SCABMUGGERS, the Play

SCABMUGGERS

AT HARVARD WE FOUGHT A TRUMPIAN BULLY AND WON

Berkeley, CA – For anyone interested in the intersection of feminism and politics comes this inspiring based-on-a-true-story tale of fighting back against sexism in the labor movement, set against the backdrop of Harvard in the 1990’s. Written by Yvonne Martinez, labor organizer and author of Shondaland acclaimed memoir “Someday Mija, You’ll Learn the Difference Between a Whore and a Working Woman.” Scabmuggers is based on her first-hand experiences at the Harvard Trade Union Program. 

Synopsis: As soon as courses at Harvard began, Ana, a White female, finds herself stalked by Aaron, a Black male classmate who is set up on a bet by a White Trumpian bully classmate. Word quickly gets out to the rest of the cohort – but not wanting to get anyone kicked out, Ana refuses to name names. She’s not a snitch. With the program director insisting there is nothing she can do to intervene if no one will name the perpetrator, the class becomes engulfed in a campaign to protect Ana that splits the class into two camps. Some of the men join the women to fight the harassers, some of women join the harassers. In short order the conflict becomes a fight for power that divides along race, sex, LGBTQ, and class lines – that mirrors the heartbreaking history of the labor movement and serves as a precursor to our current political landscape.