How to Be an Entertainer Workshop #2, Caritas, 05.31.06, Afternoon

[bluth-illusions.livejournal.com]

GOB stood up on stage and began to speak when the group was assembled. "Okay, kids, last week you picked out your entrance music. So today, we're going to start with you taking the stage to it and introducing yourself. You might be wondering why you didn't you introduce yourself last week. That's because last week you were nobody. This week, you have entrance music. That gives you the potential to be somebody."

"Give your music selections to Mr. Tino over there and prepare to make a grand entrance. Your entrance is what makes you a star. When you come on stage, you have to own the stage. Dance moves, quick illusions, taking your pants off, whatever you have to do to get the audience under your thrall." Tino whispered something to GOB. "Good call, Tino. Don't take your pants off during a school-sponsored workshop. Own the stage without losing any clothing. And if you can own the stage successfully, the audience is your whore. So have the band play your music, try to make us your whore, and tell us a little about yourself."

"When we're all done with that, we're going to focus on improv comedy. You'll pair up with whoever, get up there, and try to make me laugh. If I laugh, you'll get a free drink from the bar!" Tino leaned over and whispered something. "Really? Fine. Mr. Tino wants me to let you know that it should be something non-alcoholic. Mr. Tino here says that if I give you free booze, the school might have problems with that. Personally, I think he's being a jerk, but I like you nobodies enough that I'm not going to risk getting pulled from the class."

"Okay, let me go and introduce myself, then you can follow suit."

[OOC: OCD coming up is up. Will reply throughout the day at work.]

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Own the Stage/Sign In [WS2]

[bluth-illusions.livejournal.com]

The Zombie Band started to play The Final Countdown (http://www.terminator-music.co.uk/MIDI/EUROPE.MID) as GOB took the stage. He strutted up and back across the stage with authority, giving fierce looks, and finally pulling some cards out of thin air. Spinning around the stage while holding the cards out - and in no way looking like a tool - GOB made his way to the front of the stage, went down to one knee, clapped the cards together, and a white dove appeared.

Not rising from his knee yet, GOB introduced himself. "My name is GOB Bluth, I'm an entertainer from California, and I own this place, this stage, and I just made you all my whore. Next!"

Re: Own the Stage/Sign In [WS2]

[nadiathesaint]

The band played Waltzing Matilda Don't Cry for Me, Argentina in the traditional manner, and Nadia took the stage. She'd brought her guitar. As she hit center, she turned and started playing a faster, punker version of the song and bouncing a bit on the stage, as guitarists sometimes do. She stays focused on the neck of the guitar and her fingering, ignoring the audience completely and almost showing contempt for them until the very end, when she strikes a power chord and slides on her knees to the front of the stage. When the chord fades out she looks out at the audience and says: "Hi, I'm Nadia, from Buenos Aires. Do I have to call you my whores? Because that seems wrong, somehow."

Re: Own the Stage/Sign In [WS2]

[bluth-illusions.livejournal.com]

"Nadia, good job. You're not a nobody. And you don't have to call these guys whores, you just have to understand that with that entrance, you've bought them for the hour."

Re: Own the Stage/Sign In [WS2]

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

The Zombie Band started to play the theme from "The A-Team" "The B-Team" (http://www.terminator-music.co.uk/MIDI/ATEAM.MID) as four Jamies burst onto the stage. One was wearing lots of gaudy gold jewelry, another one was wearing leather gloves and smoking a cigar, another one was looking into a mirror and the last one was wearing a baseball cap and had a sock on his hand.

"We're Jamie Madrox. Fool!" The Jamie wearing gold jewelry yelled out loud.

"And we're a mutant from New York City" said the sock puppet.

"You're not a mutant. You're a sock! Fool."

"I love it when a plan comes together," said the Jamie with leather gloves.

"Uh? Colonel? There wasn't really any plan," said the Jamie with the mirror.

"Fool. Colonel says he has a plan, then he has a plan. Fool. Just as long as it doesn't involve me getting on a plane with sock puppet boy, I'm fine with it. Fool."

"Relax B.A. We're only doing an introduction. Now we can take the entire bar apart and build some ridiculous contraption that will allow us to break up the local mob." Leather-gloved Jamie replied as he sucked on a stogie. "Thanks for coming in kids! Don't forget to tip Tino!"

Re: Own the Stage/Sign In [WS2]

[bluth-illusions.livejournal.com]

"Good job, Jamie. Jamies. But don't take the bar apart."

Re: Own the Stage/Sign In [WS2]

[bigfat-peter.livejournal.com]

The band started to play "Eye of the Tiger" loudly and Peter burst onto the stage. He busted out some dance moves (a lot of ass shaking was involved) and did a lot of jazz hands. For a fat guy he was actually quite nimble.

"Hiya! I'm Peter Griffin from Rhode Island!"

He then did a clumsy cartwheel.

"You are all my whores! And I won't be gentle!"

Re: Own the Stage/Sign In [WS2]

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia shuddered.

Re: Own the Stage/Sign In [WS2]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John has the Zombie Band cue up the Baywatch (http://www.sendspace.com/file/9ft26j) theme and then, doing his best lifeguard impression, runs on stage, looking left, looking right and then doing a very sloooooooow motion run from one end of the stage to the other.

"I'm John Crichton, at your service. Ain't no gator to big, ain't no wave to scary, and I'm here to save you from the the dullness everyone else is, no doubt, projecting. I am throwing you the life preserve of FUN!"

Re: Own the Stage/Sign In [WS2]

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

The Zombie Band played the "Joxer the Mighty" song. Joxer himself sprung onto the stage with a bit of a clang... as he overshot his jump and promptly fell on his butt. He got up and did a muscle pose.

"I'm Joxer, Joxer the Mighty. I meant to do that. I'm the best darn warlord in all the world, and I'm here to conquer you all. Don't worry, I won't be asking for your crops or to ravish your daughters. I only demand that you laugh. Laugh, my subjects, laugh!"

Re: Own the Stage/Sign In [WS2]

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

Greg bounced onto the stage as "D&D" by Stephen Lynch (http://www.sendspace.com/file/nyidr5) played.

"Hi," he said, using some of Greggette's moves from Sunday. "Greg Sanders of California. Geek extraordinaire, lover of fast cars and chess, and don't act like you're not all envious of my hair. And, um, no one has to be my whore."

[Shut up, I typoed before. :)]

Re: Own the Stage/Sign In [WS2]

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

As the chorus from Theme from Shaft came on, Kawalsky strutted out onto the stage wearing aviator glasses and a leather jacket. He figured the leather jacket would come in handy with looking cool, so he'd brought it along.

Kawalsky strutted to the left, then he strutted to the right, then he even strutted back to the center. Looking as smooth as he could, Kawalsky pulled off his sunglasses slowly and pulled a James Dean gaze at the audience as he tossed the sunglasses into the 'crowd'.

"Hey," Kawalsky said in his best Shaft voice. "I'm Charles Kawalsky, the smoothest entertainer this side of the Rockies, and this stage is mine for the next hour - and so are all of you."

Re: Own the Stage/Sign In [WS2]

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River slowly placed herself in the middle of the stage, and then gestured for the band to start. They played the intro to 'Also Sprach Zarathustra', after which River gave the audience a mad stare, slowly and clearly stating: "I'm River Tam. I can kill you with my brain."

Pair Up For Comedy [WS2]

[bluth-illusions.livejournal.com]

Gather, find a partner, discuss what you're going to do, and chat.

Re: Pair Up For Comedy [WS2]

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

After doing his grand entrance, Jamie sits back and wonders who he should partner with.

Re: Pair Up For Comedy [WS2]

[bigfat-peter.livejournal.com]

After doing his entrance Peter sat a table. He was breathing heavily because of all the acrobatics he had to do up there.

Re: Pair Up For Comedy [WS2]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John sits and waits for a potential partner.

Re: Pair Up For Comedy [WS2]

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

Kawalsky looked around for a partner.

The Stage [WS2]

[bluth-illusions.livejournal.com]

Be funny, win a non-alcoholic drink. Suck and have a 40+ year-old man boo you off the stage.

Re: The Stage [WS2]

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie takes the stage with Nadia. "Hi everyone. Before we begin our act I'd like to introduce my partner-in-crime/roomie. This is Nadia Santos. She's from Argentina and has more screwed up family issues than you can imagine. She has a boyfriend who likes to make out with other guys and she carries a mallet. So don't tick her off."

Re: The Stage [WS2]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John hits the stage, doing a very exaggerated shadow boxing routine. He waits for Joxer to follow him up.

Talk to GOB [WS2]

[bluth-illusions.livejournal.com]

If you really need GOB's attention after everyone's done performing. He'll be at the bar at that point.

Re: Talk to GOB [WS2]

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

The Crazed Sock Puppet!Jamie races up to GOB in a very bouncy manner.

"Excuse me kind sir! Where did you say I could find this place where Sock Orgies occur? Is it the local laundromaut?"

Re: Talk to GOB [WS2]

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

A little after the end of class, Tyler walked into Caritas and found the creepy guy -- who he didn't think was that creepy -- at the bar. He plastered on a smile. "Hi, Mr. Bluth?"

OOC [WS2]

[bluth-illusions.livejournal.com]

... I called everyone a nobody and a collective whore. BEST TEACHER EVER.

Re: OOC [WS2]

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah? Where are the badgers? I don't see any badgers.