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Buffy Burlesque and Discounts!

Published: November 15th 2019, 1:29:20 am

I continue to have no willpower and, thus, am producing a burlesque show for a weekend long Buffy festival.
I had every reason not to do it: There wasn't much time, Sarah Tops is out of town, and I'm supposed to be focused on other things! But there was a Buffy Festival that needed a burlesque show! Good sense has never stopped me before and, dude, IT'S BUFFY.
I've loved Buffy since I saw the movie at age 10. It's had more of an influence on my life than any adult would care to admit to. What was I gonna do, say no?

I definitely shouldn't have made a new act though. I already had a great Buffy/Spike act. But Dick Move has a great Spike act. And no one ever wants to be Angel. Then I heard the Dweezle and Ahmed Zappa cover of Baby One More Time and it was all over.

So now I have another Buffy stage fight/strip but now there's swords. *shrug emoji*

I thought I could at least use the same costumes and that was mostly true. But my body has changed enough that I wasn't loving way the crop top looked on me.
"No problem, I thought, I'll just add a band of something! Something sheer or lacy with a vaguely boho 60s vibe.
Not wanting to walk AALLLL THE WAAAY to the fabric store, I checked out my local *very* cheap linens store and came across a delightfully embroidered runner/placemat set like this




I forgot that humans are three dimensional so I figured that I could just sew the runner sling the bottom of the shirt and call it a day. But the runner wasn't long enough and humans ARE three dimensional so there was a lot of cutting and swearing and piecing together. BUT it came together pretty well and it only took, liiiiiiiike, 4 or 5 hours?



And now I know that tablecloths are an inexpensive source of appliques.

If you'd like to set this show, which will be quite fun and have SWORDS! You can get a discount by buying your tickets online and using the discount code "Bronze."