Nobody knows. "Eat the Peadies" is a random name our son came up with when we asked him what would be a good name for a theatre group. But we think it’s a great guiding principle for our work:
First, there’s so much we don’t know.
We don’t know what “peadies” are. We also don’t know all the steps that led us from Neanderthals to where we are today. And that’s okay. Let’s keep it that way. We'll stay curious. We'll ask why. We'll find hope in all the unknowns and uncertainties.
Second, let’s have fun.
"Peadies" just sounds fun—like a word you want to say out loud, or maybe even a thing you want to do. (Like “meatball”—a fun word that’s rich with texture and juiciness.)
We believe theatre should be fun, and you can’t have fun if it’s only for a select few. That’s why we’re committed to making our work accessible—because theatre is more exciting when everyone gets to be part of it.
We are an Astoria-based theatre group that creates theatre for the very young—and for those who are young at heart. We create work that is meaningful and fun for the community and engages local artists to tell stories of our past, present, and future.
Zonia Tsang, a playwright and composer who is also a New Victory LabWorks artist, started this whole thing, and Jeff Wildermuth, her husband—who is also a screenwriter—was like, "Sure, in it for life, right?"
Jokes aside, they both attended NYU Tisch for musical theatre writing, where they learned to tell stories through music.