LIKE THE DEMO? IT GETS RAUNCHY FROM THERE...

It's Summer 1982:

Reagan’s in the White House, the Russians are building the bomb, and rustic Camp Tigglebitties is a hormonal hotbed where ubernerds Nolan and Dwight vow to lose their virginity to the gorgeous Lacey St. Claire...at the possible expense of their friendship.

Serious questions are raised:

• Can Dwight enlist help from Obi-Wan? 
• Who will win the Kotex 500? 
• And what IS The Mook?

A World Premiere 80s Teen Sex Comedy Musical?!

Angela Chan and Troy Heard met on the Cirque du Soleil show KA where Chan plays keyboard and Heard makes sure unruly guests don't vomit all over each other.

After several turns one-upping each other in increasingly obscene matches of Words With Friends, they decided to put their talents to better use...musical theatre!

They quickly scrapped the idea of setting "Cyrano de Bergerac" in a Vegas sex shop and went with something much more innocent and charming...a musical homage to the 1980s Teen Sex Comedy.

“I remember staying up late many Saturday nights to watch Porky’s, Meatballs and Revenge of the Nerds on HBO," says Heard. "And like any red-blooded, prepubescent male, I always thought there was way too much story between the shower scenes."

"This is our chance to fix that...while amping the awesomeness by adding musical numbers in different styles of 80s rock and roll.”

“We’ve also jumped on the audience interaction bandwagon with this one,” Heard says. “You'll participate in arts and crafts with Carla Drycock, and play a heated volleyball match with the characters. There’s also a splash zone, of course, but since this is a sex comedy and not a horror spoof like Evil Dead, the show is definitely adults only!”

Joking aside, they dove right in and over the course of eight weeks crafted a full-length musical that is equal parts homage and spoof...but with a big ol' heart. They are premiering the show in at the Onyx Theater in Las Vegas before pursuing submissions into theater festivals.

Why $5000?

In keeping with the indie aesthetic of ancient VHS wonders, they chose to produce this show through Heard's DIY production company, Table 8 Productions. However, they can either do this show on a $5.00 shoestring budget and Facebook promos, or they can do this right!

• SCENERY - $500 The show has a cinematic flow, going to various locations from basements to bunks, campfires to a climactic canoe race on Lake Kotex. It doesn't require a lot of scenery, but will need enough to be eye candy.
• COSTUMES - $300 Lots of intensive research has gone into recreating early 80s couture, from ring-tees to bikinis.
• PROPS - $300 Dildos, beach balls and fake canoes don't come cheap. And there’s that really cool helicopter landing effect that ends the first act.
• SOUND/MUSIC - $500 The original production is going to be tracked, and this is going to cost. They're also getting arrangements taken care of here so they can have live accompaniment for future productions.
• MARKETING - $1300 This is the single biggest expense. So many shows are produced without any thought of soliciting an audience. What's really scary are the shows that go up with nothing more than a Facebook group and status update. With this money they'll be able to produce eye catching graphics for printed collatoral and a killer trailer.
• TECH DESIGNER/OPERATOR- $315 This price point is set by the Onyx, which secures us the talent of Jake Copenhaver, one of the most awesome lighting designers/ops in the Vegas theatre community.
• PRINTING - $80 The programs, ya know?
• MERCHANDISE - $200 Schwag for additional revenue...spending money to make money: Tee-shirts, CD’s, sexy pics!

Spread the Word...not just your legs...

There's some some killer schwag available if you make a donation...the Original Cast Album...Autographed Pics...YOUR NAME ON THE FREAKIN' SET!!! But if you can't help out financially, please spread the word. Be our fans and follow us as we go from World Premiere...to World Domination!!!

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About the Creators

TROY HEARD (Book, Co-Lyrics, Director)

Troy was recently selected Best Director of 2011 by National Public Radio's Desert Companion magazine. Additionally, his production of Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom was included in both Las Vegas Weekly and City Life as a top production of 2011. He was a Gregory Hines Memorial Fellow during his studies at Savannah College of Art and Design where he earned a Master of Fine Arts in Directing, after which he began producing and directing throughout the Southeast and Los Angeles. Regional credits include Measure for Measure, The Importance of Being Earnest, Reefer Madness, Hellcab and The Rocky Horror Show. Upcoming projects feature Las Vegas Little Theatres production of The Great American Trailer Park Musical (July '12) and Insurgo Theater Movement's Hamlet (September '12).

ANGELA CHAN (Composer, Co-Lyrics, Music Director)

Angela attended the University of North Texas on a piano performance scholarship and holds a Bachelors of the Arts in Music from Texas Womans University.  She has worked at various theaters including the MUNY in St Louis, and has performed all over the US, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico as the Associate Conductor and keyboard player on the national tours of South Pacific, The Sound of Music, CATS, and Phantom of the Opera. In Las Vegas she has performed in The Producers, Spamalot, Mamma Mia, Disney’s The Lion King, the Las Vegas Philharmonic, and currently performs in Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular, Jersey Boys, and KA by Cirque du Soleil. Legacy of the Tiger Mother marks Angela’s debut as not only a writer, lyricist, and composer, but a producer as well! Angela is a proud member of the American Federation of Musicians.