NaNaSkeWriMoSkeShow: The National “National Sketch Writing Month” Sketch Show
Alright, guys! Chicago had their chance to show off sketches this past weekend so now it’s New York’s turn!
Everyone head on down to the UCB Theatre in Chelsea this Friday at Midnight to check out what some of the craziness that the Big Apple writers cooked up last month!
post by jonbershad
Chicago National Sketch Writing Month Jam Tonight!
If you are in Chicago and you participated in National Sketch Writing Month, you are invited to come to an open mic/sketch reading party on October 7th. Bring copies of your favorite sketches you wrote for this year’s NaSkeWriMo and we will read it together.
Chicago NaSkeWriMo Jam
@Upstairs Gallery
Sunday, October 7th, 7:30pm
FREE (suggested donation $5)
BYOB & BYO(S)ketches
September is National Sketch Writing Month: Showcases!
Well everyone, the month is almost over, and as you scramble to get your counts up to 30, here’s the info on some of the upcoming showcases.
For New York, from Andy Beckerman:
Hi NaSkeWriMo participants!
On Friday, October 12th at midnight at UCB Chelsea, we will be putting up a show…By popular demand, the submission deadline has been extended to Friday! Get those sketches in or sign up to join our pool of actors.
Hey, everybody! Check this out and pass it along! In case you didn’t know, there’s going to be a NaSkeWriMo showcase show at Chelsea! I did this last year as a writer and had a ridiculously fun time. This year, I’m joining Andy and Will in reading every sketch we receive and throwing this show together.
All fun people, submit!
hypehypehype
CONGRATS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE IT TO THIRTY SKETCHES!
*if you would like to be removed from this list, or are supposed to be on it but aren’t, let us know.
Penultimate Day!
Just one more day in September after this one—will you make it to 30 sketches? We’ll be posting everyone who does, so write ‘em up!
(this post was mostly an excuse to use the word ‘penultimate’)
Showcases!
Well everyone, the month is almost over, and as you scramble to get your counts up to 30, here’s the info on some of the upcoming showcases.
For New York, from Andy Beckerman:
Hi NaSkeWriMo participants!
On Friday, October 12th at midnight at UCB Chelsea, we will be putting up a show featuring sketches written as part of NaSkeWriMo (http://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/shows/view/2846). Participation in the show is open to anyone who wrote as part of NaSkeWriMo. Just sign up with the form below and perform your favorite piece from this month!
What we’re looking for is people who want to put together an actual staged show. If you don’t know any actors, we’ll do our best to help you find some people. And if you want to help out, why not volunteer to act in someone else’s sketch?
Sketches should be no longer than five minutes and should have minimal tech cues, since the tech guy will be doing this cold.Deadline to sign up is Wednesday, October 3rd at midnight. If accepted, we’ll inform you by Sunday the 7th. We are accepting sketches on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you have any questions, you can let us know at naskewrimoshow [at] gmail.com.
Sign up here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEFHTnVGYnNUcWtPWDBKVEh5TlN4c3c6MQ
your pals,
Jon, Will and Andy
And for Chicago, from Kevin Mullaney:
Chicago here: https://www.facebook.com/events/355565351190139/
If you have any questions, drop us a line! Happy September y’all! Keep writing!
A sketch I wrote and directed for NaSkeWriMo last year - promoting today for Star Trek’s 46th anniversary!
I’m in this! Only, because of one of the big support beams in the UCB audience, I’m completely invisible in this video!
So, there ate two possible solutions. Either assume I’m like an alien member of the crew from a race that’s just like an unseen being of light, or pretend I’m in a separate radio play while everyone else is doing Poupak’s sketch! Either way, fun!
Ps. I’m helping organize this year’s NaSkeWriMo show. Details aren’t finalized yet but it will definitely be a whole lot of fun!
This could be you! You could be Jon Bershad! (You can’t be Jon Bershad, Jon Bershad is Jon Bershad)
There are plans in the work for shows in NYC, Chicago, and a few folks are starting up conversations about a meet up in LA—join the conversation on our facebook page!
One week is through—are you up to seven sketches? Keep writing y’all!
NaSkeWriMo Chicago
If you are in Chicago and you are participating in National Sketch Writing Month, you are invited to come to an open mic/sketch reading party on October 7th. Bring copies of your favorite sketches you wrote for this year’s NaSkeWriMo and we will read it together.
NaSkeWriMo Chicago Afterword
@Upstairs Gallery
Sunday, October 7th, 7:30pm
FREE (suggested donation $5)
BYOB & BYO(S)ketches
Script writing software
Sick of typing your sketches into Microsoft Word? Hate it when you edit a line and end up screwing up the formatting? Can’t get solid notes back on your scripts because no one can figure out what’s stage direction and what’s dialogue?
Switch to a script writing program. They’re designed to format your script in a readable and professional way so you can focus on what matters—the comedy.
We recommend Celtx, which is free. The software is easily usable, and allows you to export your scripts in .pdf (which you can upload to google docs and share on our website, if you’d like) or in .txt (which you can then copy and paste into your blog or into a word document, if you prefer that).
Happy September y’all! Keep writing!
Chicago Sketch Writers
I’m working on getting a show together in early October, really more of a gathering/party/celebration/open mic to share our sketches. If you are a Chicagoan and you are participating in NaSkeWriMo, follow the main Tumblr and look for posts tagged ‘Chicago naskewrimo’.
-Mullaney
