obiryankenobi
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I am not sure this is the proper place on Smash Boards to share this, but I figure you all love Melee and can give me tips on how to move forward as a fellow Smash lover, but also as a director who wants to be as authentic to the story I want to tell as possible. I am a Toronto-based theatre director looking to mount a production this next coming festival season. Here is my pitch:
PLOT: I want to cover the Story of ISAI at the tournament The MOAST 3, where ISAI defied expectations to beat Ken in Grand Finals, and the special circumstances surrounding that tournament, including the central theme of how Isai's quiet and reserved attitude contrasted the "No Johns, hype" culture that existed at these tournaments, his character progression through the tournament leading up to the comeback story of a lifetime, and the fascinating level of commitment and athlete-level focus that many people outside Smash dont know about, and how it gave soft spoken people like Isai (and to a lesser extet myself. I found Isai's story inspiring because of my struggles with social anxiety, but this story isnt about me.) a way to be a powerful and accepted voice. I want to show be beauty of this game on stage in the story that captures my heart the most when i think about competitive Melee legends.
STRUCTURE: The structure of the play will be a Melee tournament, but I also want t to be interactive. The main characters will be famous players from Melee's tournament past played by actors, and the rest of the tournament bracket is filled out by audience members who get to choose if they want to also be involved in the tournament. Once consent is reached with these patrons, they will be given a name and role representing another famous smasher. Im thinking the tournament being 16 people, meaning the cast would be roughly 4 actors competing, 12 volunteers from the audiebnce each night, and 2 actors acting as the commentators of the tournament. The stage would be set up as a thrust where the audience sits on 3 sides in a cube, facing inwards to the center with 4 TV's in a cube with Center stage featuring the main TV where plot-important matches by actors will be played, and the screen of this TV will be projected in large on the back Upstage wall. Commentator performenrs will be sitting alost in the audience on one side to mimic the real thing, timing the mtched to keep the show within time, and moving the show from one transition to the next.
CHALLENGES (Advice would be great here):
1-I want Isai's consent, and i would be in a dream if I could sit down and interview him about this time in his life and get consent to do this idea. Otherwise, I will not do the play. I only seek to be respectful, and want to be as accurate to his personality and use as much verbatim as possible, because i find his story truly inspiring. I'll only do what he says he comfortable showing in my script.
2-i want to find out how the tournament was commentated accurately so i can be authentic. For example, maybe y'all can help me, did the Punch Crew show up at that tourney to document? I am young and got into Smash after that era.
3-I want to get the personalities of all the competitors right. again, authenticity, and am not sure how to go about that. I'm a little nervous, but very excited.
4-question- how much should I draw off juts that one tournament, or how many general trends from across smash Tournaments should I draw from. Should I seek to just replicate The MOAST 3, or a more general undeclaired Smash Tourney?
Give me all the thoughts you want to. I'm in theatre, so I'm used to rampant criticism, so be brutally honest if you feel this concept needs work. What would you like to see as we create this piece?
PLOT: I want to cover the Story of ISAI at the tournament The MOAST 3, where ISAI defied expectations to beat Ken in Grand Finals, and the special circumstances surrounding that tournament, including the central theme of how Isai's quiet and reserved attitude contrasted the "No Johns, hype" culture that existed at these tournaments, his character progression through the tournament leading up to the comeback story of a lifetime, and the fascinating level of commitment and athlete-level focus that many people outside Smash dont know about, and how it gave soft spoken people like Isai (and to a lesser extet myself. I found Isai's story inspiring because of my struggles with social anxiety, but this story isnt about me.) a way to be a powerful and accepted voice. I want to show be beauty of this game on stage in the story that captures my heart the most when i think about competitive Melee legends.
STRUCTURE: The structure of the play will be a Melee tournament, but I also want t to be interactive. The main characters will be famous players from Melee's tournament past played by actors, and the rest of the tournament bracket is filled out by audience members who get to choose if they want to also be involved in the tournament. Once consent is reached with these patrons, they will be given a name and role representing another famous smasher. Im thinking the tournament being 16 people, meaning the cast would be roughly 4 actors competing, 12 volunteers from the audiebnce each night, and 2 actors acting as the commentators of the tournament. The stage would be set up as a thrust where the audience sits on 3 sides in a cube, facing inwards to the center with 4 TV's in a cube with Center stage featuring the main TV where plot-important matches by actors will be played, and the screen of this TV will be projected in large on the back Upstage wall. Commentator performenrs will be sitting alost in the audience on one side to mimic the real thing, timing the mtched to keep the show within time, and moving the show from one transition to the next.
CHALLENGES (Advice would be great here):
1-I want Isai's consent, and i would be in a dream if I could sit down and interview him about this time in his life and get consent to do this idea. Otherwise, I will not do the play. I only seek to be respectful, and want to be as accurate to his personality and use as much verbatim as possible, because i find his story truly inspiring. I'll only do what he says he comfortable showing in my script.
2-i want to find out how the tournament was commentated accurately so i can be authentic. For example, maybe y'all can help me, did the Punch Crew show up at that tourney to document? I am young and got into Smash after that era.
3-I want to get the personalities of all the competitors right. again, authenticity, and am not sure how to go about that. I'm a little nervous, but very excited.
4-question- how much should I draw off juts that one tournament, or how many general trends from across smash Tournaments should I draw from. Should I seek to just replicate The MOAST 3, or a more general undeclaired Smash Tourney?
Give me all the thoughts you want to. I'm in theatre, so I'm used to rampant criticism, so be brutally honest if you feel this concept needs work. What would you like to see as we create this piece?