Big Night Out, a new monthly variety show on the SEATTLE CHANNEL, will film its pilot episode before a live audience on Wednesday, March 7 at the Columbia City Theatre in Seattle! Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the show begins at 8:00 p.m. The Columbia City Theatre is located at 4918 Rainier Avenue South; street parking is available in the neighborhood.
Admission to Big Night Out is first-come, first-served, and tickets are available ONLY at the door. Admission is a suggested donation of $5, which benefits First Place, a non-profit organization that helps homeless kids.
The historic Columbia City Theatre (with adjoining restaurant and bar), is one of Seattle's oldest vaudeville venues, and has been fully outfitted like a TV studio for Big Night Out! A 21+ audience of 100 will enjoy 60 minutes of Seattle's diverse live entertainment offerings as part of the first local TV variety show to be filmed in Seattle (or anywhere else) in decades! The pilot episode (and subsequent episodes) will be seen on the SEATTLE CHANNEL (cable 21 in Seattle) and streaming as video on demand at seattlechannel.org as part of the new Art Zone block of local arts and cultural programming.
The premiere episode will feature:
- Indie rock from The Senate
- The Shorewood HS Step Team "Berry Molasses"
- Comedy improv from Unexpected Productions
- Unfettered jazz from Deal's Number Quartet
- Historian Paul Dorpat
- Circus arts from The Aerialistas and Bernard Hezan
- and a mini-talent show of audience members called "Fame or Shame"
If you think you've got the stuff, you'll want to sign up for "Fame or Shame," the mini talent-show, send-up-of-amateur-TV-talent-contests part of the show. Those interested in showing their stuff (any kind of performance stuff, within legal and family-viewing bounds) should arrive at the show ready to be given one microphone and two minutes in front of the audience. To take part in "Fame or Shame" you must send your name to talkback@seattle.gov. The first 10 names will be reserved a spot in the audience, and three names will be chosen from a hat during the show. We'll respond to your email and let you know if you're on the list.
So, come be part of the unpredictable Big Night Out fun, either as a member of the audience or as possible performer!
The next show films Wednesday, April 4th. Doors open at 7 p.m, show starts at 8 p.m.
Host and Creator Kevin Joyce has been a performer and producer for live shows, music and video in Seattle since 1990. A co-founder of UMO Ensemble, he also created the solo A Pale and Lovely Place, and has been seen performing at scores of public schools, special events and 7:30 a.m. corporate functions. His CD Say It and the comedy video Loud Yoga both came out in 2006. He lives on Vashon Island and works with his partner Martha Enson in EnJoy Productions.
Big Night Out is a co-creation of The Seattle Channel and EnJoy Productions
Big Night Out producers: Chris DeBoer and Kevin Joyce
Feature Photo credit: Michelle Bates
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