The Dirndl Diaspora

Cuckoo clocks and baby clocks? Hawaiian sausage and Heavy Metal? German history and swear words?Savannah James is racing against time. Orders are rushing in for her custom couture diversity dirndls. Friends, customers, and a reporter from Germany crowd into her basement studio--but her husband really wants have a talk about starting a family. Business has been booming since Zendaya wore her dress in Teen Vogue. Suddenly, Savannah's idea of making ethnic mashups of traditional German...
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Cuckoo clocks and baby clocks? Hawaiian sausage and Heavy Metal? German history and swear words?Savannah James is racing against time. Orders are rushing in for her custom couture diversity dirndls. Friends, customers, and a reporter from Germany crowd into her basement studio--but her husband really wants have a talk about starting a family. Business has been booming since Zendaya wore her dress in Teen Vogue. Suddenly, Savannah's idea of making ethnic mashups of traditional German party clothes is getting inner cities everywhere excited about Oktoberfest. But she knows more about pleats than business--and now she has to help fight Nazis, too? Kristen Caven's mindwalk through girl talk is about work and creativity, language and secrets, horror stories and fashion fantasies, building positive futures out of complicated pasts, and the beauty of a circle of women. Oh, and beer. Lots of beer.Caven wrote this stage play for her local Oktoberfest festival, but it has good messages for German expats anywhere, anytime. More info at www.kristencaven.com. This full-length play can be adapted for all communities with both diversity and an Oktoberfest celebration who would like to provide a unique cultural offering. It can be sponsored by breweries and even be turned into a drinking game! The book includes guidelines on how to host a "Dirndl Diversity" fashion show that invites sewers to draw on their multicultural heritages for inspiration.