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June town event: Fabulous Season
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June is always a big month for LGTBQA+ people, with Pride celebrations taking centre stage in many cities across the world. Kaisou is no exception to this- the city is full of various pride parties taking place in venues across Kaisou. Naturally, there is a parade and plenty of (sometimes dubious) attempts at queer representation and merchandise to be found. There's a lot for city residents to busy themselves with if they want to enjoy pride celebrations.
I Am What I AmNaturally, not to be outdone, The Vogue theatre has gone ALL out for this month. The Vogue was always been made to Be The Place To Be - but that goes into overdrive in June. Pride is the most important time of year after all, and residents of Kaisou will find the theatre extremely accommodating for the season. At any time they show up, they will find the place bedecked with various flags, covering the whole LGTBQA+ spectrum. The bar and lobby have been rearranged to let more people congregate in the space- with stools and tables set to the corners of the room to allow space in the centre for a makeshift dancefloor or mingling space. After theatre performances and on the weekends, the speakers blast out queer anthems, encouraging people to take to the dancefloor and show their stuff.
The bar is serving up speciality cocktails, shots and mocktails. Perhaps the boldest of drinkers might try to drink the whole damn progress flag. Though that does come with a disclaimer that The Vogue cannot be held responsible for what happens to those who take on that challenge. A note on the bar states that the total drinks sales for June would be divided among various queer support charities in the city- so people are doing GOOD by having a night out here this month. It has a definite party atmosphere, with the theatre staying open into the early hours of the morning each day.
The Origin Of LoveIt's not ALL about the night parties, however - there are early evening performances on the weekdays for a few queer-based musicals. After all, The Vogue is still a theatre, and theatre is what this place is ALL about. It has a set list put up for folks to peruse if they want to enjoy a little bit of culture before they party into the night:
All the musicals are performed by The Vogue's amateur theatre troupe. App users might even recognise some of their own amongst the cast in the orchestral pit. All performances run roughly from 6pm to 8pm, with the bar opening for partygoers after the final curtain fall.
Born To Be A QueenThe main event comes in the final week of the month- 26th-30th- a fabulous drag competition! Drag queens and kings alike are encouraged to enter, with the promise of a $5,000 prize for winning. The dressing rooms in the theatre are decked out and ready for the contestants to use to prepare. Established drag kings and queens from the city are around to provide support and advice- though they are encouraged to help each other, too. While contestants are welcome to duck out of challenges they don't want to do, they will be awarded "Fabulous Points" for everything they take part in and score highly in. The challenges include:
Design Challenge - The drag acts need to design a fabulous outfit - while they can get help with the sewing aspect if they're not skilled in the area, the design is expected to be all of their own. The theme for this season's design challenge is Kanto Couture- an outfit inspired by the Kanto realm.
Songbird Challenge - Contestants can dress in drag of their own design while they perform a song on stage- unlike lip-synching, they are expected to win this with the power of their own pipes.
Snatch Game - A must for any drag contest. Kings and queens are expected to dress up as and impersonate a celebrity of their choice. They will be tested on their impersonation and improv skills.
Choreography Challenge - Contestants must put together a choreographed number in groups of 5 or so. They will be judged on not only individual dance skills but how well they work together as a team to put out a fabulous dance number. Theme can be anything they so wish.
Lip-Sync Battle - Kings and queens need to bring their A-Game to this final challenge. They can lip-sync to a chosen song, they are expected to act, dance and death-drop to make a show-stopping final attempt to win the crown.
The winner of the show is the drag act who has garnered the highest number of Fabulous Points at the end of the competition. OOCly, this will be decided by a dice roll. After the drag race is over, there will be one last big blow-out party to see Pride Month out. As promised, the day after The Vogue will remain closed for the first week of July, so the staff take a well-earned break.
OOC plotting post can be found here.