Cast and Crew wanted!

What is The Wedding Show?
The Wedding Show is a 3-hour immersive theatre production where audience members (“guests”) participate in a wedding reception, ceremony, and party. The event is similar to a murder mystery, set in the style of a hypertext drama where the “guests” move about and interact with the actors, following a storyline of their choice. The Wedding Show offers the guests all the best parts of a wedding including lawn games, laughs, love, drama, a buffet dinner, toasts and dancing.
Actors will improvise  and interact with "guests" throughout the evening,  performing songs, dancing, and acting out scripted scenes. 
"Guests" will have opportunities to participate in specific components of the show.

This will be a collaboratively created show where the cast work in small groups to develop special elements and gags. Every performance will be a little different based on the guest interactions and choices made by the actors. Cast and crew are encouraged to bring their own wedding traditions and stories to the performance.  It's also queer friendly!

​Performance Dates: July 20/21/22/27/28/29, 2023

Location: The Cherry Arts, Ithaca NY 

Pay range: $50-$200 per performance

Produced and directed by Sylvie Froncek

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CHARACTERS
Bride/Groom
21-40 years old, any gender/ethnicity/sexual orientation
The couple met while traveling, fell in love fast and to the family, this appears to be a shotgun wedding. They learn unexpected details about each other throughout the evening. Actors must be comfortable with improvisational comedy, humor, drama, singing and partner dancing.

Fathers of the Bride
35+ years old, male-identifying, any ethnicity
The bride’s gay fathers are doting and proud parents, albeit suspicious of the whole affair and throughout the night they get progressively more drunk/jovial/accusatory. Actors must be comfortable with improvisational comedy, humor, excessive drama and partner dancing.

Mother of the Groom
35+ years old, female-identifying, any ethnicity
The mother of the groom is windowed and remarried but her currently husband never shows up at the wedding. She’s overbearing, and overly involved in many aspects of the event. Actor must be comfortable with improvisational comedy, humor and drama, partner dancing.

Wedding party/best friend/maid of honor/groomsman
21-40 years old, all genders/ethnicities/sexual orientations
The wedding party is made up of the best friends of the bride/groom. They are entangled in drama, and trying to create more chaos throughout the night. They are in love with the bridge/groom and they know intimate details about their lives that the partner may not be privy to. Actors must be comfortable with improvisation, comedy, drama, singing, partner dancing.

MC/Officiant/DJ
21-60 years old, all genders/ethnicities/orientations
The host of the evening! They are enthusiastic, charming, eccentric, confident and attentive yet unaware of the social dynamics in the room. Actor must be very organized because they essentially run the show and keep things on track. They must be comfortable with improvisational comedy and singing. Audio/DJ skills are a plus!

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STAGEHANDS
Stage Manager
Creative, nimble, enthusiastic, and tireless stage manager wanted! This paid role will include stage building, set creation, prop coordination, venue set up/clean up, audio management and aiding the cast as needed. This person will also have the opportunity to be in the show, as the Wedding Planner. Some theatre experience is appreciated but not required. 

Assistant Director
The AD will be a key part of the decision making process for The Wedding Show. This person should be flexible, open-minded, motivational, supportive and revolutionary. The AD will help run auditions, coach the cast, and keep rehearsals moving along. The AD role has the potential to be a part of the show as well, teaming up with the MC/DJ. Some theatre experience preferred. 

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Volunteer Crew
Want free tickets? Be a volunteer at The Wedding Show! Volunteers must work 6 hours to earn 2 free tickets. They must be able to assist with either venue set up or clean up. Volunteers may also choose to be ushers at the start of the event, or servers during the reception.

--If you're interested in volunteering, please fill out the volunteer form.--

Volunteer!

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