How much planning goes into a show? Before I met Dan and Shaunna Rai, I had no idea. Over the past few months, I've gotten a crash course in show planning.
Music, outfits, makeup, hair and self-promotion, these are all considerations for a queen, preparing for a show.
In my perception of how things should be, a show was set up more like a play. It would be all planned and choreographed and all a queen has to do is show up, and do her thing. Of course, that was before I started seeing what goes into it.
Being asked to do a show is the easy part. It's not just about saying yes, and expecting everything else to be done for you. Each show has different requirements for music or content. Outfits are picked, sometimes just before the show. The wigs are chosen to show off the best look of the outfit.
The biggest, most important thing, though, aside from showing up at the show, is promoting yourself.
Once the venue decides on a date and time, in theory, you can start promoting then. With the use of social media, like Twitter and Facebook, having a poster makes promotion easier. Posters can be shared by friends and family, as well as by yourself. They can be printed and posted around town.
As venues sometimes pay performers what is earned at the door, a good performer will market herself to get the largest number of audience members possible, and, potentially will get friends and/or family to do some promoting of their own.
Finally, after all is said and done, comes the night of the show. With all the promoting that has been done, hopefully, the audience turnout will be great, and they'll tip well. The numbers will go off without a hitch, and the audience will get a performance that they won't soon forget.
Music, outfits, makeup, hair and self-promotion, these are all considerations for a queen, preparing for a show.
In my perception of how things should be, a show was set up more like a play. It would be all planned and choreographed and all a queen has to do is show up, and do her thing. Of course, that was before I started seeing what goes into it.
Being asked to do a show is the easy part. It's not just about saying yes, and expecting everything else to be done for you. Each show has different requirements for music or content. Outfits are picked, sometimes just before the show. The wigs are chosen to show off the best look of the outfit.
The biggest, most important thing, though, aside from showing up at the show, is promoting yourself.
Once the venue decides on a date and time, in theory, you can start promoting then. With the use of social media, like Twitter and Facebook, having a poster makes promotion easier. Posters can be shared by friends and family, as well as by yourself. They can be printed and posted around town.
As venues sometimes pay performers what is earned at the door, a good performer will market herself to get the largest number of audience members possible, and, potentially will get friends and/or family to do some promoting of their own.
Finally, after all is said and done, comes the night of the show. With all the promoting that has been done, hopefully, the audience turnout will be great, and they'll tip well. The numbers will go off without a hitch, and the audience will get a performance that they won't soon forget.
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