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Scab for Hire
By Budding Heads
Written by Wesley Tilford
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A man unwittingly crosses a picket-line, befriends an opossum, and is forced to choose between his job and his friend. The aftermath of his actions are discussed nearly a century later by two podcasters.
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The creators say this show is appropriate for ages 12-15 and up
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Cast and Crew
Wesley Tilford
Playwright, Producer, Performer: The Scab/Tyler BloomWesley Tilford (he/him) is an actor and writer based in the Twin Cities. He is the co-founder and co-artistic director of Budding Heads with his fiancé Mia Martinez. Wesley got his bachelor’s degree in theatre from Illinois State University in 2016. His recent credits include Miss Julie (Jean) and last year’s performance of Scab for Hire that served as Budding Heads’s inaugural production. He’d like to dedicate this performance to his three cats; Frank, Floyd, and Hermes!
Mia Martinez
Producer, Performer: The Opossum/Liliana GarzaMia Martinez (she/her) is a performer/choreographer and all-around-theatre-maker based in Minneapolis. A true Minnesotan lake gal, Mia's originally from Detroit Lakes, MN, graduated from the University of Minnesota - Duluth in 2021 with a BA in Theatre and a minor in Applied Dance (& a BAS in Psychology, if you’re the curious type), and co-founded Budding Heads in 2025 with her fiancé, Wesley Tilford. Mia is especially drawn to musical theatre, new works, and pieces that advocate for a greater cause. In her very rare free time, Mia can be found practicing yoga, nose deep in a good book, or showering her cats — Hermes, Frank, & Floyd — with her love and devotion.
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ABOUT THE PLAY
The Scab & The Opossum
Scab for Hire begins with a man in the 1930's who accidentally crosses a picket-line and starts working alone in a corrugated box factory. From then on, he is known simply as 'the Scab'. The only thing keeping the Scab company is the voice of his boss who occasionally offers him a pizza party if he completes his work on time. That is, until, he befriends an opossum who is living in the factory. They dance together, eat pizza, and tell each other bedtime stories. It seems too good to be true! That's because it is... Once the boss learns of the opossums activities in the factory, he forces the Scab to make a decision. Does he adhere to the boss's demands and get rid of the 'contaminent' or does he save his friend's life?
Liliana Garza & Tyler Bloom
The second part of the play takes place 90 years later, in the year 2026. Liliana Garza is host of a podcast with a modest following called The History Files. She explores important subjects in American history that may have been forgotten to time. In this live podcast episode, she is joined by right wing political influencer and podcaster, Tyler Bloom, to discuss the significance of the Scab's story on American history. Each have wildly different views on the topic which leads to a heated discussion on-stage and off. While they have such different opinions on the Scab and his place in history, both of them are missing a key element of the story that prevents each of them from truly understanding the Scab's motivations.
