Ant and Dove Collective Presents:
MERCH GIRLS
by Kate Bell
Directed by Ariel Francoeur
A Staged Reading, Saturday, February 9th, 4pm

Alchemical Studios, 104 West 14th Street, Studio One (1st Floor)

SYNOPSIS:  Justine, Nora, and Kelly have this high school thing in check. They get good grades, don’t hate their mothers, and have boyfriends that play together in one of the coolest bands in town, Korova Milkbar. And the boys let the girls run the merch table at all the shows. High school rocks! But when one of Justine’s teachers kisses her, the girls start asking questions about whether everything is as great as it seems. Left by the boys to pack up their gear after a gig, Justine, Nora, and Kelly play the boys’ instruments for the first time together, and summon a voracious monster made of teenage girls, a force of pure destruction from outside the gendered power structure. The monster wants to sell the merch girls on the idea that it’s time to destroy the world and start over. A sci-fi feminist adventure for everyone trying to figure out what to do with their anger in this #metoo moment, Merch Girls explores the power and danger of female rage and asks what comes next after our monsters are released into the world.

Featuring:

Jessica Batista, Alexis Braxton, Caylyn Creager, Jeff Ebner, Ann Herberger, Carolyn Kang, Julia Labusch, Gabriela Llarena, Stephanie Miller, Turner Morehean, Jillian Puhalla, Jake Robbins, Deborah Rose, Niki Sawyer, Adi Schor, Emily Sullivan, Alani Waters.