HUNGRY
Sound Theatre presents HUNGRY by Chris Bush from April 24 to May 17, 2025. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books and films to enhance your experience of the show.
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Hungry
The script of HUNGRY, for your reading pleasure.
Format: Book
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Lustful Appetites
As historian Cleves demonstrates, there is a long association between gourmet food (including oysters, of course!) and sexual appetites -- a connection that Bush riffs on in HUNGRY.
Format: Book
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Meal
Like HUNGRY, this graphic novel features a lesbian chef with an unusual culinary approach. But Yarrow's devotion to eating insects might even give Lisa pause! A charming, informative and engaging look at a very misunderstood foodway.
Format: Graphic Novel
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Why We Cook
In this wide-ranging volume, illustrator Gardener interviewed over 100 women chefs, restauranteurs, farmers, food critics, activists, and others in the food world from many different backgrounds about their relationship to food and cooking.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Her Name Is Chef
Chef Leia Gaccione interviews six of her fellow female compatriots in the kitchen in this lively and eye-opening documentary about women chefs and the challenges they face in a male-dominated and fast-paced industry.
Format: Streaming Video
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Cook, Eat, Repeat
British food writer and television cook Lawson gets a special shout-out in HUNGRY. Find out why playwright Bush adores her by checking out her most recent cookbook.
Format: Book
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Hungry Heart
As in HUNGRY, an interracial queer relationship unfolds against the backdrop of the restaurant industry in this sweet and romantic graphic novel.
Format: Downloadable Graphic Novel
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Unapologetic Eating
The characters in HUNGRY might benefit from the wisdom shared by nutritionist Rumsey, whose compassionate approach to eating aims to remake women's relationships with food and improve their sense of self.
Format: Book
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The Taste of Things
As in HUNGRY, the dynamic between a chef and their lover is a key theme in this historical drama starring Benoît Magimel as Chef Dodin Bouffant and Juliette Binoche as Eugénie, his personal cook and lover.
Format: Streaming Video
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The Watermelon Woman
Cheryl Dunye's groundbreaking film also explores the sometimes tricky dynamics of interracial lesbian relationships.
Format: Streaming Video
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