Villains by Necessity

[thehefner]

Y'know, I should form a rogue pirate theatre troupe. Like a floating crap game, only a floating production company putting up illegal shows. Just think about it.

"Thank you, thank you, we are the Villains By Necessity and thank you for coming to our production of CABARET! They wouldn't give us the rights, but that didn't stop us! Be sure to see us in WICKED at a yet-to-be-disclosed location this Friday, followed by me in a one-man-show version of THE PRODUCERS, which will be performed by the dumpsters behind Tequila Mockingbird. After that, we'll be putting up Morris Panych's VIGIL, CYRANO DE BERGERAC, assembled from five different translations where we picked out the versions we liked, DEAD MAN'S PARTY- a musical based on the songs of Oingo Boingo, and all of Broadway's hottest hits still not available for amateur production, all on... cheese it, it's the feds!"

*throws down smoke pellets, runs away*

Villains by Necessity- The only ones with rights are the PEOPLE!

(apologies to tazira for stealing the name, it just seemed to fit)

Comments

[rosinslady.livejournal.com]

I am so totally on board. Let's do it. Yeah, man.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'm gonna need an Ulla for my otherwise-one-man PRODUCERS...

[rosinslady.livejournal.com]

ROCK. "If you've got it, flaunt it, baby, flaunt it!"

Yeah. I'm thinking of this way too seriously, John. There could be trouble brewing...

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Trust me, Val, I *so* wanna. Both the show and this troupe idea. All I need are other people crazy and gutsy enough to push it along. I can't do it alone.

Actually, I *could*. But it would be more fun as a group. We could spread the word via the underground through the clubs and the like. But how? Hmm... how do the ravers do it?

If you want to do this, I say life is short and DC has a very healthy scene for such an endevor. Philly too.

[morganashkevron.livejournal.com]

Or you could be pirates dressed as scientists dressed as Victorian era ladies. It (sort of) worked for the pirate with a scarf in Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists which is perhaps the funniest book I've ever read. Anyway, it would certainly throw off the feds and you'd have a good basis for an insanity plea if they snapped pictures of you in a hoop skirt, ruffled shirt, labcoat, and eyepatch.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

This is real? I may need to check it out. No, not made. I MUST.

[morganashkevron.livejournal.com]

It is in fact a real book by Gideon Dafoe. And it has a sequel called Pirates! In an Adventure with Ahab. They're both about 90 pages long and may cause people to look at you funny if you read them in a public place. Random snorts and giggles tend to evoke that reaction.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

SO going on my amazon.com wish list.

[kmousie.livejournal.com]

Like a floating crap game, only a floating production company putting up illegal shows.

Luck, be a lady tonight.... ;-)

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Ex-ACTly! ;)

I just gotta use this Harley Quinn icon whenever I talk to you lately.

[kmousie.livejournal.com]

I just gotta use this Harley Quinn icon whenever I talk to you lately.

*laughs* So I've noticed! I'll use my Strong Bad Legal Rampage icon, then. ;-)

[little-dinosaur.livejournal.com]

Sounds good! Were I remotely in the area, I would attend.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Well, I imagine since we'll be always on the run we'll make it up to your parts eventually. That, or Mexico.

[tazira.livejournal.com]

Murdered by pirates is good!

[kmousie.livejournal.com]

Murdered by pirates is good!

Yay for Princess Bride love. :-)

[tazira.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I am so using Villains By Necessity somewhere, someday...

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

C'mon, illegal rogue pirate theatre. Do eet. DO EET! You know you wanna.

[frumple.livejournal.com]

Only if folks dress like pirates!!

Think about it....

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Oh god. A one-man PRODUCERS in pirate gear. Pirate WICKED. Pirate Cyrano.

Val's really getting me going on this mad idea...

[fishymcb.livejournal.com]

We can also perform Boothe's (non-musical) stage adaptation of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I think he had me pegged for Bedivere, once upon a time, but I'd jump at some of those Cleese parts if I had my druthers. Mmmm...Cleese parts...mmm...druthers...

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Oh awesome. Yes, must be done!

[metalcrowe.livejournal.com]

“Villains by Necessity”... Every time I see that phrase, I am reminded of this book. Too bad it's out of print.

[ortugatay.livejournal.com]

This is marvelous--count me in. It's like drive-by theatre, kinda.

PS I was glad to see you this weekend! Thanks again for being kind to me when I was a bit sloshed--you're good people. :-D

[ortugatay.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah and we could do Urinetown like Ridge wanted to. I'll totally do Little Sally, hehe

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Utter glorious perfection.

It was splendiferous seeing you too!