Where does a really good bad idea usually come from?

Research!

Wrong! Usually it comes from opportunity and/or alcohol.

My latest escapade to get underway is a show for the Pan-Kinetic Exposition which will be taking place on the Vallejo, CA waterfront on July 31 and August 1. After a quick proposal (that might have been written with alcohol involved) and some back and forth with the producers I’ve gotten the green light to start working up “Maury Flugelman’s Vaudvillian Circusarium and Phantasmamazing Wonder-Show!“

That’s right, kids: Vaudeville!

No act too bizarre, no talent too obscure for the stage; ahhh, vaudeville.

Now not surprisingly, this is not a topic that was covered in what little legitimate theater training I had, so now we’re in the research phase. I’ve got books, I’ve got a documentary or two, I’ve got a good month or so before I probably need to physically produce a script. These are all good things.

So, there will be more to come, including audition notices once we start getting closer to the show. And hopefully some news about the WWII USO show another group of us is trying to get off the ground for the 4th of July…

UPDATE: Sadly, both projects have been shelved for the year. Next year though, damnit…