Special Costume Maestro - May 28 (Memorial Day weekend!)

EmilyBee · Post by **EmilyBee** » May 17th, 2011, 10:13 am

I would like to play! Your choice: 1890s Paris courtesan/can-can dancer or crazy cat lady. (The courtesan 40 years later??)

Andreas Fabis · Post by **Andreas Fabis** » May 17th, 2011, 2:29 pm

If there is still room, I'd like to play.

I'll be a caveman, just to mess with Jessica!

Andreas

Munga · Post by **Munga** » May 18th, 2011, 8:18 am

hujhax wrote: (I suspect that Halyn is, on some level, *always* playing as Max from Where the Wild Things Are. This is just one of the qualities that makes Halyn awesome.)

I wanted to "like" this.

Brad Hawkins · Post by **Brad Hawkins** » May 23rd, 2011, 6:01 pm

I must withdraw my name from the costume Maestro, as cool as it sounds... I'm going to see True West that night.

annwilson · Post by **annwilson** » May 23rd, 2011, 6:13 pm

Can I play?

Jessica · Post by **Jessica** » May 26th, 2011, 1:30 pm

Directors: Marc and Eric
Tech:?
Cast:
Cave Woman - Jessica
Cave Man - Andreas
Batman - Deano
Robin- Kaci
Emperor Palpatine - Jason
John Constantine - Jordan
Kristin - ? (I think Revilis would be fun!)
Halyn- Max
Kayla - Mini Mouse
Menelaos - Candy Cane Man
Emily - Can-Can dancer
Ann - who is always in costume.

(also I want to know who Emperor Palpatine and John Constantine are)

Rev. Jordan T. Maxwell · May 26th, 2011, 1:32 pm

Jessica wrote:(also I want to know who Emperor Palpatine and John Constantine are)

so be it...luv...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palpatine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Constantine

Kayla Lane · Post by **Kayla Lane** » May 26th, 2011, 1:53 pm

I AM SO EXCITED.

For several "firsts":

1. This is my first costumed Maestro!
2. This is my first Maestro with Halyn. Missy, I have wanted to play with you in something for a while now. (Sorry to single you out. Hope that wasn't weird.)
3. This is the first cast I've seen wherein there are MORE women than men on the list. WOWZA! And I get to be a part of it!

In short, thanks a ton for casting me and I am looking forward to this show.

Dorky noob question: Do we play "in character"? And does that mean I'm Minnie Mouse who is playing Maestro, but I would still play characters in the scenes/games to serve them accordingly -- only being the Mouse when I'm not playing (just when I'm moving my score marker and interacting with the audience etc)? Or not at all, it's just normal improvisers playing a game of Maestro with abnormal clothing choices?

Rev. Jordan T. Maxwell · May 26th, 2011, 2:06 pm

Kayla wrote:2. This is my first Maestro with Halyn. Missy, I have wanted to play with you in something for a while now. (Sorry to single you out. Hope that wasn't weird.)

only for the rest of us...sniff...excuse me, something in my eye...

kbadr · Post by **kbadr** » May 26th, 2011, 2:09 pm

Kayla wrote: Dorky noob question: Do we play "in character"? And does that mean I'm Minnie Mouse who is playing Maestro, but I would still play characters in the scenes/games to serve them accordingly -- only being the Mouse when I'm not playing (just when I'm moving my score marker and interacting with the audience etc)?

Yeah, I think that's the most fun (for the players and the audience). It's basically "persona-prov". You're playing a character who's doing an improv show. So you can decide from scene-to-scene how completely you want to drop the Minnie Mouse character to play the actual Maestro game you were just called out for.

menelaos · Post by **menelaos** » May 26th, 2011, 2:14 pm

kbadr wrote: It's basically "persona-prov". You're playing a character who's doing an improv show.

This being the case, I don't know if being the Candy Cane man is a good idea, as it is basically a miming character. Through the costume you can't see my face and you can barely hear me talk. Perhaps I should switch to Pan ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_(god) ) ? What do you say Jess?

M.

EmilyBee · Post by **EmilyBee** » May 26th, 2011, 2:28 pm

Zut alors! Mon dieu, je ne... ehm... I dunno, zees "speek een wan voix". Vraiment, truleee, I am seulement an innocent mademoiselle. I just do zee dancing for zee francs for ma pauvre mere.

Hooray!

Kayla Lane · Post by **Kayla Lane** » May 26th, 2011, 3:19 pm

Rev. Jordan T. Maxwell wrote:
Kayla wrote:2. This is my first Maestro with Halyn. Missy, I have wanted to play with you in something for a while now. (Sorry to single you out. Hope that wasn't weird.)
only for the rest of us...sniff...excuse me, something in my eye...

Shit. Yeah, that was uncool. Let me clarify so I don't sound so rude.

Because I am still so new, *every* Maestro I have played in so far has been my first time to play with many extremely talented and supportive improvisers (like yourself!) whom I have never played with before, and whom I have seen perform and admire. This fact has not evaded me; every time I play Maestro I am thrilled (to an absurd fan girl degree).

I was just psyched about Halyn because we're both in college! And underage! And women! So even if it sounds superficial, there's sort of a built-in camaraderie to that.

Aaaah, I'm sorry. Especially when I go back and look at the list it's CRAZY to single someone out like that because everyone on that list (both whom I have and haven't played with before) is a complete all-star.

Foot in mouth. My apologies.

Rev. Jordan T. Maxwell · May 26th, 2011, 3:49 pm

Kayla wrote:
Rev. Jordan T. Maxwell wrote:
Kayla wrote:2. This is my first Maestro with Halyn. Missy, I have wanted to play with you in something for a while now. (Sorry to single you out. Hope that wasn't weird.)
only for the rest of us...sniff...excuse me, something in my eye...
Shit. Yeah, that was uncool. Let me clarify so I don't sound so rude.

Because I am still so new, *every* Maestro I have played in so far has been my first time to play with many extremely talented and supportive improvisers (like yourself!) whom I have never played with before, and whom I have seen perform and admire. This fact has not evaded me; every time I play Maestro I am thrilled (to an absurd fan girl degree).

I was just psyched about Halyn because we're both in college! And underage! And women! So even if it sounds superficial, there's sort of a built-in camaraderie to that.

Aaaah, I'm sorry. Especially when I go back and look at the list it's CRAZY to single someone out like that because everyone on that list (both whom I have and haven't played with before) is a complete all-star.

Foot in mouth. My apologies.

damn you internet and your inability to convey irony! you made me make Kayla sad!

::shakes fist at modem::

Andreas Fabis · Post by **Andreas Fabis** » May 26th, 2011, 3:54 pm

Thog excited.

Austin Improv

Special Costume Maestro - May 28 (Memorial Day weekend!)

YES!