You Are A Doughnut
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A biological-musical-comedy-adventure — through the human digestive system!
Synopsis
From the creators of the multi-award-winning “The Alphabet of Awesome Science” comes a brand-new vaudeville-inspired family show that explores the ins and outs of the human digestive system.
YOU are a doughnut. That is, YOU are a great big fleshy lump with a hole running all the way through your middle…
Join biology teacher Oesoph A. Gus and class clown Dewey Dean as they embark upon a brilliant exploration of every twisty tube and remarkable organ — with sketches, songs and sensational science! It’s a fast-paced variety hour, with each new digestive destination inspiring a wonderfully unusual performance.
Along the way you can expect a rainbow collection of puppets, interpretive dance, a game show, enzyme-powered ping-pong balls, a poetry reading, bubbles that burst into fireballs AND (of course) one or two (highly appropriate!) fart jokes.
Brace yourself for the weirdest, grossest (and most fun!) biology class / comedy double act / cabaret / vaudeville performance that you’ll ever experience!
Short Reviews
Ben Stefanoff | Glam Adelaide
Kids in Adelaide
Shane Berketa | See-Do-Eat-Review
Video
Technical Information
Lighting
We can generally create a series of suitable lighting states from a basic rig plus a few specials — working to the capability of each theatre.
Ideally we require:
- Washes:
- Open FOH
- Back / side multi-colour wash
- Specials:
- 2 x Midstage C
- 1 x Downstage C
- 1 x Downstage P
- 1 x Downstage OP
- Hazer (if available)
Venue to supply all lights / hazer.
Audio
Venue to supply:
- Adequate PA system for the theatre / venue
- Wedges for onstage foldback (required for musical numbers)
- Microphone and stand (to be used for an acoustic ukulele)
We use QLab to play back music (backing tracks) and SFX
We supply:
- 2 x radio headset microphones and receivers
- Laptop (Mac)
- QLab
- USB audio interface
Staging
The set comprises three pieces:
- A large free-standing doughnut (2000mm wide x 2600mm high)
- 1 x circular table (900mm diameter)
- 1 x toilet
The doughnut is constructed during the first hour of tech. Every other item is simply placed on stage (with no construction required.
A stage plan is available.
Crew Notes
We supply a stage manager, who will operate SFX and cue LX.
We require 1 x in-house lighting operator and 1 x in-house sound operator.
Transport Notes
This show can be transported with a large car plus a small trailer.
Audience & Marketing Notes
You Are a Doughnut has been created for children aged 5 to 12 (and their adults) and is suitable for both general public as well as school audiences (with teacher notes and resources currently in development).
The show will appeal to people interested in science and, in particular, human biology. However, this is not just a show for ‘science-heads’! The subject matter plays into the natural curiosity we all have for the way our own body’s function.
The show is designed to engage both kids and adults alike — we want all audience members to enjoy this show! Many adult audience members have told us that they were laughing just as hard (if not harder) than their kids…
Selling Points
- This show has been created by the same team that produced the multi-award-winning “The Alphabet of Awesome Science” — which is touring to 55 theatres and festivals across Australia in 2022
- Winner of a Weekly Award for “Best Kids and Family” event at the 2022 Adelaide Fringe Festival, as well as number of 5-star and 4-star reviews
- You Are a Doughnut is an utterly original theatrical experience — a character-driven, “Science Theatre” performance, featuring high-energy original songs, hilarious sketches and quirky (often spectacular / always visually thrilling) science demonstrations
- As a biological, musical-comedy-adventure, this show is totally unique in the market place — and is an excellent follow-up to The Alphabet of Awesome Science
- General public audiences will love the characters, universally relevant story, original songs and strong visuals, while teachers will be able to use curriculum links and educational resources (in development) to create a highly memorable STEM teaching opportunity
- Audiences will ‘accidentally’ learn about their own bodies whilst being entertained
- The two performers (David Lampard and PJ Oaten) are both vastly experienced children’s entertainers —as stage performers and television actor/presenters
Community Engagement
Details
Genre
Audience
Ages 5 to 12, and families
Venue Format
Proscenium Arch, Black Box, Flat Floor, Hall
Duration
60 minutes Minutes
Available Until (from - to)
31/12/2024
Budget & Fees
What are these? Find out more.In Development - work which will be produced and premiered in time for touring during 2022/2023. Please contact the Producer directly for Budgets and Fees.
Remount: $0
Weekly Sell Off: $12000
Per Performance: $N/A
