Name: Peter Dagger
Play: BJ: A Musical Romp
Relationship to production: Book and Lyrics, Producer
Website: BJaMusicalRomp.com
How did you first get involved in theatre?
I was always putting on shows as a kid. I wrote, directed and starred in a film masterpiece called "Super Baby" when I was seven years old.
Who are your biggest influences?
I look up to the classic lyricists like Lorenz Hart and Cole Porter. They are subtly clever, and then blow your mind 10 seconds later when you get the joke.
What is your show about?The show is about exactly what you'd think, blow jobs. That being said, it is the story of BJ's first day of college told very innocently; nothing pornographic or vulgar. At its heart, BJ is about growing up and facing your fears.
What inspired you to write it?
I was jamming with some friends at the beginning of senior year of college. It had been a dry spell, and I improv-ed the "Blue Ball Blues," which turned out to be a hit. I went home, wrote down all the lyrics I could remember, and then the whole piece grew around that.
What made you want to perform in an eco-friendly theatre festival like Planet Connections?
Conservation of energy and resources is important, and absolutely can be achieved in theatre.
Planet Connections is fairly unique in that a portion of the box office for each show is donated to a charity. What charity have you chosen and why?
BJ is working with the Organic Consumer's Association. I watched the documentary "Food Inc" last summer, and it profoundly affected me, more so than any movie, play or work of art up to this point. I hope to fuel the organic revolution by promoting food free of pesticides, hormones, and antibiotics, and alerting people to the danger of overly processed and genetically modified "food."
What's next for you after Planet Connections?
I'm collaborating on a musical-spoken word-cryptozoological-extravaganza going up in Brooklyn on August 1st.
And finally, if you could go back in time and meet yourself as a kid, what advice would you give your younger self?
I would make my younger self learn how to do back-flips, because they are probably way easier when you're a kid!
BJ: A Musical Romp
Book & Lyrics by Peter Dagger
Music by Eric Jarboe
Directed by Matt Britten
Running time: 90 minutes, no intermission
Venue: The Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond Street
Performance dates:
Tues 6/15 @ 9pm
Thurs 6/17 @ 5:30pm
Sat 6/19 @ 9pm
Sun 6/20 @ 6:45pm
Mon 6/21 @ 9pm
Fri 6/25 @ 9pm
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