DOGS

by Hanna Kime

It is the Fourth of July sometime in the future, and history is about to be made. We are about to witness the annual Hot Dog Eating Contest. The five women invited to this stage have set out to conquer nature, destroy their own limits, and shatter our perception of what the human body is or isn’t capable of. DOGS is a dizzying, anti-plot, high-intensity exploration of capitalism, competition, and consumption...

It is the Fourth of July sometime in the future, and history is about to be made. We are about to witness the annual Hot Dog Eating Contest. The five women invited to this stage have set out to conquer nature, destroy their own limits, and shatter our perception of what the human body is or isn’t capable of. DOGS is a dizzying, anti-plot, high-intensity exploration of capitalism, competition, and consumption that begs the question: how long can we keep all this up?

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  • Kayla Menz: DOGS by Hanna Kime
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    A fast paced whiplash show that would be so much fun for an ensemble to play with. Funny, devastating, and ever poignant.

    A fast paced whiplash show that would be so much fun for an ensemble to play with. Funny, devastating, and ever poignant.

    ”
  • Annika Andersson: DOGS by Hanna Kime
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    Incredibly engaging from the moment it begins. Each woman feels like she KNOWS what she wants and will simply do anything to get it. That drive is quite empowering, and yet, the play examines how that kind of drive affects not just people... but women (without banging you over the head with it). Compelling and powerful.

    Incredibly engaging from the moment it begins. Each woman feels like she KNOWS what she wants and will simply do anything to get it. That drive is quite empowering, and yet, the play examines how that kind of drive affects not just people... but women (without banging you over the head with it). Compelling and powerful.

    ”
  • Shelby Seeley: DOGS by Hanna Kime
    “

    I'm obsessed with this play! I love the concept alone (women hot dog eating contest? already sold), and then it took me on so many different journeys and in unexpected directions. The end was satisfying and left me with questions.

    I'm obsessed with this play! I love the concept alone (women hot dog eating contest? already sold), and then it took me on so many different journeys and in unexpected directions. The end was satisfying and left me with questions.

    ”
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Development History

  • Reading, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, 2023
  • Residency, Berkeley Rep, 2022
  • Commission, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, 2022

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