashworth - The Voxel/Figure 53 Founder
Liz DeRoche - Production Manager
Alec Sparks - Technical Director
INTERROBANG PRODUCTIONS
David Brasington
Katie Hileman
Sean McComas
Kiirstn Pagan
Brady Whealton
SPECIAL THANKS
Submersive Productions, The Acme Corporation, Baltimore Rock Opera Society, Studio5 Baltimore, UMBC Department of Theatre, Eric Abele, Eve Muson, Susan McCully, Gregg Schraven, Nicky Schraven, Alex Schraven, Towson University's Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Program and 2020 Cohort, Juanita Rockwell, Becca Glantz, Brady Whealton, Jay David, Kayla Stansberry, Dylan Baierlein, Two Strikes Theatre Collective, Christen Cromwell, Aladrian Wetzel, Chris Lewis, Desiree Rowe, Genevieve de Mahy, Everyman Theatre, Volker Stewart, The Brewer's Art, Michelle Smith, Katie Kopajtic, Tori Schuchmann, Chris Ashworth, Patrilie Hernandez, Akiera Gilbert, Tigress Osborn, Darliene Howell, and Emma Kaufman.
Every stretch mark on the entire goddamn planet.
THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS
I Will Eat You Alive was made possible by The Voxel Artist Residency Program as well as grants from the Maryland State Arts Council and the Creative Baltimore Fund.
David Brasington
Katie Hileman
Sean McComas
Kiirstn Pagan
Brady Whealton
SPECIAL THANKS
Submersive Productions, The Acme Corporation, Baltimore Rock Opera Society, Studio5 Baltimore, UMBC Department of Theatre, Eric Abele, Eve Muson, Susan McCully, Gregg Schraven, Nicky Schraven, Alex Schraven, Towson University's Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Program and 2020 Cohort, Juanita Rockwell, Becca Glantz, Brady Whealton, Jay David, Kayla Stansberry, Dylan Baierlein, Two Strikes Theatre Collective, Christen Cromwell, Aladrian Wetzel, Chris Lewis, Desiree Rowe, Genevieve de Mahy, Everyman Theatre, Volker Stewart, The Brewer's Art, Michelle Smith, Katie Kopajtic, Tori Schuchmann, Chris Ashworth, Patrilie Hernandez, Akiera Gilbert, Tigress Osborn, Darliene Howell, and Emma Kaufman.
Every stretch mark on the entire goddamn planet.
THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS
I Will Eat You Alive was made possible by The Voxel Artist Residency Program as well as grants from the Maryland State Arts Council and the Creative Baltimore Fund.
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.
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
TV Shows
Shrill (Hulu)
Survivalist of the Thickest (Netflix)
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
TV Shows
Shrill (Hulu)
Survivalist of the Thickest (Netflix)
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
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
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