Get involved!

Hey there! Interested in joining the 2021 Genki Seinenkai team? 

Because of the global pandemic, this year's musical will be produced online from our homes as a sort of movie-musical-reading fusion instead of a live theater performance. We're aiming for the finished product to be uploaded to YouTube in June. It sounds far away, but there's much work to be done!!!

We are modeling the 2021 Tosaben Musical after the following productions, which were produced socially distanced from the participants' homes. 

For the 2021 Tosaben Musical, dialogue will be recorded Zoom readings. Songs will be "music videos". And because we cannot interact with each other on a stage, the action will be read as narration. We also aim to supplement the action with a few rough storyboards here and there. While the pandemic may complicate things, we hope to present the final product to an audience as a "movie screening".

So. How can you get involved?


PERFORM

Performers are responsible for recording their songs, filming necessary shots, and providing their own costume, props, and makeup. You do not need to memorize anything.

AUDITIONS will take place virtually as a video call on a platform such as Zoom, Facebook, or Skype. The process will be a one-on-one call with director Kaili Mossman and will take up to 30 minutes. 

You will be asked to do the following in the order of your choice.

  • Sing a song of your choice (accompanied or acapella). 
  • Perform/recite a short passage of your choice in Tosaben (local Kochi dialect). You do not need to memorize it. A selection of passages can be found HERE. 
  • Chat with the director and answer a few questions. HERE is an example of what kinds of questions we'll be asking. 
If you are unavailable for a live video call, please send a video recording of both your song and Tosaben passage. And we'll just ask a few questions via email. 

Contact us at genkiseinenkai@gmail.com to schedule an audition time.


EDIT

Editors will be responsible for editing the performers' audio tracks and footage into "music videos" as well as compositing the Zoom reading recordings together with the music videos. 


STORYBOARD

We're not looking for polished illustrations or consistent styles, just a rough sequence here and there for action scenes to supplement the action and direction. More like the rough draft of a picture book than a professional animatic. 

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