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rubycity_ooc2014-02-21 04:10 pm
arttoenchant) wrote in rubycity_ooc2014-02-21 04:10 pm
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Brush Up Your Shakespeare
Hello, Ruby City! This is Kelsey, player of many, but most relevantly, Caster of Red, aka William Shakespeare, coming to you with a little player plot. If you've seen Will's latest post, you can probably guess what it is (actually you can probably guess either way, what else does Shakespeare do).
Will is going to be putting on a play, finally making use of the theatre. What play it is really depends on you guys, because I need to know what the cast size is and find something to work with it! Chances are it's going to be something by Shakespeare because he has a massive ego, but it could also be a musical (Kiss Me Kate, best of both worlds?) or something totally made up that he's written while in Ruby City...
I'm also letting you decide, to an extent, what sort of role your character has! Think they would be legitimately good at a certain character type? Think it would be funny to put them in something totally unfitting? I want that. Will wants that. Additionally, if you want your character to be part of it but they wouldn't want to, I think something can be arranged. If someone is anonymously signed up or some such, Will's not letting them get out of it.
So, this is how things are going to work! This post is for signups and questions, the signups will last until March 2nd. At which point I'll figure out the specifics and within the next couple days, get up another OOC post with information such as what play it is and a cast list. There will be an IC post accompanying it with that information as well, but the OOC post will have a more detailed rundown of what to expect. Basically, I'm in theatre production so I've put together many production proposals and mockups before and I swear to you I am going to go all out with this and do just that. There will be playbills, there will be costume and set designs, etc.
Timeline-wise, it's going to be something like this
Week 1 - IC casting call and request for behind-the-scenes work, OOC post for sign-ups
Week 2 - IC auditions and posting of cast list, OOC post for same and other details
Week 3-6 - Rehearsals, set/prop/costume work and probably two logs for it within the time, one for the start-middle, and one for the middle-end of production time, which would include a more descriptive timeline in the main post.
Week 7 - Performance, afterparty - these would go in the same log
There will be a few logs for general mingling and such going on throughout the time as you can see, and I'm going to set the performance for April 10th. If any particularly destructive events happen in that time, it might be pushed back a bit, because rehearsing while everything goes to hell probably isn't a good plan.
In the next few days posters will be going up around the city, advertising a casting call for February 27th and 28th and March 1st and 2nd. Cast lists and such will probably go up on the 5th and the rehearsals will start the next week. So if you'd like to sign up a character who's going to be part of the heartless event, don't worry about them not being around for this stuff! Will can maybe forgive that sort of absence anyway...
Will is going to be putting on a play, finally making use of the theatre. What play it is really depends on you guys, because I need to know what the cast size is and find something to work with it! Chances are it's going to be something by Shakespeare because he has a massive ego, but it could also be a musical (Kiss Me Kate, best of both worlds?) or something totally made up that he's written while in Ruby City...
I'm also letting you decide, to an extent, what sort of role your character has! Think they would be legitimately good at a certain character type? Think it would be funny to put them in something totally unfitting? I want that. Will wants that. Additionally, if you want your character to be part of it but they wouldn't want to, I think something can be arranged. If someone is anonymously signed up or some such, Will's not letting them get out of it.
So, this is how things are going to work! This post is for signups and questions, the signups will last until March 2nd. At which point I'll figure out the specifics and within the next couple days, get up another OOC post with information such as what play it is and a cast list. There will be an IC post accompanying it with that information as well, but the OOC post will have a more detailed rundown of what to expect. Basically, I'm in theatre production so I've put together many production proposals and mockups before and I swear to you I am going to go all out with this and do just that. There will be playbills, there will be costume and set designs, etc.
Timeline-wise, it's going to be something like this
Week 1 - IC casting call and request for behind-the-scenes work, OOC post for sign-ups
Week 2 - IC auditions and posting of cast list, OOC post for same and other details
Week 3-6 - Rehearsals, set/prop/costume work and probably two logs for it within the time, one for the start-middle, and one for the middle-end of production time, which would include a more descriptive timeline in the main post.
Week 7 - Performance, afterparty - these would go in the same log
There will be a few logs for general mingling and such going on throughout the time as you can see, and I'm going to set the performance for April 10th. If any particularly destructive events happen in that time, it might be pushed back a bit, because rehearsing while everything goes to hell probably isn't a good plan.
In the next few days posters will be going up around the city, advertising a casting call for February 27th and 28th and March 1st and 2nd. Cast lists and such will probably go up on the 5th and the rehearsals will start the next week. So if you'd like to sign up a character who's going to be part of the heartless event, don't worry about them not being around for this stuff! Will can maybe forgive that sort of absence anyway...
QUESTIONS
SIGNUPS
EXAMPLE
(OOC) Preference for type of role: Dramatic hero!!!
Second choice for type of role: Crossdressing pls
Related skills/talents: Actor/writer/director
no subject
(OOC) Preference for type of role: Main villain, of course.
Second choice for type of role: She'll want something Important with lots of screentime and attention, but whatever works.
Related skills/talents: I don't think sailing or shooting really applies here but she can sure as hell crossdress like nobody's business when she wants to.
North Italy
(OOC) Preference for type of role: Some kind of love interest since wooing the ladies would appeal to him IC
Second choice for type of role: Fool (he doesn't even need to act, it's a gift!)
Related skills/talents: He is an excellent painter, so I reckon he could help with stage design.
no subject
(OOC) Preference for type of role: Hero
Second choice for type of role:
Female roleRelated skills/talents: None. Terrible actor.
Looks great in a dressRe: SIGNUPS
(OOC) Preference for type of role: Crossdressing hero
Second choice for type of role: Very hammy villain
Related skills/talents: Other than her fighting skills being good for an action scene, none.
Re: SIGNUPS
(OOC) Preference for type of role: Some sort of leading role. Works best as a tragic hero/anti-hero.
May or may not involve crossdressing.Second choice for type of role:
Leading lady trapped in some arranged marriage. lmfaoRelated skills/talents:
Sharpshooter, fencer with excellent precision, monster-hunting, cigar smoking.:Xno subject
(OOC) Preference for type of role: no preference tbh!! she'll just be happy to join but a knight-like role would be so cute for her???
Second choice for type of role: anything goes tbh she'll be up for anything tho she'd be the shittiest villain (though like, if you need one 8) )
though like if you want to assign her to a dying role people will probably get war flashbacksRelated skills/talents: she's.... very helpful.............................. ok she doesn't like she has medical experience in case shit happens, or something omfg. she makes good tea and cookies and coffee and will probably assist with anything needed. helper?? assistant??? run errands??? u got it
Re: SIGNUPS
(OOC) Preference for type of role: You know how most shakespeare plays start with a narrator setting the scene? Can Cecil do that, if we do go full Shakey here?
Second choice for type of role: Otherwise, I'm totally down for crossdressing shenanigans, or else some kind of comedic thing.
Related skills/talents: Radio production, some community theater in the past, voice acting.
Re: SIGNUPS
(OOC) Preference for type of role: Villian/Soldier type role. Willing to crossdress even.
Second choice for type of role: Whatever role she lands with?
Related skills/talents: Sharpshooting, singing, dancing, eagerness for gore related things? IDK.
no subject
(OOC) Preference for type of role: a really sweet nice guy who maybe helps the main character (a role he would despise)
Second choice for type of role: a dashing rogue foil/antagonist (which is more like what he wants)
Related skills/talents: Flynn is a thief and a rogue, he can climb, sword-fight, and lie with plenty of flourish. Hell, his whole identity is technically an act.
Yeah, Hans signed him up too.
no subject
(OOC) Preference for type of role: Comedy Relief/witty friend of a character.
Second choice for type of role: Definitely crossdressing/extra for stunts?
Related skills/talents: Charismatic, good fighter,
good looking, would make a killer man.Re: SIGNUPS
(OOC) Preference for type of role: Something with a mask because he's shyyy but OMG IT'S SHAKESPEEEAARRRR
Second choice for type of role: understudy, backstage help
Related skills/talents: can play acoustic guitar and sight-read music well
Re: SIGNUPS
(OOC) Preference for type of role: Possibly a traitor character?
Second choice for type of role: Small role, performing somewhere in the background with only a few solid lines.
Related skills/talents:
He is a big fat traitor-- I MEAN he's a very talented actor to the point where he acts in day to day life. He can really own a role.
Flynn signed him up, by the way.