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00:00Hello, love. The best thing about chairs is they always have your back.
00:05Cherami represents the concept of all chairs, and as such, she is a jack-of-all-trades useful
00:11in any situation. She prides herself on fitting into whatever role is needed to make things
00:17run smoothly. A stern office chair, a matronly rocking chair, a boozy lounge chair for the
00:23late evenings, you name it. Cherami is played by Cherami Leigh. Let's sit back and enjoy.
00:53I had an audience.
01:05She draws a hand over her face, perhaps to help her concentrate. And then...
01:10Hail, fair traveler. Have you seen a sword in these woods? A sword that sparkles with
01:17the light of the evening sun, even in the darkest of nights.
01:24Acting, of course.
01:27I put on a different play each day of the week. Today is Fantasy Friday.
01:34The play of the day is Everblade. I'm playing Spindle, a forest spirit trying to save her
01:41home by finding a magic sword.
01:44Hey, you wouldn't be interested in joining me up here, would you?
01:54Great. Can't wait to see what you can do. I'm sure you'll break a leg. But don't break
01:59too many. I only have four of them.
02:04Oh! There is no script.
02:09We each pick stock roles and then improvise our way through a little sketch. The genre
02:14is our guide. We're very comedia dell'arte here. I'll give you a character, and you can
02:20direct the story from there.
02:25Oh, don't worry. It's no big deal. We're just playing. There are no stakes at all. We usually
02:31don't even have an audience. The important thing is that you have fun. Oh, and that you're
02:36comfortable. I am big on the actors being comfortable in their space, so we shouldn't
02:41do anything too intense before we get comfortable performing with one another. That means no
02:47roughhousing and no... for lack of a better word, no being a creep.
02:56So as long as you follow that rule, I'll play along with anything you say and do. I promise.
03:02There's no wrong answers.
03:07Oh, don't worry. I've got your back. I'm built for support. Specifically the lumbar variety.
03:13And remember, if it ever gets too much for you or you're uncomfortable with the subject
03:18matter, you just let me know.
03:20Let's pick a safe word. You say the word, and we'll stop doing whatever we're doing.
03:26Okay?
03:27My word is Davenport. If I say Davenport, it means we stop what we're doing. Go ahead
03:34and pick your safe word.
03:35Uh, okay. That's kind of funny. But this is a tool to help the performers feel comfortable
03:49around each other, so maybe you should pick something less... less... that.
03:56Oh, okay. Bison. Bison! Bison, bison, bison. Got it. Great. Let me introduce you to today's
04:11audience.
04:15Hello, audience! Oh, gee. Wasn't expecting the spotlight to be on me today.
04:23Florence is the personal assistant to Mayor Celia herself.
04:28Oh, don't you go bigging me up now.
04:31I'm nobody special. Just focus on your performance.
04:34And no, I'll be cheering you on.
04:36All right.
04:37Woo! Yay!
04:41Florence loves this fantasy stuff. She's a great audience, too. Very encouraging.
04:46You'll do great.
04:48Today's play is Everblade. I'll be playing a forest sprite. You play all who I encounter
04:57on my adventure.
05:01Lights up!
05:02Hail, wise wizard! I am Spindle, the sprite.
05:09My forest is dying. The flowers wilt and the leaves fall and die in all seasons.
05:17I beg of you, look into your crystal ball and tell me what I must do to save my home.
05:33And so, dear viewer, the sprite began her quest to seek the sword Everblade.
05:42Woo!
05:44She traveled far and on her road faced many dangers, such as...
05:54Oh, my! A bridge troll!
06:01Mercy, kind troll. I am but a humble forest sprite.
06:07We have no use for money and so I have nothing with which to pay the toll.
06:14Very well. If I must.
06:19But you should know that I come from a long line of powerful dancers.
06:24We have two left feet, but two right feet, as well.
06:32As I cut a rug, so, too, do I cut your lifespan.
06:38As I cut a rug, so, too, do I cut your lifespan.
06:44Yay!
06:46And so, the little wood sprite continued on her adventure.
06:52Finally, after many days and nights, she came to the resting place of the fabled Everblade.
07:00There, atop a mountain of discarded swords from days gone by, sat the dreaded Sword Lord.
07:09A terrifying warrior, clad from toe to tip in rusted metal hilts.
07:16Once a sword entered his collection, he would do anything to keep it.
07:22This would be tricky.
07:25Hail, Sword Lord!
07:29I am but a humble sprite, hailing from the forests far to the west.
07:34My home is doomed unless I have the power of the Everblade at my side.
07:39So, I beseech you.
07:43Can you, like, be cool about this?
07:52Oh, truly?
07:55My heart is filled with joy!
08:00Name your price, oh lord of bloodshed and tetanus!
08:14A successor?
08:17You jest!
08:19Surely a simple wood sprite could never live up to your legend!
08:30Hm?
08:32No way!
08:36You're... a wood sprite?!
08:45It cannot be!
08:47And now, you want me to take up the mantle?
09:07I see.
09:10Very well.
09:13It shall be done.
09:15I shall become the Sword Lord.
09:19And with this power, defend my forest from all those who would seek to see it leveled to the ground.
09:27Lights down.
09:30Oh, great twist! I never would have expected it.
09:36Yeah, I'd definitely watch a sequel about that wood sprite going ham on some lumberjacks.
09:43Well, I don't know about all that.
09:46But either way, I loved it!
09:50Thanks for the show! I'll be back next week!
09:53Bye, Florence!
09:55Wow. You did great.
09:59You're a natural!
10:02Be sure to come back on another day if you want to try out another play.
10:06Hope to see you again!
10:08Jeremy bows gracefully.