#samuel stageplay

[cupheadshowandhell]

☙ Asbestos Theatre, 1944 ❧

"This is going to be so much fun~! ♡" - Samantha [NOTE: All characters are open for asks. Have fun~]

[corpseprxnce]

I've been reading some of the reviews for 'The Whale', and I have to say, I just don't get the criticism. I'm usually quite cynical of serious cinema, but I really enjoyed this film.

A lot of people shat on it because Darren Aronofsky used it to address themes and character arcs addressed in one of his previous films; 'The Wrestler' (also very good by the way).

This would be warranted...of the story wasn't based on a stageplay written by Samuel D. Hunter, not Aronofsky. Yes, he adapted it, but like, get over yourself man. The themes work well and expand upon the story and the characters.

Of course it's.going to be melodramatic, it's a DARREN ARONOFSKY film lmao. The guy who made Requiem For A Dream. You know, one of the most depressing films ever. What did the people complaining so much expect?

It's baffling lmao. Okay weird rant over lol :)

[newwwwusername]

All My Whumptober 2022 Oneshots (Including The Alt Prompts)

Full series on AO3 Full series on Wattpad

The following is a table of contents that lists which fandom, pairing(s), headcanon(s), and warnings (if any) I used for each prompt in case you only want to read for certain fandoms. Each listing will be written as follows :

Prompt # : What the prompt was || Fandom Name || Pairing(s), if any || Headcanon(s), if any || Warning(s), if any

Anyways, here is the list :

- Prompt 1 : A Little Out Of The Ordinary - "This wasn't supposed to happen" || Dirty Paws (short film - 2015) || Aldo/Skelly || Major character death, fairly graphic depictions of violence

- Prompt 2 : Nowhere To Run - Caged || "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman (short story - Harlan Ellison) || Everrett/Ticktockman

- Prompt 2.5 : Ringing Ears || Werewolves Within (movie - 2021) || Cecily/Dr. Ellis || Agender!Cecily, Autistic!Dr. Ellis || Blood, injury, spoilers for who the werewolf is

- Prompt 3 : Hair's Breadth From Death - Impaled || School Bus Graveyard || Ashlyn/Taylor, Savannah Kids || Blood, severe injury

- Prompt 4 :  Dead On Your Feet - Hidden Injury || Tenchi Universe || Nagi/Ryoko || MTF!Nagi, Autistic!Nagi || Minor blood, minor injury

- Prompt 4.5 : Whimpering || A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 : Dream Warriors (1987) || Phillip & Taryn || Taryn has Tourette’s syndrome, FTM!Phillip

- Prompt 5 : Every Whumpee's Need - Running Out Of Air || The Little Vampire 3D || Tony/Rudolph || Suffocation

- Prompt 6 :  Proof Of Life - Screams From Across The Hall || The Road Within (2014) || Alex/Vincent/Marie || Vincent and Marie both have PTSD from the events of the film, Autistic!Alex || Past hospitalization due to eating disorders

- Prompt 6.5 : Dazed & Confused || Y : The Last Man (Hulu) || Agent 355/Allison || Autistic!Allison, Autistic!355

- Prompt 7 : The Way You Shake & Shiver - Silent Panic Attack || Euphoria (HBO) || Rue/Jules || Autistic!Jules

- Prompt 8 : Everything Hurts & I'm Dying - Stomach Pain || Screwed Up (WEBTOON) || Samuel/Adam

- Prompt 8.5 : Touch Starved || Goosebumps the Musical : Phantom of the Auditorium || Brian/Brooke || Brian is touch starved

- Prompt 9 : The Very Noisy Night - Sleeping In Shifts || Sacribaro || Mike/Aleksandr || War, injury, burns

- Prompt 10 : Poor Unfortunate Souls - Waterboarding || Promare || Galo/Lio || Lio has PTSD, FTM!Lio || PTSD flashbacks over trauma involving waterboarding, false accusations, unjust law enforcement

- Prompt 10.5 : Ambushed || Stick War : Legacy || Female Archidon/Female Archidon || Dangerous situations, ambush

- Prompt 11 : "911, What's Your Emergency?" - Self-Done First Aid || The Play That Goes Wrong (stageplay) || Chris & Dennis || Female!Chris, Autistic!Dennis || Minor injury

- Prompt 12 : What Could Go Wrong? - Cave In || Tornado Stories (Minecraft roleplay web series) || Mitch/Cookie || Major character death

- Prompt 12.5 : Sensory Overload || Inside Job (cartoon - 2021) || Reagan & Brett

- Prompt 13 : Can't Make An Omelette Without Breaking A Few Legs - "Are you here to break me out?" || Chipspeech || Bert/Rotten

- Prompt 14 : Die A Hero Or Live Long Enough To Become A Villain - Desperate Measures || Arcane : League of Legends || Jayce/Viktor || Villain!Viktor || Ableism, neglect, arguments

- Prompt 14.5 : Protective || The Black Phone || Finney/Robin || Dyscalculic!Robin, FTM!Finney

- Prompt 15 : Emotional Damage - Breathing Through The Pain || Dear McCracken (short film - 2019) || Chase/Ozzie || FTM!Chase

- Prompt 16 : No Way Out - Mind Control || She Ra and the Princesses of Power || Catra/Adora || Nausea, panic attack

- Prompt 16.5 : Made To Watch || Cobra Kai || Hawk/Demetri || Demetri has ADHD

- Prompt 17 : Hanging By A Threat - Breaking Point || Johnny the Homicidal Maniac || Bipolar!Johnny || Violence, murder, harm to animals, mental instability

- Prompt 18 : Let's Break The Ice - "Just get it over with" || Scream (MTV) || Major character death, guns, bondage (not the sexy kind)

- Prompt 18.5 : Quicksand || Redstoner (Minecraft web series) || Mental instability, death

- Prompt 19 : Enough Is Enough - Repeatedly Passing Out || Star Trek : Discovery || Michael & Philippa || Injury

- Prompt 20 : It's Been A Long Day - Fetal Position || The Owl House || Hunter & Camila || Vomiting

- Prompt 20.5 : Adrenaline Crash || West Side Story (movie - 2021) || Tony/Anybodys || Period-typical transphobia, canon-typical violence

- Prompt 21 : Famous Last Words - "You're safe now" || Stranger Things (Netflix) || Max/Lucas || Major character death

- Prompt 22 : Pick Your Poison - Withdrawal || The Umbrella Academy (Netflix) || Viktor & Klaus || Vomiting, drug + alcohol addiction, mention of DUI

- Prompt 22.5 : Stabbed || Parkside Prison (Minecraft roleplay web series) || Jay & Gary || Mild blood, mention of past murder

- Prompt 23 : At The End Of Their Rope - "Hold them down" || Infinity Train (Cartoon Network) || Jesse/Lake || Lake has PTSD, Nonbinary!Lake, Lake likes Star Trek || Implied murder/major character death in a dream sequence

- Prompt 24 : Fight, Flight or Freeze - Blood Covered Hands || Bardown (web comic) || Maxxie & Nils || Mentions of murder

- Prompt 24.5 : Carried To Safety || Midsummer/Jersey || Robert & Janet || Minor injury

- Prompt 25 : Silence Is Golden - Duct Tape || Hellbound (web series) || Rafael & Ida || Forced bondage (not sexual), implied abuse

- Prompt 26 : No One Left Behind - "Why did you save me?" || Life Is Strange (first game) || Max/Chloe || Survivor’s guilt

- Prompt 26.5 : Crutches || Goon (movie - 2011) || Doug/Xavier || Autistic!Doug || Drug use

- Prompt 27 : Pushed To The Limit - Stumbling || Glee || Marley & Unique || Eating disorder behavior

- Prompt 28 : It's Just The Tip Of The Iceberg - Punching The Wall || Alone With You (video game) || AF4B-3B/Player Character

- Prompt 28.5 : Emergency Blanket || Brokeback Mountain (movie - 2005) || Major character death, suicide, freezing

- Prompt 29 : What Doesn't Kill Me... - "Better me than you" || Castle Swimmer (web comic) || Kappa/Siren || Past major injury

- Prompt 30 : Note To Self... Don't Get Kidnapped - "Please don't touch me" || Heartbreak High (Netflix - 2022) || Harper/Amerie || Past kidnapping, past non-con elements, vomiting

- Prompt 30.5 : Tears || With Great Abandon (web comic) || Russell/Harry || Implied parental abuse

- Prompt 31 : A Light At The End Of The Tunnel - "You can rest now" || The Shookething (2020) || Neo & Milo || Neo gets his redemption || Mentions of canonical murder

[itsmissstageplay]

Costume Culling

Sally looked through her closet, cycling through her dresses as she glanced at them. Most of these were just costumes from a past production, and while some of them could fit the bill, she felt as though they were fairly iconic to her. Being a famous actress had its drawbacks. As her outfit changed to the wedding dress she used for the matrimony scene in a play a few years back, she glanced back at Sam to see what he’d chosen. Since they’d be playing the part of a couple at the Devil’s Ball and going in as dates, she had to make sure that her outfit wouldn’t clash with his. 

Samuel happened to be wearing the groom's outfit from the same scene two years ago, only instead of the matching top hat, he’d style his hair, and for the mask, it was just plain white and covered a little over half of his face. “Sam,” Sally spoke only to get his attention, and the moment he turned his head to look at her, she could tell he was thinking. The kind of face that Samuel makes when critiquing someone, something that Sally was always thankful for. “I... wouldn’t wear the wedding dress. Mostly just because I’m wearing the groom outfit, people might think it’s our wedding night.” “That crosses my mind as well...I just don’t have much of anything elegant. Well, none that would be easy to move around in.” “Well... the minute you start fighting is the minute you blow cover anyway, and you can make any costume change you need at the drop of a hat. So mobility isn’t going to be all that important if all you’re worried about is brawling.” “Good point...” Sally mused with a finger on her chin.

She glanced back at her closet and her eyes locked onto a long pencil dress that was a deep pink with a black underside that folded out over the collar and down the v-shaped back.  “Golly!” Sam gasped. “I’ve never seen you wear that dress, Sally!” “I bought it for the cast party of that fateful performance two years ago, but after the battle with Cuphead and Mugman, we didn’t have it.” 

Sally then turned to the mirror on her vanity and cycled through several different hairstyles. Up-dos, braided crowns, and of course, her go-to unique style, but eventually, she decided on tight curls and hair down, her golden locks resting weightlessly between her shoulder blades. 

Finally, it was time to select the accessories. Pearls were a must, and given the setting, Sally figured the more extravagant, the better. Therefore, she chose a few smaller necklaces as well as a knotted necklace that came down past her chest before taking some time to think about what mask to wear. Her first choice was a more traditional mask on a stick that needed to be held up, but she quickly realized that she should go with something much more hands-free, and swapped to a black mask with white and black feathers that only covered her eyes. “Hmm...” Something wasn’t quite right about this one, though she couldn’t quite think of what. Then it was changed to a pearly white mask with floral accents and black feathers that arched outwards. This time, the mask was long enough to completely conceal her nose, seemingly flattening it against her face, yet didn’t cover her mouth. “Perfect!” Sally swooned, suddenly holding a matching black fan with floral patterns.

[speakspeak]

Waiting

[dirtyriver]

Warning: Contains Language

The University Of Northampton has been criticised after a Freedom of Information request by The Mail on Sunday revealed that the University had included explicit warnings on certain books on courses. They, naturally jump on the ironies of 1984 by George Orwell being included on the grounds that it contains 'explicit material' which some students may find 'offensive and upsetting', but for Bleeding Cool it was V For Vendetta that caught our eye. The comic book by Alan Moore and David Lloyd that tells a 1984-inspired story of anarchy vs fascism, Moore famously was born and lives in Northampton, England – the university is his local.

It joins 1984 on a course list for a module called Identity Under Construction. For which students are told that the module "addresses challenging issues related to violence, gender, sexuality, class, race, abuses, sexual abuse, political ideas and offensive language." The list also include books such as Samuel Beckett stageplay Endgame, and Jeanette Winterson's Sexing The Cherry. As well as on another course, Mark Haddon's 2003 novel The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time including the label "death of an animal, ableism and disability and offensive language".

[yanderes-of-inkwell]

Current Requests & Personal Projects

Current Requests

Baroness Von Bon Bon, King Dice: General headcanons

King Dice & the Devil: Sharing a darling

Ribby and Croaks: General headcanons

Werner Werman: General headcanons

Goopy Le Grande: General headcanons

Ribby and Croaks: A, E, I, J & L

Hilda Berg, Sally Stageplay, Cala Maria: Female darling from our world who gets pulled into theirs

Djimmi The Great: General headcanons

Esther Winchester: General headcanons

Esther Winchester: Female deputy darling

Mortimer Freeze: General headcanons

Chef Saltbaker: General headcanons

Chef Saltbaker: Immunosuppressed darling

Glumstone The Giant: General headcanons

Mortimer Freeze: Darling who wants to join his cult

Anthony: General headcanons

Samuel: Ant cop darling

Samuel: General headcanons

Charlie and Lorie: General headcanons

Charlie and Lorie: Female singer darling who is good with children

Glumstone The Giant: Fairy darling

Samuel: Darling who lives in the slums and can’t defend themselves from the mob

Anthony: The Tower, The Magician, Temperance & The Empress

Charlie and Lorie, Anthony: Temperamental mosquito darling

Samuel: Darling who likes to sing

Glumstone The Giant: Teacher darling who is also a witch

Personal Projects

Werner Werman: “We’ll Meet Again” (Scenario)

Cagney Carnation: “Blood In The Grass” (Scenario)

Rumor Honeybottoms: General headcanons

The Devil: “Want For Nothing” (Scenario)

Cala Maria: General headcanons

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

pretty sure I've asked you this before, but since you've seen more operas/opera productions since, what's an opera you've seen more than one production of, and what are your thoughts on those productions? What do you like about some over others? How do you feel about the various casts? Do certain production concepts work better than others, and why?

Okay, so I’m gonna go ahead and do what I did when I hijacked your trouser role quiz post (sorry about that) to talk about a bunch of different Faust productions except I’m gonna talk about them MORE. so INCOMING:

Vienna 1985: first full production I ever watched, so it has that sentimental value. the biggest no for me is that the director decided to make Marguerite a nun??? (she gets kicked out after Act III) the production is set somewhere in the French countryside during the Napoleonic Wars and it actually works pretty well overall! not a fan of the extraneous ballet dancers, though. but there’s some really great stageplay and special effects (the golden calf is a sight to behold, and the church scene is incredibly creepy and I like it even though once again, LOSE THE EXTRANEOUS DANCERS PLEASE). the cast is really fantastic. Raimondi is still one of my favorite Méphistophélès(es?). even in the nun costume, Benackova is an amazing Marguerite. all in all: good show. lose the dancers. also the apotheosis is creeeeeeeeeeepy.

Paris 1975: the video quality was...kinda bad, not helped by the fact that the production is somewhat dingy. I like the vibe it was trying to go for but it just didn’t really work. the ROH did it way better. cast is excellent: Gedda is Gedda, Freni is Freni, Soyer is Soyer (and pulls off a baby blue suit at one point which is itself no mean feat). I like it! not my favorite though.

Geneva 1995: not great video quality either but pretty pretty PRETTY. the garden is particularly wonderful. also tries to go for the same vibe as Paris/later ROH and falls short of the latter. Samuel Ramey IS Méphistophélès. rest of the cast is wonderful too. not sure if there are any other Ramey Faust productions, but even if there are, must watch just for him.

And now for the ongoing ROH production saga:

Three broadcasts, all of the same wonderful McVicar Belle Époque Paris production. (This was the setting that both Paris and Geneva tried to get right but simply didn’t measure up). It’s a lot of fun, start to finish. Great visuals, great choreography (we get the ballet! and well done at that), great costumes (the Walpurgisnacht costume for Méphistophélès is iconic). No wonder it’s a company hit. Also this is just me personally but I fall hook, line, and sinker for any over-the-top Belle Époque aesthetic.

ROH 2004: Alagna, Gheorghiu, Terfel, Keenlyside, Koch. What more could you ask for? They’re all great (even if, sorry, that blonde wig is ugly as sin. just let Gheorghiu use her normal hair or at least a wig like it and stop trying to associate blondeness with pure heroines. end mini-rant). this is the first of 3 Alagna Fausts I’ve seen and he’s great in all of them. Gheorghiu is her amazing self, so is Terfel, Keenlyside is pure luxury casting in a pretty small role, and in Koch you see the beginning of a very nice career. the OG. it’s great.

ROH 2011: Gheorghiu is back! I liked her more in the 2004 outing tbh but she still does very well. Grigolo is Grigolo—I actually do like his voice but a) not as good as Alagna IMO and b) he’s a total creep/milker (ironically, it was a different run of this exact production that caused everyone to realize that and in turn was a pretty big scandal last year but I digress). Pape is glorious—this is one of 3 Fausts I’ve seen him do and he’s also great in all of them. Dima is even more of a luxury casting and Losièr is her utterly adorable self as Siébel.

ROH 2019: probably my least favorite overall cast of the three but still very, very good. they have tough competition. Fabiano and Schrott are my favorites in the cast (and not to be shallow but Schrott by far does the best job of pulling off the iconic Walpurgisnacht outfit IMO). Lungu is also very good (although we seriously need to lose the wig because it flatters no one). Dégoût and Fontanals-Simmons make good work of their roles.

I’m still mad that no one filmed the 2014 Calleja/Yoncheva (no wig!)/Terfel/Keenlyside/Pokupić revival.

Orange 2008: Once again a Belle Époque look, once again well-done overall. I have conflicting feelings about using such a huge space and huge forces: it feels right for some scenes but feels completely wrong for others. the effects and sets the space allows for, however, are very impressive. Siébel is sung by a tenor which is unforgivable (also the amount of abuse the poor child goes through...give him a hug). Alagna and Pape are both back and glorious. Inva Mula isn’t my favorite Marguerite but she does perfectly well. Jean-François Lapointe is a very good Valentin. not sure how I feel about this one overall.

Met 2011: the concept is kinda wonky to me (is it a flashback? is it him actually becoming young again? who knows?) and the visuals can often be off-putting, but it sufficiently works as a concept overall and makes for great theater. Pape once again proves how devilishly awesome he can be, Kaufmann is wonderful as always and I stg he MUST have actually sold his soul to the devil for That One Diminuendo (you know the one), and Poplavskaya is nothing short of wrenching. Losièr is yet again a completely precious Siébel and Russell Braun may not exactly be luxury casting but he still holds his own in a great cast.

Paris 2011: what??? the??? everloving??? hell??? is??? going??? on??? here??? seriously, this production (especially the first act and the final scene) is nothing short of bonkers. where are we??? when are we??? it’s impossible to tell. which is a crying shame because the aesthetic itself is good (a very impressive unit set) and the cast is excellent. Alagna and Mula team up again with great results, Paul Gay is a surprisingly good Méphistophélès (I had only seen him in one other production before and wasn’t a huge fan), Tassis Christoyannis is great (although I pity the nonsense stage business he has to do), Angelique Noldus is cute as cute can be, and even the smaller roles are well-cast (Marie-Ange Todorovitch and Alexandre Duhamel!). the production is just...what even, though. 

I hope that answers it!

[xaviersamuelblog]

The dog/the cat. Back by Popular Demand!

This double bill was a sleeper hit when it played Downstairs in 2015. Now it returns, this time on the Upstairs stage.

http://belvoir.com.au/productions/the-dog-the-cat/#performance-team

[itsmissstageplay]

Tactful Trick

Sally and Samuel stared long and hard at the invitation the two of them had received in the mail. No words were exchanged, yet both were debating on whether or not to go. There was a chance it could have been a trap, and Sally was aware of that, but it was more than just her and Samuel that had been invited. All the cast, all the crew, even the director and the follies they shared the theater with all received an invitation, so maybe it was just some sort of marketing tactic.  “What do you think?” No sooner than the words had left her mouth had the phone rang.  “I’ll get it.” Samuel offered. “Sam, it’s my apartment, they’re calling me.” Too late. Samuel already picked up the phone and held it to his mouth. “Hello?” Sally got up from the chair and stood next to the phone so the two of them could hear the other end of the line. “She’s here.” “Cuphead?” The voice on the phone asked something. “Yes, Sam and I both got one, as well as everyone in the city.” “Don’t tell me the Devil’s gone and invited you too?!” The voice continued to explain things. “I agree. Maybe this is more than some advertisement scheme.” More explanations from the other end of the phone. “Acting as guards if the worse should happen? Absolutely. You may need backup, and we all know I’m not helpless. We’ll attend.”

[yanderes-of-inkwell]

Character List

Inkwell Isle One:

The Root Pack (poly reader)

Goopy Le Grande

Hilda Berg

Cagney Carnation

Ribby and Croaks (poly reader)

Inkwell Isle Two:

Baroness Von Bon Bon

Beppi The Clown

Djimmi The Great

Grim Matchstick

Wally Warbles

Inkwell Isle Three:

Rumor Honeybottoms

Captain Brineybeard

Sally Stageplay

Werner Werman

Dr. Kahl

The Automaton

Cala Maria

The Blind Specter

Inkwell Hell:

King Dice

The Devil

Inkwell Isle Four:

Glumstone The Giant

Charlie and Lorie (Spider Mobster and Light Bug/poly reader)

Anthony (Anteater)

Samuel (Snail)

Mortimer Freeze

Esther Winchester

Chef Saltbaker