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| − | {{DISPLAYTITLE: Fannish Plays and Musicals}} | + | {{DISPLAYTITLE: Fannish Plays and Musicals}}[[Fannish]] plays and musicals are most commonly [[burlesque|parodies]] of [[mundane]] plays and [[movies]]. They are frequently [[faan fiction]]. |
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| − | [[Fannish]] plays and musicals are most commonly parodies of [[mundane]] plays and movies. They are frequently [[faan fiction]]. | ||
==Plays== | ==Plays== | ||
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Play || Perpetrated by || Presented at || Notes | Play || Perpetrated by || Presented at || Notes | ||
| − | ''[[Legions of Legions]]'' ||[[Art Widner]] and [[L. R. Chauvenet]] ||[[Boskone II]] (1942) || First fannish play ever performed. | + | ''[[Legions of Legions]]'' ||[[Art Widner]] and [[L. R. Chauvenet]] ||[[Boskone II]] (1942) || First [[fannish]] play ever performed. |
''[[The Birth of a Notion]]'' ||[[Robert Bloch]] and [[Karen Anderson]] ||1950s || | ''[[The Birth of a Notion]]'' ||[[Robert Bloch]] and [[Karen Anderson]] ||1950s || | ||
| − | ''[[The Demolished Null-A and Now You Don't| The Demolished Null-A and Now You Don't]]'' || [[Bill Venable]] and [[Jack Harness]], [[Fanvariety Enterprises]] and the [[Pittsburgh Science Fiction Association]] ||[[Chicon II]], September 1, 1952 || | + | ''[[Who Goes Where]]''||[[S-F Soap Opera Company]]||[[Festivention]], May 1951|| |
| + | {{nowrap|''[[The Demolished Null-A and Now You Don't| The Demolished Null-A and Now You Don't]]''}} || [[Bill Venable]] and [[Jack Harness]], [[Fanvariety Enterprises]] and the [[Pittsburgh Science Fiction Association]] ||[[Chicon II]], September 1, 1952 || | ||
''[[TASFIC Program#The Fall of Fen, or Paradise Lost|The Fall of Fen, or Paradise Lost]]''|| [[Dave Hammond]] and [[Sol Levin]], [[PSFS]] || [[Chicon II]], September 1, 1952 || | ''[[TASFIC Program#The Fall of Fen, or Paradise Lost|The Fall of Fen, or Paradise Lost]]''|| [[Dave Hammond]] and [[Sol Levin]], [[PSFS]] || [[Chicon II]], September 1, 1952 || | ||
Christmas play ||[[Damon Knight]], [[Anthony Boucher]], [[Fritz Leiber]], and [[Robert Bloch]] ||[[Clevention]] (1955) ||See [[moskowitz Clevention reminiscence|Sam Moskowitz' Clevention reminiscence]] for a description. | Christmas play ||[[Damon Knight]], [[Anthony Boucher]], [[Fritz Leiber]], and [[Robert Bloch]] ||[[Clevention]] (1955) ||See [[moskowitz Clevention reminiscence|Sam Moskowitz' Clevention reminiscence]] for a description. | ||
| − | ''[[The March of Slime]]''||[[Liverpool Group]]’s [[MaD Productions]]||[[Kettering]] (1955)|| A [[tapera]] | + | ''[[The March of Slime]]''||[[Liverpool Group]]’s [[MaD Productions]]||[[First Kettering]] (1955)|| A [[tapera]] |
''[[Mag Net]]'' ||[[Karen Anderson]] ||1956 || | ''[[Mag Net]]'' ||[[Karen Anderson]] ||1956 || | ||
''[[Alice in Thrillingwonderland]]'' ||[[Karen Anderson]] || [[Solacon]] (1958) || | ''[[Alice in Thrillingwonderland]]'' ||[[Karen Anderson]] || [[Solacon]] (1958) || | ||
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| − | * [ | + | * [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Musicals/ Plays at FANAC] |
==Musicals== | ==Musicals== | ||
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''[[Another Part of the Trilogy]]'' ||[[John M. Ford]] ||[[Boskone 34]], [[25th World Fantasy Convention]] || | ''[[Another Part of the Trilogy]]'' ||[[John M. Ford]] ||[[Boskone 34]], [[25th World Fantasy Convention]] || | ||
''[[Back to Rivets]]'' or, ''[[Mik Ado About Nothing]]'' ||[[Mark Keller]] and [[Sue Anderson]] ||[[Boskone 14]] ||Collected in ''[[Rivets!]]'' | ''[[Back to Rivets]]'' or, ''[[Mik Ado About Nothing]]'' ||[[Mark Keller]] and [[Sue Anderson]] ||[[Boskone 14]] ||Collected in ''[[Rivets!]]'' | ||
| − | ''[[The Booze Brothers]]'' ||[[Ian | + | ''[[The Booze Brothers]]'' ||[[Ian Sorensen]] || || |
''[[Captain Future Meets Gilbert and Sullivan]]'' ||[[Steve Schultheis|Steve]] and [[Virginia Schultheis]] || 1967: [[Westercon XX]], 1972: [[Boskone 9]] || | ''[[Captain Future Meets Gilbert and Sullivan]]'' ||[[Steve Schultheis|Steve]] and [[Virginia Schultheis]] || 1967: [[Westercon XX]], 1972: [[Boskone 9]] || | ||
''[[The Decomposers]]; or, [[Rivets Has Risen from the Grave]]'' ||[[Mark Keller]] and [[Sue Anderson]] ||[[Boskone 16]] ||Collected in ''[[Rivets!]]'' | ''[[The Decomposers]]; or, [[Rivets Has Risen from the Grave]]'' ||[[Mark Keller]] and [[Sue Anderson]] ||[[Boskone 16]] ||Collected in ''[[Rivets!]]'' | ||
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''[[Inside 2001: A Space Opera]]'' ||[[Alexis Gilliland]] || || | ''[[Inside 2001: A Space Opera]]'' ||[[Alexis Gilliland]] || || | ||
''[[Joe Phaust]]'' ||[[Lee Harding]] ||[[Eastercon '73]] || | ''[[Joe Phaust]]'' ||[[Lee Harding]] ||[[Eastercon '73]] || | ||
| − | ''[[Jophan!]]'' ||[[ | + | ''[[Jophan!]]'' ||[[Filthy Pierre]] || ||Based on ''[[The Enchanted Duplicator]]'' |
''[[Midwest Side Story]]'' || ||[[Minicon 12]], [[Minicon 33]] ||First performed in 1977. Script published in ''[[Midwestside Story]]'' | ''[[Midwest Side Story]]'' || ||[[Minicon 12]], [[Minicon 33]] ||First performed in 1977. Script published in ''[[Midwestside Story]]'' | ||
''[[The Mimeo Man]]'' ||[[Debbie Notkin]], [[Eli Cohen]], [[Moshe Feder]] ||[[Minicon 11]], [[Disclave 19]], [[PgHLANGE VI]] || | ''[[The Mimeo Man]]'' ||[[Debbie Notkin]], [[Eli Cohen]], [[Moshe Feder]] ||[[Minicon 11]], [[Disclave 19]], [[PgHLANGE VI]] || | ||
| − | ''[[My Claire Lady]]'' ||[[Ian | + | ''[[My Claire Lady]]'' ||[[Ian Sorensen]] ||[[Novacon 28]] ||A send-up of [[Croydon Fandom]] |
| + | ''[[My Fair Femmefan]]''|| [[Carl Brandon]] || 1957|| Never performed but widely published | ||
''[[The Pirates of Fenzance]]'' ||[[John Pomeranz]] (with additional lyrics by [[Mary Bentley]]) ||[[LoneStarCon II]] (revived at [[BucConeer]]) || | ''[[The Pirates of Fenzance]]'' ||[[John Pomeranz]] (with additional lyrics by [[Mary Bentley]]) ||[[LoneStarCon II]] (revived at [[BucConeer]]) || | ||
''[[Requiem for a Fake Fan]]''||[[Jim O'Meara]]||[[Pittcon]] (1960)||Performed by [[CHIAC]] and [[LASFS]] | ''[[Requiem for a Fake Fan]]''||[[Jim O'Meara]]||[[Pittcon]] (1960)||Performed by [[CHIAC]] and [[LASFS]] | ||
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[[Category:fanhistory]] | [[Category:fanhistory]] | ||
[[Category:list]] | [[Category:list]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:06, 21 January 2024
Fannish plays and musicals are most commonly parodies of mundane plays and movies. They are frequently faan fiction.
Plays[edit]
(ordered by date)
Musicals[edit]
Fannish musicals (also called filk operettas) are usually spoofs of mundane musicals with fannish or stfnal themes, and have a long and honored history in fandom.
See also Fannish Film, Tapera, Burlesques, Drama, Ian Sorensen.
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