|
........................................................................
DAGGER
dykes with a cutting edge
Flynn can really tell 'em off - You GO Dagger Grrrl!
"DAGGER to the T" aka "RudeCrudeLeeringDude" was the first script written by DAGGER with Director Amatul Hannan. This piece addressed the issues of public safty on the MBTA, women's unheard stories, our right to say "NO!" and the need for sisterhood and brotherhood when a women is being assaulted. "DAGGER to the T" was scary - and highly sucessful.
To develop this script the members of DAGGER spoke about incidents of unwanted attention and assault from our first-hand experience and our friend's experiences. This included assaults recently reported in local media and what we have ourselves witnessed on the T. Karen "Mal" Malmie of the Brian and Mal Show portrayed the morally oblivious, loud and obnoxious, groper Dude.
The women of DAGGER were dressed in diverse costumes so no-one would know that we were together - until we began to respond to the staged "assault" in unison. Our chorus stated to the Dude all the replys we ever wished we could have thought of when catcalled, ogled, or assaulted.
One by one we told him off, as watching women and men of all colors laughed - or were shocked!
Alix and Wendy get fierce on the RedLine
RudeCrudeLeeringDude Written and performed by Amatul Hannan and DAGGER. (c) The Theater Offensive 2001
This was a cathartic and empowering experince, and we recieved many thanks from both women and men traveling on the train or waiting on platforms. Some women even held train doors so they could stay to see the end of our skit - sucess!"
........................................................................
SCRIPT EXCERPT:
THE RUDE DUDE MOVES THROUGH A CROWDED TRAIN CAR GRABBING AT THE WOMEN OF DAGGER.
FLYNN: I'm taking back my Space/ I'm taking back my T!/
I'm a Strong Woman/ GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME!
ALL back Flynn up with chant:
Dont stand so/ Dont stand so/ Dont stand so CLOSE to me -
Dont put those/ Dont put those/Dont put those HANDS on me -
Dont place your/ Dont place your/ Dont place your GLANS on me -
ALL: It makes us Burn/When your Fingers get Itchy/
We're strong and we're Firm/ and NOT afraid to be "Bitchy"!
DANI: If I was your Daughter would you be staring up my Skirt?
AMATUL: If I was your Mother would you be feeling up my Shirt?
MAGGIE:(sitting as a couple with DEE) If I say I am absolutely Uniterested in Men, would it make any difference?
MICHELLE or SADIE: It's my time of the Month – would he like getting Caught Red-Handed?! (hiking up miniskirt)
ALL react to red hand marks on big painted Pad:
Eeeewww! Thats soooo sick - gross! Tacky! Yuck! Gross! Disgusting!
SADIE or MICHELLE: That's Right Girls - he *IS*!
AMATUL: Rude Crude Leering Dude, you are a scrub, a loser, and *totally* out of line - trying to take our power, bothering Women in a public place -you dont even know us!
Not to mention the lame, corny, Old Lines you use –
Ladies and Gentlemen, we find *these* lines always work! :
DUDE: Hey Baby - Do Fries come with that Shake?
FLYNN:Hey man, does a Beer come with that Gut?
DUDE: I'm an ASS man, Mamma!
DEE: I can SEE that.
DUDE: Great TITS!
Wendy: Hey,You TOO!
DUDE: Has anyone ever told you how Beautiful you are?
ALEX: Has anyone ever asked you where the Bathroom is?
DUDE: You look lonely Honey - want some Company?
AMY: (in Suit w cell phone) No. Actually Im reading my financials and thinking about my stock dividends. This says they’ve lost 600 dollars in the past four months – you got any Money? (Ring Ring) Excuse me. (she answers her cell phone)
DUDE (grotesquly making fun of the women): I'm a Lesbian trapped in a Man's Body!
MICHELLE:You poor thing. I'm a Lesbian stuck in front of a Deluded Man!
ALL the Women Laugth at the dippy DUDE.
AMATUL: and – the Drumroll please, ladies (all drumroll)
- our number one, all time favorete Lame Line of all IS :
(Pointing at his crotch) DUDE: Hey DYKE! I got exactly What You Need, Right HERE!
ALL the Women: Affordable Housing, a Living Wage, and a Safe Ride on the T??? !!THAT'S FANTASTIC!!..."
Join DAGGER, or just drop us a line! Dagger@thetheateroffensive.org.
Back To DAGGER Main Page
| 
