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VIRTUAL THEATER
IN SECOND LIFE

The Office Song
written and performed by Z. Sharon Glantz

August 15, 2009 at 3:30 pm PDT
for Second Life Community Convention

ideajuice.com
(streamed play/convention presentation
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ivy%20Falls/248/20/27

Law firm office politics and an invitation to her 20 th year high school reunion send Sonia over the brink. Her office machines come to life as her co-workers who further taunt her until she starts killing them. Although her nightmare resolves back into real life, Sonia is a changed woman.

Machinima of the live production on Second Life

Moxy Barracuda (Mr.Hammond/computer) studied Theatre at FSU and the Academy Theatre in Atlanta. He has played the roles of:
* Branislav in “Everything you really need to know you learned in kindergarten”.
* The Prosecuting Attorney in “To kill a mockingbird”
* Doc Babcock in “If the good lord's willin' and the creek don't rise.”
* The Wizard in “Once Upon a Mattress”
* John Proctor in the “Crucible”
* Charles Marlow in “She stoops to conquer”
* Elwood P.Dowd in “Harvey”
* Puck, in the Act Up Theatre/Ivy Falls SL Production of William Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night's Dream”
He has written 5 screenplays, the most recent, “Kingdom Calling”, he is collaborating to produce *soon* as a theatrical piece in SL and a machinima. When not “acting” in SL he can often be found singing his original music in clubs all over SecondLife. He was co-producer with Rekka Berchot of the recent “Freedom Festival” at Ivy Falls.

CallieDel Boa (Sonia) joined Act-Up Theatre Company in 2007 and appeared in the Halloween Special "Spooktacular" After that she was invited to perform in SaveMe Oh's Production of Samuel Beckett's "Eh Joe" adapted for Second Life as "Eh Oh" where she was the Woman's Voice in Nouva Sicilia. Played the role of Mallory in Allie Tomsen's "The Gemini" at First Fridays. She has been very involved with Meta.Live.Nu Cross-Reality Events such as GOGBOT.Live.Nu in conjunction with PlanetArt, and also took place in the First Virtual Award Ceremony in Second Life to award the best graphical artist with the new Meta.Live..Nu Logo. Callie also has participated in Live Stand Up Comedy for various venues in SL and spends and free time as a SL Mentor.

Lailu Loon aka Z. Sharon Glantz , artistic director of The Sanity Patrol Players (part of The Sanity Patrol Press ), has toured full length plays in corporations, government agencies and educational institutions as part of trainings on issues of sexual harassment, diversity, HIV/AIDS and the aging workforce. The success of these tours meant casting some of Seattle's finest actors. She found comparable talent on Second Life who also seek to be on the ground floor of the new art forms virtual worlds inspire.

Thundergas Menges (Rod/Telephone) has RL experience with, and is actively seeking work in the area of DJ, Emcee, Voiceover, TV, Machinima, and stage. From the Capital City of the Blues, Chicago, Il. DJ Thundergas loves a wild, late night party, and plays his smokin hot tunes, specializing in old school 1950's and 1960's Chicago Blues. Thundergas is dedicated to the masters...Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Magic Sam, Howlin Wolf, Elmore James...etc. - Best Damn Chicago Blues in SL" Thundergas has been working as a Blues DJ in SL since Decemer of 2007.
*June 2008- Teardrops on Roses - Act Up Theatre Company - Played Richard Vance
*August 2008 - William Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream - Act Up Theatre Company - Played Robin Starvelling/Moonshine - http://www.thinkerer.org/VirVilCultural/VirtVillCulMSND.htm
*October 2008 - Tales From the Metaverse - Avatar Repertory Theatre - Played Jim/Jake - "Jim Comes to Tea" - http://blip.tv/file/1596628/
*December 2008 - Appeared on "The 2ndQuestion" - http://slcn.tv/2nd-question-09dec08
Thundergas has RL experience with, and is actively seeking work in the area of DJ, Emcee, Voiceover, TV, Machinima, and stage.

Marin Mielziner (Delivery Girl/Pencils) is a founding artistic director of SL's Act Up Theatre Company and has directed several shows in SL including last summer's Midsummer Night's Dream with Ivy Spirit Productions. In First Life, Marin directs and stage manages plays and musicals for adults and children. Past shows she has directed include Driving Miss Daisy, Twelve Angry Men and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest .

Rowan Shamroy has performed in the following Second Life productions:
*In The Pink
*Midsummer Night's Dream with Ivy Spirit Productions
*Tales Of the Metaverse
*The Tempest with Avatar Repertory Theatre
*Shakespeare in The Park at Diegoland.

Lauren Weyland has appeared at:
*SecondLife Birthday Party
*SecondLife Aids 2007, 2008
*Coat's for Kids 2007, 2008
*Pride Week
*Relay for Life 2007, 2008, 2009
*Freedom Fest 2009
*Tibet Fund
*Project Children
* Helen Keller Event

Corporate Events
*Intel Secondfest
*Metastock Festival
*June 28th Tonight Live with Paisley Beebe

*Adora and Cat's Meow
*The Arbor
*V.C's Rock Club
*Timeless Spotlight
*Club Daddie
*Broadway Live
*Little Britain
*The Comedy Link
*Puzzles
*Moulin Rouge (repeat performances)
*Rumble in Brighton (repeat performances)
*The Last Laugh Comedy Club
*Ivy Falls
*Plabyoy
*Camelot
*Mataya
*Just4Giggles
*Dreamscape
*Corona Villas
*PM Sessions Live Music Venue
*Cloud Nine
*Club Hydra Resort
*DaVinci
*The New Globe Theater
*Benvolio
*Saturdays Wild
*Subversions
*TLE
*Goth Fashion Fair 2009
*le Cabaret
*2009 Bridal Fair
*Lauren's Place (Wednesdays)
Produced, author and actor of IN THE PINK.  A play written by women in SL about "What does 'Woman' mean". Show emanated from the Vagina Monologues and was a fund raiser for V-day.org  Six of the Monologues were performed in New York on a stage in real life. Actors in New York included, Tina Lousie, Marisa Berenson, Donna Mitchell, Luann DeLesseps, Pam Shaw.

Candi Zephaniah (Akiko/Clock) is a nut. Plain & Simple. She loves the stage as an outlet for all her wacky energy & has been involved in theatre companies in SL since 2007. She has been cast in: Midsummer Night's Dream, In The Pink, Teardrops On Roses & I Gave At The Office amongst other little theatre rendezvous along the way. In RL she came out of the womb quoting Shakespeare and singing Handel's Messiah.Candi is thankful for SL giving her the opportunity to do something she was born to do. Entertain. TY to Lailu for believing in me & to every person involved. Enjoy the show!!


Performances with Z. Sharon Glantz (aka Lailu Loon) include:


Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
directed by Marin Mielziner
designed by Rekka Berchot
August 2008

A remarkable piece of theater incorporating visuals not possible in real life. Lailu Loon played Snug.

Double Happiness
project by Jeff Crouse and Stephanie Rothenberg
January 2008

This project took place in a booth at the Sundance Film Festival and on Second Life. A manufacturing plant was created on Second Life that directed machinery in the booth to manufacture customized jeans. Lailu Loon played the floor manager, assuring ongoing banter to entertain those perusing the booth.


In the Pink
by the ensemble
directed by Calliope Delgado

designed by Lailu Loon
March 2008

Originally this troupe was to perform The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler. The full show could not be done as part of VDay due to licensing issues. The troupe wrote their own material. Lailu Loon contributed to the writing, performed the monologue contributed by Ensler and designed the slides used in the set.

In The Pink

 

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