Step into the Unknown and risk failure

Wesley · Post by **Wesley** » August 30th, 2006, 10:13 am

I need 5 players (and a box/light engineer) for the September 23rd Blank Show.

The concept is basically that I will come up with a format idea and the players won't know what it is until they step on stage. Then, I'll tell them and the audience what it is and we attempt it. The point is to risk failure and step into the unknown. To get on stage having no idea what will be asked of you perfermance-wise.

Who's up?

kbadr · Post by **kbadr** » August 30th, 2006, 10:29 am

If the players are taking a risk by not knowing what the format is, the director should take a risk by not knowing who the players are until they step on stage.

Or maybe we do that another time...

HerrHerr · Post by **HerrHerr** » August 30th, 2006, 10:31 am

I'd like to not know what I'm wearing until five minutes before stepping onto the stage. Someone can pick out our outfits and then just go!

Wesley · Post by **Wesley** » August 30th, 2006, 10:46 am

I'd be fine not knowing who the players are so long as I was guaranteed to have 5 players.

I only ask for commitments to ensure that there is a show.

HerrHerr · Post by **HerrHerr** » August 30th, 2006, 10:54 am

I am interested in doing this, but I may have to work that weekend.

vine311 · Post by **vine311** » August 30th, 2006, 11:02 am

acrouch · Post by **acrouch** » August 30th, 2006, 11:08 am

Kareem, you should be in charge of putting together the five people so Wes doesn't know who they are.

Mike · Post by **Mike** » August 30th, 2006, 11:11 am

This is a good idea, you should do more of these.

kbadr · Post by **kbadr** » August 30th, 2006, 11:19 am

acrouch wrote:Kareem, you should be in charge of putting together the five people so Wes doesn't know who they are.

Anyone who wants to play PM me, and don't reply to the thread.
If you already replied to the thread, kill your post. If you still want to play PM me.

WES WON'T KNOW WHAT HIT HIM.

Mr. Director, trying to screw with the players. Yes, and...fuck you, Mr. Bain. Y&FY

kaci_beeler · Post by **kaci_beeler** » August 30th, 2006, 1:38 pm

Awesome icon Mike!
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Mike · Post by **Mike** » August 30th, 2006, 1:55 pm

kaci_beeler wrote:Awesome icon Mike!
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

That's "Sweaty Prime" Uncle Sweaty's father. They called him "Sweaty Jim"

kbadr · Post by **kbadr** » September 5th, 2006, 11:46 am

OK, I've got the cast. I'll post if someone drops out or can't make it for some reason.

Wesley · Post by **Wesley** » September 24th, 2006, 2:27 am

BIG BUMP!

I just want to say thank you to everyone who took part in this show. Thank you to Kareem for putting the cast together and running light (singular). Thank you to Jason, Mike, Arthur, Kacey, and Phil for playing (and hitting a home run).

I had A LOT of fun turning some things on their head and showing the audience something they'd hopefully not seen before, or at least showing them something they had in a way they'd not seen before. I talked to a few on the way out and they seemed to have really enjoyed it. It makes me happier than you know.

We experimented and we won. Improv is AWESOME and the people in this community are AWESOME and my players were AWESOME.

vine311 · Post by **vine311** » September 24th, 2006, 12:50 pm

That show last night was a total blast. I'm glad I could be a part of it. We should do more Blank Shows like that were the director doesn't know who the players are and the players don't know the format. We went into it knowing absolutely nothing and truly created everything from it.

phlounderphil · Post by **phlounderphil** » September 24th, 2006, 1:26 pm

In honor of how much fun I had in this blank show, I have changed my little quote in my signature.

I really enjoyed the show, it was an excellent format, it played with the boundaries of the space in the upstairs theatre (which really threw me off at times).

Thanks to Wes/Kareem for putting it on, and thanks to everyone who played. I enjoyed playing with all of you (some people I rarely get to share the stage with!)

thanks.