Drama Club
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| Abbreviation: | Drama Club |
| Group Numbers: | 6 |
| Leadership: | |
| Goals: | Your amusement |
| Recruitment Policy: | Open - Create a troupe and perform! |
| Contact: | malton_drama_club@hotmail.com |
Drama Club
Welcome to Drama Club. First rule of Drama Club is that everybody talks about Drama Club. Second rule of Drama Club is that EVERYBODY talks about Drama Club!
Drama Club is a loosely organized group of Thespians (that's THESPIANS, you perv!) dedicated to the amusement of the unfortunate souls who have been sequestered here in Malton as a result of this...little illness...which seems to have spread throughout the city. We strive to improve the morale of all by performing short skits based on famous scenes from cinema, stage and television.
We welcome you to peruse our acting troupes below. Some may be on a fixed schedule and will have "now showing" and "coming soon" sections so you can try to catch a show. Others may be open for booking if you'd like to request a performance through the Drama Club Booking page. If you have been in the audience for one of our performances we welcome your reviews in the discussion tab of this page. Please indicate which troupe you saw and the date of performance.
We embrace all aspiring directors here at Drama Club and encourage you to be involved in whatever way best expresses your inner Thespian (that's THESPIAN. Jeez!). You're invited to produce your own performances and post them below according to the example format. The only rule is that your actors MUST NOT engage in any other form of direct or indirect support of any other agenda than performances. No shooting zombies, no attacking or healing survivors, etc. This is necessary to ensure that we remain artists and completely neutral without inadvertently taking sides in any conflict.
Drama Club gives a tip of the hat to Shamblin'_Crooners and Broadway_Zombies who have provided inspiration for this group by showing that there are a lot of ways to "play" in this game.
ADVICE FOR ASPIRING DIRECTORS 1) Casting. Perhaps the most difficult initial obstacle since most of the obvious character names are already taken. However, with some imagination and by researching some different options for how to express the name (e.g. middle initials) you may be able to create a suitable cast. 2) Audience. You want to play to a good crowd, but keep the audience under 50 since for larger crowds each actor will only be heard by "the fifty people nearest you" and this could disrupt your performance. We encourage performances for the less fortunate (e.g. zombies) but keep in mind that such crowds do have the rather unsettling tendency to eat the performers, making these the extreme sports of Drama Club. 3) Script. Have the script completely typed out beforehand and copy and paste for efficiency. 4) Rehearsal. Do a practice run in an empty building to get the kinks out. 5) Posterity. If you want to preserve the performance for historical record (see examples below) you'll need an additional cast member to "sleep" in the room during the performance and then wake and take a screenshot of the result.
Current Performing Groups
Army of Darkness: Good Ash/Bad Ash Showdown
First Show Ever! - February 20th, 2007 at Mist Library in Pashenton. The performance was captured on film and is provided below for your amusement.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Army of Darkness announces the "Border Tour" of Malton. We will be traveling clockwise around the border suburbs of Malton with one show in each burb. Shows will be EVERY TUESDAY according to the schedule below. Screenshots like the above are available for each show below!
2007
- February 27 - Earletown @ St. Adrians Hospital. SUCCESS! Audience: 1 zombie.
- March 6 - Rhodenbank @ Club Knyps. No audience, so we had an impromptu performance at St. Helier's Hospital instead. Audience: 6 survivors.
- March 13 - Dulston @ Treweeke Mall SW corner. SUCCESS! Audience: 35 survivors.
- March 20 - Pescodside @ Ludwell Lane Fire Station. SUCCESS! Audience: 13 survivors.
- March 27 - Dunningwood @ The Douch Arms. SUCCESS! Audience: 3 survivors.
- April 3 - Paynterton @ Caines Cinema. SUCCESS! Audience: 5 survivors.
- April 10 - Starlingtown @ Club Humphries. SUCCESS! Audience: 6 survivors.
- April 17 - Dentonside @ Tolman Power Station (northern half). SUCCESS! (but can you spot the blooper?)! Audience: 1 survivor.
- April 24 - Houldenbank @ Solomon Lane Police Department. SUCCESS! Our biggest audience ever. Audience: 53 survivors (although the show was only seen by "the fifty people closest to you".
- May 1 - Penny Heights @ The Craddy Building. SUCCESS! Audience: 35 survivors.
- May 8 - Fryerbank @ The Kind Building. SUCCESS! Audience: 1 survivor.
- May 15 - Miltown @ Currington Cinema. SUCCESS! Audience: 2 survivors.
- May 22 - Whittenside @ Fort Perryn Gatehouse. SUCCESS! Audience: 3 zombies.
- May 29 - Danversbank @ Kilingback Cinema by request of Yong An Bang. SUCCESS! Audience: 12 survivors.
- June 5 - Hollomstown @ The Pink Museum. SUCCESS! Audience: 1 survivor.
- June 12 - Wyke Hills @ Buckley Mall in the NE corner. SUCCESS! Audience: 49 survivors.
- ENCORE: Performance at Samways Walk Railway Station by request of Die Angriff-Maschine.
- June 19 - Buttonville @ Club Hunt.SUCCESS! Audience: 4 survivors.
- June 26 - Williamsville @ Krinks Power Station.SUCCESS! Audience: 4 survivors.
- July 3 - Spicer Hills @ The MacVicar Arms.SUCCESS! Audience: 4 survivors.
- July 10 - Old Arkham @ The Edbrook Building.SUCCESS! Audience: 2 survivors.
- July 17 - New Arkham @ Painter Street School.SUCCESS! Audience: 2 survivors.
- July 24 - Foulkes Village @ Whittard Road Fire Station.SUCCESS! Audience: 3 zombies.
- July 31 - Nixbank @ St. Eugene's Church.SUCCESS! Audience: 5 survivors.
- August 7 - A special performance for zombies (if they show up) in Crooketon @ Coffin Park.SUCCESS! Audience: 2 zombies and one very gutsy survivor.
- August 14 - Grigg Heights @ Kempe Auto Repair.SUCCESS! Audience: 5 zombies.
- August 21 - Owsleybank @ Ellicott Place Railway Station. No one was there to see the show so the troupe performed for the lone zombie outside instead.
- August 28 - Troupe on contractual vacation.
- September 4 - Dunell Hills @ factory 4,37. No one was there to see the show so the troupe performed for the 8 survivors at Lucius General Hospital instead.
- September 11 - Peddlesden Village @ Steel Motel. No one was there to see the show, inside or out, so the troupe performed for the lone and stalwart survivor next door at the Harbord Arms instead.
- September 18 - Roywood @ Monica General Hospital.SUCCESS! Audience: 1 zombie.
- September 25 - Dakerstown @ Tolly Library.SUCCESS! Audience: 1 zombie and 1 survivor.
- October 2 - Jensentown @ St. Humphrey's Hospital. SUCCESS! Audience: 4 survivors.
- October 9 - Quarlesbank @ The Elson Building by request of The Elson Phone Mast Building Caretakers. SUCCESS! Audience: 12 survivors.
- October 16 - West Boundwood @ Club Backholer.SUCCESS! Audience: 3 survivors.
- October 23 - East Boundwood @ The NW corner of Bale Mall.SUCCESS! Audience: 18 survivors.
- October 30 - Lamport Hills @ The Sidney Arms by request of Conan2. SUCCESS! Audience: 8 survivors.
- November 6 - GRAND FINALE in Chancelwood @ the SW corner of Curton Mansion. No one was there to see the show so the troupe performed for the 3 survivors at Gapper Place Railway Station instead.
The following shows are the result of requests made on the Drama Club Booking page.
- November 9 - Richmond Hills @ The Giffard Arms by invitation of Matson Jade. SUCCESS! Audience: 9 survivors for this special double-feature.
- November 25 - Chudleyton @ Kenefie Lane Police Department by invitation of Kenefie Lane Precinct Chief Harry Likos, DHPD. SUCCESS! Audience: 36 survivors.
- December 6 - East Grayside @ the Angerstein Building by invitation of Codename GT of the Channel 4 News Team. SUCCESS! (However, we apologize for not being able to arrive before the building fell to the zombie horde). Audience: 10 zombies.
- December 31 - A special New Year's Eve double feature at Stanbury Village @ The Corfield Arms by invitation of xensyria. SUCCESS! Audience: 132 survivors (although the show was seen only by the 50 closest survivors).
- January 22nd, 2008 - Pennville @ Gelasius General Hospital by invitation of Spacer one. SUCCESS! Audience: 3 survivors.
- January 29th, 2008 - Vinetown @ Grinter cinema by invitation of RosslessnessWant a Location Image? as a thank you from their group, the Outbreak Control Unit, to the other groups at that location. SUCCESS! Audience: 17 survivors.
*To ensure more dates and locations for performances go to the Drama Club Booking page*
Apocalypse Now: Death of Kurtz
First Show Ever! - February 22nd, 2007 at Rodges Stadium in Chancelwood. The performance was captured on film and is provided below for your amusement.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Apocalypse Now troupe announces the "Outward Spiral" tour of Malton. We will be traveling counter-clockwise from the center of the city and spiraling outward through the burbs, with one show in each burb. Shows will be EVERY THURSDAY according to the schedule below. Screenshots like the above are available for each show below! Update: The grand finale of the scheduled tour was held on June 28th. We are now performing by request of the citizens of Malton. If you'd like to request a show please follow this link to the Drama Club Booking page.
2007
- March 1 - Galbraith Hills @ the Smart Arms. No audience, so we had an impromptu performance at Wasson Square Police Department instead. Audience: 8 survivors.
- March 8 - Stanbury Village @ Kersley Mansion NW corner. SUCCESS! Audience: 1 survivor. We gave an encore performance in the NE corner as well to a group of 12 survivors.
- March 15 - Ridleybank @ Club Vaughan. SUCCESS! No one in the club so we performed for the 4 zombies outside the club.
- March 22 - Barrville @ Floyde Stadium SW corner. SUCCESS! Audience: 1 zombie.
- March 29 - Havercroft @ Ackland Mall SE corner. SUCCESS! And just hours before the mall fell to Mall Tour '07. Audience: 47 Survivors.
- April 5 - Shore Hills @ Club Chalderwood. SUCCESS! It took some effort, but it worked. Audience: 1 zombie.
- April 12 - Brooksville @ St. Callistus's Church. The show must go on! The cast was all dead on the 12th and only one got revived in time. But there was no audience in St. Callistus's Church anyway. So, once revived the troupe performed for the 10 survivors in McNally Cinema on April 13th.
- April 19 - Mockridge Heights @ The Mycock Building. No audience, so an impromptu performance was held at Alphege General Hospital instead. Audience: 3 survivors.
- April 26 - Shackleville @ The Keane Museum. SUCCESS! Audience: 3 survivors.
- May 3 - Tollyton @ Woodroffe Mall SE corner. SUCCESS! Our biggest audience ever. Audience: 59 survivors (although the show was only seen by "the fifty people closest to you").
- May 10 - Roftwood @ The Summer Building. SUCCESS! Audience: 3 survivors.
- ENCORE! By special request of Quartly Study Group an encore performance for the 40 survivors in Quartly Library.
- May 17 - Pimbank @ Tynte Mall NW corner. SUCCESS! Audience: 52 survivors (although the show was only seen by "the fifty people closest to you").
- May 24 - Randallbank @ The Littlehales Building. SUCCESS! Audience: 17 survivors.
- May 31 - Roachtown @ Alner Mansion NE corner. No one was home at the NE corner but there were two survivors in the NW corner so we performed for them instead.
- June 7 - Ketchelbank @ The Bear Pit of City Zoo. SUCCESS! Audience: 11 survivors.
- June 14 - Richmond Hills @ The Laimbeer Building. No audience, living or dead, either inside or outside the building. With a name like "lame beer" perhaps that's predictable. So instead we performed for the nice folks at The Giffard Arms who kindly hosted one of our actors for a few days prior to the show. Audience: 2 survivors.
- June 21 - East Becktown @ The Doggrell Hotel for the grand opening of BARBRAZ. No customers inside so we performed for the 2 zombies outside the building waiting for it to open.
- June 28 - GRAND FINALE! Lukinswood @ Jensen Boulevard Police Department. The grand finale of the scheduled tour, after which this troupe will perform by request of the citizens of Malton. If you'd like to request a show please follow this link to the Drama Club Booking page. No survivors inside so we performed for the 3 zombies outside the building.
The following shows are the result of requests made on the Drama Club Booking page.
- July 8 - Rolt Heights @ St. Arnold's Church as part of the Biertag party, by invitation of MrGomez of The Burchell Arms Regulars. Audience, 52 survivors.
- July 19 - Stanbury Village @ the Moseley Building, the Stanbury Village office of Rotter's Relief. Audience, 1 survivor and 1 zombie.
- July 20 - Encore in Stanbury Village @ Catherine General Hospital. Audience, 3 survivors.
- July 26 - Gatcombeton @ the SW corner of Calvert Mall. Audience, 45 survivors .
- August 2 - Chudleyton @ Kenefie Lane Police Department. Audience, 40 survivors .
- November 9 - Richmond Hills @ The Giffard Arms by invitation of Matson Jade. SUCCESS! Audience: 9 survivors for this special double-feature.
- November 27 - Chancelwood @ The Haslock Building by invitation of JackGoodaxe. SUCCESS! Audience: 120 survivors (although the show was seen only by the 50 closest survivors).
- December 31 - A special New Year's Eve double feature at Stanbury Village @ The Corfield Arms by invitation of xensyria. SUCCESS! Audience: 132 survivors (although the show was seen only by the 50 closest survivors).
- January 11, 2008 - Lamport Hills @ The Sidney Arms by request of Dikki. SUCCESS! Audience: 2 survivors and 2 zombies.
- January 25, 2008 - Tollyton @ Collis Towers by request of Marieantoinette. SUCCESS! Audience: 40 survivors.
*To ensure more dates and locations for performances go to the Drama Club Booking page*
The Incredibles: Frozone and Honey
HA! - It appears we have a new Director orchestrating some shows in Malton based on The Incredibles. We have had two independent reports of performances on the discussion page, one appears to be the initial performance on or about June 23rd, 2007 and the other apparently occurring on or about June 29th, 2007 at Jensen Boulevard, suburb unknown. We don't know anything more about them yet since they haven't officially made themselves known on this page, but we're VERY pleased that the idea is catching on and hope they'll contribute more performances and to this page over time. Thanks to Fuster, we have one bootleg copy of an Incredibles performance which appears to have occurred June 23rd, 2007 at The Doggrell Hotel in East Becktown. Sorry for the grainy quality, but this is a classic and needs to be seen.
