Jessie and Garrett are a perfect couple: she's a budding pop star, and his dad owns, like, everything.
There's just one problem — Garrett's father has no idea they've been dating, and would never
approve of the match. In an act of campy desperation, Garrett ropes the denizens of the last club in
town into a plan so ridiculous and borderline offensive it just might work.

Set in an Appalachian town on the brink of progress, THE BEARCAT is an exploration of gender and racial politics within the
generational divide of the contemporary American Southeast. Also, it's a comedy. Promise.

Featuring pop vocals, gagworthy drag, and more social commentary than you can shake your ass
at, THE BEARCAT is a remixed take of Middleton & Dekker’s THE ROARING GIRL. This excerpt
showing is an ode to club culture – who lives it, who loathes it, and who’s left standing to protect it.

THE BEARCAT comes to Camden Fringe through a collaboration between Director Charlotte Cattrall
and Writer EG Roeder of the American company FIRST TAKE CO. This production builds on the
successful presentation of THE BEARCAT at new work festivals in the UK and USA.

Praise for other shows:
“Unique and unrepeatable…[First Take Co. is] breaking the rules and chasing a feeling." 
5 STARS “This play did not shy away from the truth…[and] offers an eye opening perspective” 
Youngish Perspective - Nevernatal Directed by Charlotte Cattrall @ Theatre503 2025
4 STARS “Brave, intelligent theatre at its best” - The Reviews Hub - Woebegone Directed by
Charlotte Cattrall @ Theatre503 2025