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Blackbox Manor, previously known as Lake Walney Theatrical Camp after the lake the camp sits on, is a famous New England Theatre camp. Students come here from all over the United States, and it isn't too uncommon for wealthy foreigners to be found in the cabins as well. The Camp is divided into three divisions for the sake of administration, though these divisions have no effect on housing and cliques, necessarily. These three sections are as follows: Musical, which is of course those students pursuing musical theatre; the Players, who study non-musical theatre; and those who are involved in tech, directing, etc, often referred to as Curtains because their work goes on before the show and behind the curtain.

The students come from a variety different backgrounds due to a sliding scales tuition system, enabling people from many walks of life to attend the camp. Many of them have in common, however, strong personalities and a passion for what they do. Why else would they be at this camp? For those who like to maintain interests besides just the camp's annual productions, there are also activities such as canoeing, archery, and crafting to be engaged in during freetime. There is also the famous flag wars, as cabins will often try and steal one another's flags in order to gain the title of the number one cabin of the summer.

The camp residents are always able to make friends, but in a place with such a dense concentration of strong personalities, drama is inevitable. This holds true for both returning campers, who may be coming back to Summer flings or rivalries, and new arrivals who aren't quite sure what to expect at Blackbox Manor. They can expect, however, to be trained by experts: many of the camp workers have backgrounds in Broadway and Hollywood, whether that be as technicians, set designers, actors, directors, or writers. Some of the campers are famous as well, whether they be the children of stars or people who have become well known in their own right. This camp is known to be a producer of stars, after all, and it's no wonder that campers become so competitive over the annual production, given that it isn't unheard of for young actors and actresses to be scouted from that stage.

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Each year, the camp holds two major productions: one musical and one play. This allows for both the Musicals and the Players to shine on stage, and makes for plenty of opportunity for the tech kids to show their prowess through fantastic sets, costumes, etc. If a person is not cast in the main musical or play, they are encouraged to prepare smaller shows or skits under the guidance of one of the assistant faculty members. Needless to say, most people are fighting for spots in that main show, considering ensemble in one of them to trump a starring role in the 'smaller shows'. This story will be centered around this year's musical, simply to avoid splitting the roleplay in half too much between a play cast/crew vs. musical cast/crew. The show directed every year by a graduating student, and while directors play a large role in it, the idea is that campers run the show themselves as much as possible. The Musical is typically produced mostly by returning students, though it is not unheard of for a new student to outshine the veterans and snag a starring role [when this does happen, it often inspires animosity]. This story will pick up a few weeks into the camp, at which point people will have settled into their cabins, gotten to know [or re-know] roommates, and been cast in their parts, or assigned jobs for tech [including choosing the head tech students].

It meant to be heavily driven by character relationships and development, though of course the plot does exist as the production of the Musical, and it is intended to only last a month or so in-rp. Drama, Romance, Rivalries, etc are heavily encouraged.

This Year's Show: The Pajama Game
[Not all roles need to be filled. This is mostly for reference and such.]
X = Taken || X = Character Reserved
Leading Roles:
Sid Sorokin the handsome new factory superintendent who falls in love with Babe, despite their being on opposite sides of the labor dispute central to the plot. X
Catherine "Babe" Williams the leader of the Union Grievance Committee, who in turn falls in love with Sid. X [1]
Myron "Old Man" Hasler the strict head of the pajama factory who keeps a secret. X
Gladys Hotchkiss Hasler's attractive, quick-witted secretary, who dates Hines and is chased by Prez.
Vernon Hines the factory timekeeper, who thinks Gladys flirts too much and, as a result is always jealous. X
Prez the head of the union and a skirt chaser, despite being a married man. X
Mabel the mother hen of the factory and Sid's secretary. X [1]

Heads of Production
[Note, all Heads of Production must be returnees]
Student Director X
Set Construction/Design Head
Costume / Hair & Makeup Head X
Lights/Sound Head X
Props Head

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Kylie Clifford || 19 || Musical - Ensemble || New || FC: Shelley Hennig || Taken by Mei


Name || 15-19 || Tech/Musical || Returnee/New || FC: Kylie Bunbury || Open


Gwenora "Nora" Chung || 18 || Tech - Student Director || Returnee || FC: Alexa Chung || Taken by GM


Natalia Wright || 18 || Musical - "Babe" Williams || Returnee || FC: Yvonne Strahovski || Taken by Slowbro


Chris Blythe || 18 || Tech - Costume/Hair & Makeup Head || Returnee || FC: Chachi Gonzalez || Taken By TaniaSoulEater


Name || 15-19 || Tech/Musical || Returnee/New || FC: Arden Cho || Open


Name || 15-19 || Tech/Musical || Returnee/New || FC: Zoey Kravitz || Open


Name || 15-19 || Tech/Musical || Returnee/New || FC: Kat Dennings || Open

More May Be Added





Mason Wells || 18 || Musical - Vernon Hines || Returnee || FC: Gaspard Ulliel || Taken By GM


Scottie McCloud || 17 || Musical - Prez || Returnee || FC: Harry Shum Jr. || Taken by Dumisa


Christian Jace Keller || 17 || Tech - Lights/Sounds head || Returnee || FC: Francisco Lachowski || Taken by MostlyToasty


Oliver Barlow || 18 || Musical - Sid Sorokin|| Returnee || FC: Marlon Teixeira || Taken by YouKnow:P


Sam Ruthford || 15 || Musical - Myron "Old Man" Hasler || New || FC: Dylan O'Brien || Taken by Magical_Pineapples


Charlie Jin Q. J. || 16 || Musical - Prez's Understudy || New || FC: Osric Chau || Taken By TaniaSoulEater


Name || 15-19 || Tech/Musical || Returnee/New || FC: Eddie Redmayne || Open


Name || 15-19 || Tech/Musical || Returnee/New || FC: Adam Sevani || Open

More May Be Added

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A. I will be assigning cabins after a few characters have been taken. I haven't decided if I'll arrange it randomly, or by which groupings I think will be most amusing. We'll see about that --more on Cabin rivalries to come later, as well.

B. Setting up past relationships is highly encouraged. I'll probably post a relationship thread, an optional one, later on in the rp.

C. I am willing to open up Camp Counselor roles if asked. PM me about it, if you want. They aren't a priority.

C. Suggestions? Let me know!

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1. No Godmodding, of course. You know this --just don't be rude.
2. Face Claims can be changed, these are more like suggestions because I think it is nice to put them up. I'd prefer we didn't whitewash what little diversity this rp manages race-wise, though.
3. Reserve in the OOC. Reserves last two days per character reserved. If gender balance becomes too skewed, I might start asking people to take up roles in the side that is short [Gee, wonder which one that'll be]. You may reserve up to two characters, but they can't both be female.
4. When reserving, let me know if your character will be tech/Musical, what role they'll have [in the play for musical, what their major thing is for tech], and whether they are a returnee or new kid. If more than one person wants one of the Play roles, I'll either choose who gets it based on their characters, or arrange for one person to be an understudy. If understudies sabotage leads, well, the show must go on.
5. This is intended to be a literate rp, meaning that the preferred minimum for posts is 400-500, with the exception of some interaction posts which might be a minimum of 250.
6. Hm. There may be more rules, I'm not sure. Try to post two times a week, at the least. School and jobs and stuff take up time, I get it. If gone for more than a week, let me know please.