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    Missing Nin BioAlien's Avatar
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    uh.. what?

    you wrote a play, and now it is going to be produced?

    well.... congrats

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    What is your play about?

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    It's called: The Last Minstrel Show (Yeah, I went there)

    Basically to sum things up in a nutshell.

    It's about a new up and coming fifty-cent like rapper who's given the offer of a lifetime. To headline an entirely brand new record label, but he's not quite sure about whether it's the right thing to do.

    He's visited by spirits of his ancestors, his grand father (bojangles) and his father (dolomite) and ultimately must decide whether to be true to himself and maintain his sense of integrity or go for the big money.
    Last edited by LobsterMagnet; Tue, 12-12-2006 at 11:28 AM.

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    This is the kind of thing that my ambitions thread was for =P
    10/4/04 - 8/20/07

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    Good stuff man, sounds interesting. You should listen to The Minstrel Show by Little Brother

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    Quote Originally Posted by LobsterMagnet
    He's visited by spirits of his ancestors, his grand father (bojangles) and his father (dolomite) and ultimately must decide whether to be true to himself and maintain his sense of integrity or go for the big money.
    I can see it now;

    "one man"

    "one color"

    "lobstermagnet stars in"

    "be rich... or be black"

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    Congratulations LobsterMagnet. I hope someone will eventually upload your play to youtube. Sounds kind of interesting.

    <@Terra> he told me this, "man actually meeting terra is so fucking big", and he started crying. Then he bought me hot dogs

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    It is your play, they should pay for you to go see it, or at least give you free acess to the Videos of it....

    Oh, and Congrats man.

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    Yeah, I'm hoping that they'll be smart enough to load it up at youtube It's going to be interesting to see how my play makes the transition from script to stage since it's not very easy subject matter for those of you who are curious here's a small part of the email I received, should explain how things work.


    Dear Playwright:

    Your play has been accepted into the Strawberry One-Act Festival. You will receive a Release Agreement that will give you all the details about when your play will be performed and when your play is scheduled for a 1 hour technical rehearsal in the theatre.

    The Strawberry One-Act Festival will be held at the American Theatre of Actors from February 15th thru February 25th. The Awards Ceremony & Performance of the 4 plays that are nominated for BEST PLAY will be at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre at Symphony Space on Friday, March 2, 2007.

    Technical rehearsals for the Strawberry One-Act Festival will begin February 12th. Therefore you must be availble between February 12th and March 2, 2007 to participate in the festival.

    Plays are presented in Round 1, if they receive enough votes plays move onto the Semi Finals and then the Finals. The 4 Best Plays are performed at the Awards Ceremony on March 2, 2007.

    At The Awards Ceremony & Performance, awards are presented for Best Play, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress & Best Set Design.


    The Strawberry One-Act Festival Winter 2007
    Release Agreement


    This Agreement is between LobsterMagnet hereinafter referred to as "Playwright" and The Riant Theatre, hereinafter referred to as "Presenter." Playwright hereby gives permission to The Riant Theatre to include his/her play entitled: THE LAST MINSTREL SHOW to be presented in Series A - February 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the American Theatre of Actors, at 314 West 54th Street, between 8th & 9th Avenue, NYC in the Chernuchin Theatre on the 2nd floor. Due to the fact that this festival will be videotaped and aired via the internet on the Riant's website, this will be a non-Equity showcase production.




    For those of you even more curious to see the actual play itself, well here's an except, with some mock rapping, (it's intentionally bad...really bad)

    CORPORATE GUY
    I personally haven’t heard any of your…material. You wouldn’t mind if I could hear something right now would you?

    1-1-6
    RAMEL
    Sure man, of course. What you want to hear? How about, “Humpiddy-hump?”
    (Starts rapping.)

    I’m gonna go a humpidy-hump.
    Inside your rumpidy-rump.
    Cause you be likin’ my humpidy-bump
    Inside your rumpidy-rump.
    Makin’ you feel so scandalous
    Can you handle it, when I wax that
    Can you feel my candle stick.
    Fuck the door now and pull my handle bitch
    Open your mouth, let your tongue hug a thousand kids.
    BA-DONKEY KONG, bitch now you know where the power is
    As I push my shit
    Through yo fine ass.
    Cause your fine behind
    Makin’ me feel a humpidy-hump.


    CORPORATE GUY(interrupting)
    You know what; I have some other business to attend to so maybe I’ll listen later.

    RAMEL
    Wait; wait, how about, “I shot a nigga in da club.”

    CORPORATE GUY
    That’s quite alright. I’m sure they’ll be plenty of time for me to listen to your music.


    RAMEL
    Or I could do, “Party Hardy for Ms. Marty”

    CORPORATE GUY (curious)
    Oh, that one sounds nice.

    RAMEL
    Yeah, it’s about how we got off from school after a little girl got shot in a drive by.
    (Starts to rap.)
    Party Hardy for miss Marty
    I’m sorry that you’re gone
    When the shots rang out
    Too bad you caught it in the dome.
    Instead of going to that party
    Your stupid ass should’ve been home.

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