Americannibal

Book and Lyrics by Nick Jonczak
Music and Lyrics by Laura Lizcano

Capitol Hill server Sweetie kidnaps wealthy U.S. Sen. Joe Mansion (D-PA) and eats him alive, piece by piece, for a livestream audience in this dark comedy musical about the absurdity of political violence. But when the livestream cuts out and the cops are on their way, Sweetie is forced to confront the real man she’s dismembered, and Mansion must risk his pride to save his skin. Together they must decide: can...

Capitol Hill server Sweetie kidnaps wealthy U.S. Sen. Joe Mansion (D-PA) and eats him alive, piece by piece, for a livestream audience in this dark comedy musical about the absurdity of political violence. But when the livestream cuts out and the cops are on their way, Sweetie is forced to confront the real man she’s dismembered, and Mansion must risk his pride to save his skin. Together they must decide: can Leftists and Liberals work together to build a new country that uplifts the working class, or is the only way forward to burn it all down?

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Americannibal

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  • Elizabeth Hawkins: Americannibal

    What a wild ride! I've never read anything like it. It has a vibrancy to it that really comes off the page.

    What a wild ride! I've never read anything like it. It has a vibrancy to it that really comes off the page.

SWEETIE, server at an upscale DC bistro, Black woman, late 20s/early 30s, Mezzo-Soprano
MANSION, U.S. Senator Joe Mansion (D-P.A.), old white man, the embodiment of failed Liberalism, Tenor

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Cannonball Festival, Year 2025
  • Type Commission, Organization Cut Edge Collective, Year 2022
  • Type Reading, Organization Cannonball Festival , Year 2022
  • Type Workshop, Organization Cut Edge Collective, Year 2022

Awards

  • Christ Church Neighborhood House Play Festival
    Christ Church Neighborhood House
    Winner
    2022