#proshot

[dontyouknowemma-itsyou]

| please hear me calling

[wylanspipebomb]

gabe being on stage for this scene was genuinely so gut wrenching i had to take a break

[januaryeyler]

I DIDNT ATTACH THE VIDEO!!! THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS POST SO LETS TRY THIS AGAIN : (((((

oop- is that a new queer musical proshot that was produced, directed, written, and led by trans theater artists that you can watch right now FOR FREE on YouTube?? YES IT IS BABS, HERE'S TOTALED: A FOLK ROCK THRILLER!!!! MEOW BYE PLEASE WATCH!!!!

[pooroldjudas]

"because we come from everywhere, we all come from away"

[hold-him-down]

[offbrandhuman]

NEXT TO NORMAL

[melliotwrites]

Watch the FULL PROSHOT of our queer medieval fantasy musical, The Art of Pleasing Princes, produced by the Phoenix Players at Hobart and William Smith Colleges!

In a glittering royal palace at the center of a cataclysmic drought, five queer misfits band together to kill the king and save the world. Betrayal, infighting, and paranoia make forming community harder - and more necessary - than ever before.

Follow us here or @melliotwrites on Instagram, Youtube, and TikTok for more updates about what's next for the show!

This workshop production was licensed by the Phoenix Players. Interested in putting on one of our shows at your school, college, or local theater? Visit our website for more information!

[a-fragile-little-teacup]

Hi, about the Next to Normal proshot:

I am in love with the setting and the props.

The first act uses a lot of props but they are always pretty quickly cleaned up or put away like how there is pressure to hide what is going on from the public eye. We see this continuous desperation to make things normal.

The second act lets props sit out for longer. Photos and mess are left sitting out as things unravel and we see each member hit their lowest moments. Then, they start to slowly clean up at the end. Not frantically like they’re trying to hide, but instead like there’s a sense of acceptance that yes, there’s no easy way to handle what has happened, but that doesn’t mean they don’t try.