Dog Eat Dog is more than a play—it’s a movement and a celebration.
With heart, humor, and humanity, this bold theatrical experience invites communities into urgent conversations about pet care—while also honoring the joy, love, and laughter pets bring into our lives.
Through inventive staging, multimedia elements, and lively audience engagement, Dog Eat Dog is as fun to experience as it is thought-provoking.

Co-created and written by Liesel Reinhart and Marco Benassi, and produced by Carrie Hyde and Marco Benassi, the show blends stripped-down storytelling with maximum emotional impact.
Inspired by Our Town and The Elephant Man, it uses minimal sets and rich performances to explore the complex realities facing pet owners and veterinary professionals today.

Why This Show Matters

How do you choose between your pets’ survival and the exploding costs of caring for them?
Why are veterinarians—the very people we trust with our animals’ lives—facing burnout and crisis?
How can we create a more compassionate and sustainable future for all creatures?
Dog Eat Dog takes on these questions with empathy, authenticity, and a sharp eye on
the systems failing animals and the humans who care for them.

The Big Issues

• Lack of affordable veterinary care
• Mental health and suicide crisis among vets
• Corporate consolidation of vet practices
• Predatory financing in pet care
• Guilt and emotional stress for pet owners
• Boarding and grooming dilemmas
• Rural vs. urban inequities in pet services