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 Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 8:16 pm
Obligatory first-post: Now with more Quest Form!
Name of Concept: Dr. Thomas Parker
Sex: Male
Guardian: TBA
Production Influence: Bat Boy: The Musical
Scene from Production:
(Parker approaches Bat Boy. With his knife he slashes the rabbit's neck. Blood. Bat Boy watches in horrified slow motion. Parker walks across the stage to Ruthie's hospital room, where she is in bed.)
RUTHIE: Dr. Parker, what are you doing here?
PARKER: (With syringe.) It's not me, Ruthie. The Bat Boy is doing this to you. He's a beast. He's a monster. He can't control himself. We're all going to miss you very much. (Parker injects Ruthie.)
RUTHIE: (Scared.) Dr. Parker, what are you doing?
PARKER: Don't worry. The Bat Boy will be punished for doing this to you, Ruthie. I'll see to that. (She convulses.)
CHORUS: COMFORT AND JOY, COMFORT AND JOY,
COMFORT AND JOY, COMFORT AND JOY,
COMFORT AND JOY! COMFORT AND JOY!
AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH!
(Ruthie dies. Bat Boy bites the rabbit. Blood.)
ALL: AH AH AH AH!
AH AH AH AH!
AH AH AH AH AH AH,
AAAAAAHHH!!!
(Blackout.)
Personality: Thomas Parker is a sniveling coward and a complete pushover who just wants to be loved. A veterinarian, where once he genuinely cared for and enjoyed his job, he now presses his insecurities out on the animals he "treats" - often euthanizing them without a second though if unclaimed - and liberally imbibing alcohol in an attempt to give himself courage/drown his sorrows. Years of guilt have left him insane, hearing voices in his head that encourage him to indulge his more bestial side for relief to his woes.
In the musical, he is still a coward even after he entreats his inner Bat Boy. His redemption never fully comes - he ends up killing himself (and a few other people along the way) before he can kill the cause of his guilt.
Also, he's a bit of a mad scientist. HOW COOL IS THAT?
Appearance:Well, the version I saw at Studio Arena is obviously different from the original Broadway version in terms of cast, and I'm going to go with what I know. In the off-Broadway version I saw, Doctor Parker was a short man with scraggly gray hair in a sort-of poofy, spiked-up crew cut? It's hard to explain exactly, but suffice to say it was somewhat unkempt and wild. He also had circular wire glasses framing his sad little blue/gray eyes. Had some freckles, too, if I remember correctly. He was only really seen with a labcoat in the flashback scene, instead wearing the normal dress shirts and slacks in washed-out, muted colors of various sorts, like pinks and greens. Wore a tie. Almost always had a doctor's medical bag on him - he kept a (whiskey) flask in it, as well as euthanasia, syringes, maybe a small animal (dead or alive!) for the Bat Boy.
Unless you want to be cruel and give the boy gray hair from the get-go, the child version of this pathetic little man would most likely have mousy brown hair, I'd imagine. Given the scene he's coming from, too, he may already have an empty syringe out. Otherwise, pretty much the same as above.
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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:52 pm
Fun fact: I am such a nerd for Bat Boy: The Musical that I have the soundtrack, the script book, AND my original playbill from when I saw it! Also, there's a copy of the Weekly World News compilation book Bat Boy Lives! in the house. (The musical helps to fill the gaping hole the departure of WWN has left; The Beast fills the other part, providing for my need of absurd articles.)
It is, honestly, the best musical I've seen in terms of... everything. When you add it all up. It's hilarious, it has many messages and interesting characters (Greek Gods in my West Virginian woods? It's more likely than you think!) the version I saw did extremely well with limited stage space and cast (many roles were doubled - outside the Parker household, everyone played at least one character of the opposite gender to themselves) and it was just a fun time overall. Boo on the people who left early! Though, I must say, all this glee has come only after having experienced it - I only learned of it through the newspaper, and I went with my parents on a whim. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard at a musical performance. Ever.
...And I swear this isn't just post filler. I need to get my script book to get some of the actual words so that you too may know the glory~ And the setting, etc. It's important to the characters!
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:31 pm
He's the reason behind the "No Shirt, No Service" policy~ He's the guy with the apartment containing only factory rejects and beanbags for furniture~ He's a contortionist by trade~ IT'S RIKII! Information on this funtabulous male potential caretaker coming soon!Livin' In The Spotlight, Yeah
Name of Concept: (Dr.) Thomas Parker
Sex: Male
Guardian: Rikii Romani(-Lafayette)
Production Influence: Bat Boy: The Musical
Scene from Production: (Parker approaches Bat Boy. With his knife he slashes the rabbit's neck. Blood. Bat Boy watches in horrified slow motion. Parker walks across the stage to Ruthie's hospital room, where she is in bed.)
RUTHIE: Dr. Parker, what are you doing here?
PARKER: (With syringe.) It's not me, Ruthie. The Bat Boy is doing this to you. He's a beast. He's a monster. He can't control himself. We're all going to miss you very much. (Parker injects Ruthie.)
RUTHIE: (Scared.) Dr. Parker, what are you doing?
PARKER: Don't worry. The Bat Boy will be punished for doing this to you, Ruthie. I'll see to that. (She convulses.)
CHORUS: COMFORT AND JOY, COMFORT AND JOY,
COMFORT AND JOY, COMFORT AND JOY,
COMFORT AND JOY! COMFORT AND JOY!
AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH!
(Ruthie dies. Bat Boy bites the rabbit. Blood.)
ALL: AH AH AH AH!
AH AH AH AH!
AH AH AH AH AH AH,
AAAAAAHHH!!!
(Blackout.)
((OoC note: This is just the bare bones of the actual scripting for this scene. Feel free to do whatever - the scene is rather creepy and lends itself to variations, like this.))
Personality:Thomas Parker is a sniveling coward and a complete pushover who just wants to be loved. A veterinarian, where once he genuinely cared for and enjoyed his job, he now presses his insecurities out on the animals he "treats" - often euthanizing them without a second though if unclaimed - and liberally imbibing alcohol in an attempt to give himself courage/drown his sorrows. Years of guilt have left him insane, hearing voices in his head that encourage him to indulge his more bestial side for relief to his woes.
In the musical, he is still a coward even after he entreats his inner Bat Boy. His redemption never fully comes - he ends up killing himself (and a few other people along the way) before he can kill the cause of his guilt.
Also, he's a bit of a mad scientist. HOW COOL IS THAT?
Appearance:I'm going to go with what I know - that is, what I now imagine Dr. Parker to be. He's a short man with scraggly gray hair, somewhat unkempt and wild. He also has circular wire glasses framing his sad little blue/gray eyes. Some freckles, too, if I remember correctly, with a sad little bristly moustache. Despite having a labcoat, he normally wears the normal dress shirts and slacks in washed-out, muted colors of various sorts, like pinks and greens. A tie, too, bow or otherwise. Almost always has a doctor's medical bag on him - there's a (whiskey) flask in it, as well as some form of euthanasia, syringes, maybe a small animal (dead or alive!) for the Bat Boy.
Unless you want to be cruel and give the boy gray hair and a moustache from the get-go, the child version of this pathetic little man would most likely have mousy brown hair, I'd imagine. Given the scene he's coming from, too, he may already have an empty syringe out. Otherwise, pretty much the same as above.
Prompt Number: C
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