by Dan
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…
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by Dan
…Will happen soon. It’s amazing how much Wordpress changes when you haven’t logged on for half a year… or more… I’m updating things now, looking to see if my current visual look will still fly, and sending this from my newly updated Blogo.
Hooray.
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by Dan
Very late notice, but I wanted to be sure to mention that Good Old Days Radio has launched and is available on iTunes. [http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=292868815\ ] Currently the pilot episode “Crime Drama” and the outtakes from said episode are available, and a second script is in the works (but somewhat delayed as everyone involved in the writing is currently busy in another project until Xmas).
GODR follows a low-budget, low-talent radio theater company circa the 1940’s and the madcap antics that ensue in front of, and behind, the microphones. “Crime Drama” is the action-packed case of a young girl trying to clear her name in her own parents’ murders with the help of the charismatic Detective Chuck and his far more charismatic partner. Hilarity ensues.
We’re damn happy with how it turned out, and welcome your comments in support of our self-inflated opinions.
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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.