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PLAYOFFS!  MAY 30 - JUNE 27 plus JULY 11
Twelve plays entered... two were eliminated each week!
Final play standing won $750!

On July 11, also featuring

our annual celebration of another year's worth of Serial Killers.

Fake awards, musical numbers and more...
including a special guest so awesome and secret
that we've been sworn to secrecy not to tell!

Note after the fact: it was...


...RICHARD ELFMAN & THE MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF THE OINGO BOINGO!
 

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE NOMINEES
 Winners listed in Bold

BEST SONG

  1. Humpless (music & lyrics by Richard Levinson) from DRY HUMP THE UNLUCKY CAMEL
  2. Opening Rap Duet & Spit Explosion (lyrics by Jaime Robledo & Joe Hendrix) from FRESSHHH!
  3. Never Woulda Thunk (music & lyrics by Joe Jordan) from SEAMEN! THE MUSICAL!
  4. La Balada de Francisco (music & lyrics by Jacob Sidney and Michael Compton) from THE BALLAD OF FRANCISCO
  5. Welcome Gentlemen (music & lyrics by Michael Teoli) from CARNEVIL

Listen to the songs!

BEST KISS

  1. Jaime Andrews as Jesus & Joe Hendrix as Hitler in PRETENCIA
  2. Erica Gowland & Ryan Gowland in SUPERCLUTCH
  3. Megan Crockett & Scott Leggett eating sashimi out of each others' mouths in HI HUN, I'M HOME!
  4. Scott Leggett, Brendan Patterson and Sean Sweeney in GOOD COPS DON'T CRY
  5. Julia Griswold and Jaime Robledo in PRETENCIA

BEST ACTION SEQUENCE

  1. The Sword Fight in RUBY LAKE
  2. The Training Montage in VATOS IN SPACE
  3. The Racing Scene in SUPERCLUTCH
  4. The Light Saber Battle in VATOS IN SPACE
  5. The Horse Chase in HI HUN, I'M HOME!

THE MICKEY ROONEY AWARD
FOR BEST OFFENSIVE STEREOTYPE

  1. Derek Mehn as Monolo Montoya in RUBY LAKE
  2. Ajredin Elez as Beto & Jon Monastero as Flaco in VATOS IN SPACE
  3. Eric Johnson as Papa in CHICK FLICK
  4. Scott Leggett as Attila in HI HUN, I'M HOME!
  5. Jaime Robledo as Mr. Miyagi in THE LARUSSO CHRONICLES

BEST VILLAIN

  1. Peter Fluet as Atticus in THESE, THE DAMNED ONES
  2. Stephen Simon as Sam Houston in VATOS IN SPACE
  3. Gabby Sanalitro as The King in FRESSHHH
  4. Jennifer Fenten as Lacey in A CAT WROTE THIS PLAY!
  5. Pat Towne as Craven Moon in CARNEVIL

SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT

  1. The Dragon wings in ROSE
  2. Body flying up to catwalk and floating objects in THE PEMBRIDGE PLACE PANIC
  3. Ralph Filkis' decapitated head in LAST DOUCHE STANDING
  4. The exposed brain in CARNEVIL
  5. The floating love letter in A CAT WROTE THIS PLAY!

THE AVANTE GARDE AWARD

  1. VIGILANCE
  2. ROSE
  3. EMPRISE
  4. PRETENCIA!
  5. THE SITCOM PILOTS OF HAROLD PINTER

BEST DANCE

  1. FRESSHHH
  2. PRETENCIA!
  3. SEAMEN! THE MUSICAL!
  4. CARNEVIL
  5. A CAT WROTE THIS PLAY!

BEST MONOLOGUE

  1. Michael Holmes's "scrotum bag" monologue in PRETENCIA
  2. Scott Leggett's "fruit monologues" in A CAT WROTE THIS PLAY!
  3. Scott Leggett's "pig latin speech" in HI HUN, I'M HOME!
  4. Brendan Hunt's rant in THE SITCOM PILOTS OF HAROLD PINTER
  5. Scott Leggett's "car hitting a kid" monologue in STEVE!

BEST COSTUME

  1. VATOS IN SPACE
  2. FRESSHHH
  3. SEAMEN! THE MUSICAL!
  4. HI HUN, I'M HOME!
  5. CARNEVIL

BEST CROSSDRESSING

  1. C.M. Gonzalez as Abuelita in VATOS IN SPACE
  2. Matt Valle as The Queen in FRESSHHH
  3. Gabby Sanalitro as King in FRESSHHH
  4. Colin Willkie as The Lady Baboon in BABOON
  5. Pat Towne as Jenniferackie in A CAT WROTE THIS PLAY!

BEST CELEBRITY IMPERSONATION

  1. Chris Chauncey as Freddie Mercury in METAL KNIGHTS
  2. Richard Levinson as Bing Crosby in DRY HUMP, THE UNLUCKY CAMEL
  3. Franci Montgomery as Marilyn Monroe in PRETENCIA!
  4. Troy Vincent as Doc in EXTREME MASTURBATION
  5. Jaime Robledo as Mr. Miyagi in THE LARUSSO CHRONICLES

BEST DRAMA

  1. ROSE
  2. EMPRISE
  3. THE BALLAD OF FRANCISCO
  4. CARNEVIL
  5. SKIES OF LEAD AND SMOKE

BEST SOUND DESIGN

  1. ROSE
  2. GOOD COPS DON'T CRY
  3. A CAT WROTE THIS PLAY!
  4. CARNEVIL
  5. SKIES OF LEAD AND SMOKE

BEST TITLE

  1. CALVIN AND HOBOS
  2. THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT MR. BENDERNAGLE'S LUAU
  3. DRY HUMP, THE UNLUCKY CAMEL
  4. HI HUN, I'M HOME!
  5. SKIES OF LEAD AND SMOKE

BEST RELIGIOUS FIGURE

  1. Jaime Andrews as Hermaphroditic Jesus in PRETENCIA!
  2. Henry Dittman & Stephen Simon as Shiva in PRETENCIA!
  3. Brian Wallis as Quetzcoatl in VATOS IN SPACE
  4. Dean Jacobson as Mort in MORT OF THE UNDEAD
  5. Philip Newby as Mephistopheles in PRETENCIA!

BEST ANIMAL PORTRAYAL

  1. Brendan Patterson as The Pumatar in 13TH STREET
  2. Brady Bunch & Colin Willkie as a baboon couple in BABOON
  3. Sean Sweeney, Julia Griswold, Kat Bardot, Kevin Meoak, Bryan Krasner and Jaime Robledo as monkeys in THE EVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED
  4. Corey Klemow as a camel in DRY HUMP, THE UNLUCKY CAMEL
  5. Victor Isaac as The Black White Rabbit in FRESSHHH
THE "MOST AWARDS":
(for whoever did each of these things the most in the last year)
MOST NEWCOMER (THE NEWBY AWARD): Anna Baardsen, Peter Fluet, Heather Klinke, Brendan Patterson, Sean Sweeney
MOST ACTOR: Eric Johnson, Bryan Krasner, Scott Leggett, Jaime Robledo, Sean Sweeney, Brian Wallis
MOST ACTRESS: Jaime Andrews, Kat Bardot, Jennifer Fenten, Julia Griswold, Alyssa Preston
MOST DIRECTOR: Padraic Duffy, Scott Leggett, JJ Mayes, Jaime Robledo, Juliette Storace, Sean Sweeney
MOST WRITER: Padraic Duffy, Jon Monastero, Jaime Robledo, Jenelle Riley, Sean Sweeney
MOST TECH: Noel Balacuit, Suze Campagna, Mika Duran, Hans Gelpke, Heatherlynn Gonzalez, Amber Rey
MOST OVERALL (Tie): Padraic Duffy, Scott Leggett, JJ Mayes, Jaime Robledo, Sean Sweeney
PRODUCERS' AWARD: Suze Campagna & Joe Jordan


PLAYOFF RULES!

TWELVE stories.
TWELVE cliffhangers.
TWO are eliminated each week.
Only ONE can emerge victorious.
YOU decide.

Each week from May 30 through June 27, several continuing stories - a combination of the longest running serials from the past season of Serial Killers, the winners from the final show of the season, and audience selections - face off to win your favor... and $750.

The first week, there will be twelve serials, with a time limit of five minutes each.  At the end of each week's show, you vote for two stories to eliminate.  Each week, the time limit for each serial is increased.  The final two serials standing after the June 27 show will face each other in the playoffs, to be held as part of the Fourth Annual Thursty Awards - our annual celebration of the past year of Serial Killers.  First place winner gets  $750 and the option of performing two prime-time shows later in 2009!  (Second prize: $250.)

Each week's serials could live on to victory... or be quietly smothered in their sleep ? it?s up to you. But whichever pieces you vote for, one thing is for certain - by the end of the evening, you will be a Serial killer.

Featuring Your Host... Terry Tocantins

See Photos from the Fourth Annual Thursty Awards
 Photos by C.M. Gonzalez & Juliette Storace

PLAYOFFS SERIALS
THE CHAMPION:

A CAT WROTE THIS PLAY!
 6 Playoff Episodes
17 Episodes total
written & directed
by Padraic Duffy
Who doesn't love a good yarn?
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SECOND PLACE:

VATOS IN SPACE
 6 Playoff Episodes
16 Episodes total
written by Jon Monastero
directed by Juliette Storace
Orale!
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ELIMINATED PLAYOFF SERIALS:

FRESSHHH
5 Playoff Episodes
 15 Episodes total
written & directed
by Jaime Robledo
...exciting!
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PRETENCIA!
5 Playoff Episodes
 10 Episodes total
written & directed
by Scott Leggett
 Better to have beasts that let themselves
be killed than men who run away.
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STEVE!
4 Playoff Episodes
 10 Episodes total
written & directed
by Jenelle Riley
He's on it!
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GOOD COPS DON'T CRY
 4 Playoff Episodes
 7 Episodes total
written & directed
by Sean Sweeney
 Forgive me Father, for I have sinned.
I have lied, I have acted and I
have killed... and I'm a cop.
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CARNEVIL
3 Playoff Episodes
 5 Episodes total
by Michael Teoli
directed by Jaime Robledo
Step right up...
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RUBY LAKE
 3 Playoff Episodes
 12 Episodes total
written by Derek Mehn
directed by Skip Tracer
When Monolo Montoya, Telemundo's first amputee-actor, joins the hostile cast of American TV's biggest soap, "Ruby Lake," sparks begin to fly...
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SEAMEN! THE MUSICAL!
 2 Playoff Episodes
 8 Episodes total
by Joe Jordan
directed by Jeremy Aldridge
All hands on deck!
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THESE, THE DAMNED ONES
2 Playoff Episodes
 5 Episodes total
written & directed
by Sean Sweeney
 Where have all the Mommies and Daddies gone? A  crackerjack Parade Magazine reporter and his beautiful modern-woman fianc? are about to find out, even if it kills them!
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SUPERCLUTCH
 1 Playoff Episode
 2 Episodes total
written & directed by Peter Fluet
 Hard knocks plus high octane
equals Superclutch!
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13TH ST
 1 Playoff Episode
 4 Episodes total
written & directed by Peter Fluet
Intersecting with the street where dreams are shattered and running parallel to absurdity boulevard is 13th street.
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ALL RIGHT HERE AT SACRED FOOLS!
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