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Five Minute Follies OPEN CALL Auditions, Saturday, May 19th, 2012

4 May 2012

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Five Minute Follies OPEN CALL Auditions, Saturday, May 19th, 2012

By popular demand, we will be holding one OPEN CALL for the Five Minute Follies on Saturday, May 19th, from 12pm to 4pm, at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Click here for directions to the Rotunda

PLEASE NOTE: This will be the only Follies OPEN CALL in 2012.

We will be looking for acts for all future Follies shows.

As always, we want to see every kind of act imaginable: singers, dancers/dance troupes, comics, sketch/improv groups, poets/spoken word artists/storytellers, clowns, musicians, jugglers, sideshow performers, contortionists, magicians, unusual and hard-to-classify acts, anything you can do that is entertaining in 5 minutes or less. Special consideration given to family-friendly acts, although we also welcome acts appropriate to a 21-plus audience.

PLEASE DOWNLOAD AND FILL OUT THE AUDITION FORM BELOW and bring it with you to the audition.

Auditions are on a first-come, first-served basis.

No bands, but solo artists welcome with own accompaniment (single instrument live accompaniment or CD with backing tracks). No pyrotechnics, no nudity, no animal acts.

Five Minute Follies Audition Form

(right-click and “save as” to download)

Questions? Email michaelsubvert@msn.com

Pirate Acts wanted for Five Minute Follies!

16 April 2012

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Yarrrr! We are seeking PIRATE ACTS for the FIVE MINUTE FOLLIES SUMMER VARIETY SHOW

Saturday, June 9, 2012 at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA

We are seeking singers, dancers, comics, clowns, jugglers, sideshow performers, contortionists, magicians, and especially hard-to-classify acts–anything with a PIRATE ELEMENT. Content must be appropriate for an all ages audience.

To be considered, please send video or audio of your act (as a link or an attachment) to michaelsubvert@msn.com

No bands, but solo artists welcome with own accompaniment (single instrument live accompaniment or CD with backing tracks). No pyrotechnics, no nudity, no animal acts.

Pay is a share of the door.

Pirates Invade Five Minute Follies June 9th, 2012 in Philadelphia, PA

PIRATES INVADE!
The Five Minute Follies

PIRATE SING-A-LONG!

PIRATE JOKE-OFF! – win a Prize for Best Pirate Joke!

PIRATE COSTUME CONTEST! (Kid and Adult Divisions)

PERFORMERS INCLUDE:

Better Than Bacon (Improv Group)

Magician “Big Daddy Cool” Johnny Dellarocca

Hank Curry as Mr. Klop (Clowning)

Comedian Roundboy Jimmy Graham

Singer Songwriter Lorraine Leckie

RhapsodE

The Ruddy Jacks

City Crooner Charlie Shoes

Valhalla’s Pirates

MORE TBA

@The Rotunda
4014 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Click here for directions to the Rotunda

Doors 7pm
Show 8pm

ALL AGES

General Admission $10 in advance/$12 at the door

Go to http://fiveminutefollies.com/tickets to buy tickets!

Email michaelsubvert@msn.com

Singers wanted for “Swingin’ the Standards” April 7th, 2012 in Philadelphia

6 January 2012

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On Saturday, April 7th, Five Minute Follies will present a special all-singing edition of the Follies, “Swingin’ the Standards – A Salute to the Great American Songbook”, at the Rotunda in Philadelphia, PA.

We are seeking singers. To be considered, please send video (as links or an attachment) to michaelsubvert@msn.com.

If cast, you will be able to choose your own songs (2 per performer) from the Great American Songbook.

Pay is a share of the door.

See you at the show!

Performers announced for Marriage Equality Cabaret – The Bearded Ladies and more!

15 December 2011

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The Bearded Ladies Cabaret Philadelphia

Performers have just been announced for The Marriage Equality Cabaret, scheduled for Saturday, Feb 4th, 2012 in Philadelphia. The bill will include the amazing Bearded Ladies, seen recently in the sold-out Edith Piaf cabaret “No Regrets: A Piaf Affair” at the Wilma Theatre, as well as the return of the hip and happenin’ singing duo The Lords of Liechtenstein, powerful singer-songwriter Crystal Cheatham, wacky NYC musical-comedy duo The Parodivas, the always hilarious and insightful Jess Carpenter, soulful singer Nathan Nolen Edwards, and local rock n roll diva Chrissy Pryor.

There are still a few performance slots left, so if you support the cause and you wanna be in the show, send video and/or audio of your act (as links or an attachment) to michaelsubvert@msn.com. We are especially seeking magicians, dancers and poets/storytellers.

Full details on the show are below.

Buy your tickets early and save! General Admission is $12 until Jan 7th, 2012 ($15 after). Get your tickets now at http://fiveminutefollies.ticketleap.com.

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