Adedayo launches into a theatrical rant (anecdote, poetry, puppetry, and song) against a fictional corporation that thought a few compliments would make for an equitable environment. Adedayo tears apart seven harmful compliments that have historical impacts on multiple colonially marginalized communities. In the end, they offer a solution to improve the social script, because sometimes, taking a compliment is asking too much!
Audience: Adult (18+)
Strong language: Reference to George Carlin’s list of swear words
Timing: Approximately 45 minutes
Velvet Wells, Creator and performer
Velvet Duke Productions
Pre-Production Memories
Read the blog post capturing the development through to the October 15, 2022 workshop performance
Next Steps
- Create musical backing tracks (2023)
- Update projection for more dynamism, including images of community members (alongside mine) (2023)
- Extract stand up and monologue versions to share in other settings (2023)
- Submit the show to Fringe Festivals (2024)
A recipient of the ARTicipate development grant, sponsored by the Shenkman Arts Centre
Velvet Duke Productions 