The Keyboard Samurai

Post Show Survey: Your chance to win a FREE VIP upgrade!

imstock — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:29:14 +0000

While I haven’t been in Florida for the last month, I would like to thank those of you who attended our show on February 26th. We had what seemed to be the most interactive show to date, and that is all thanks to our amazing audience.

As our cast continues to adapt to the wants and needs of our audience, we continue to need your input. With this in mind I would like to offer those who attended our show a special opportunity in exchange for a few moments of your time.

Below is a a link to our Post-Show Survey. Please take a moment to fill out as much of it as possible and let us know how you feel. Once all the information is collected I will randomly select one guest to receive VIP seating to our next show with their paid admission. You will need to provide us with your email address, and allow us permission to use your name and opinions on our website in order to be awarded the prize.

Thank you again for supporting Keyboard Samurai, and I look forward to reading your responses to the survey soon.

Garrett Harris
Co-Director

https://enzian.wufoo.com/forms/repo-the-genetic-opera-poll-3/

Tickets now onsale!!

PsychoPharaoh — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:47:07 +0000

It’s that time again! So everybody, everybody line up line up now!

Tickets are now available online for Keyboard Samurai’s third performance of Repo on Friday, February 26th. Make sure to get your tickets early, as our last show turned out to be standing room only for the last few folks who purchased tickets at the door. Buy yours online to avoid the delay and guarantee a seat.

Keyboard Samurai will be performing again at the beautiful Enzian Theater in Maitland and there will be standard movie concessions available outside the theater. Tickets are $10 for general admission, and $8 for students and seniors. The show time is 11:55pm on Friday the 26th, but arrive at least an hour early so you can enjoy the ambiance that is Repo live at the Enzian.

Tickets can be purchased here.

Caption Contest #1

PsychoPharaoh — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:08:25 +0000

Hey, guys! For everyone keeping track of the website, I’m here to let you know that the Keyboard Samurai are starting a new game on the Facebook group! Before every show, I’ll be posting a new picture of the cast in costume doing something funny. Your job is to reply with something the characters could be saying. The winner, chosen by the cast, will be awarded a free VIP pass to the next show. For the full rules and picture, head on over to the discussion board. You must reply to the discussion board in order to have your entry considered, so don’t reply here with your caption. Good luck, and remember to have fun with it!

February 26, 2010 – Back in Action…

imstock — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:48:55 +0000

It’s official.

Keyboard Samurai will be back on stage in February after a holiday hiatus. Tickets will once again be made available online before the show, so theres no reason to be one of the unlucky fans who are turned away at the door. The last two shows were sold out, with some customers opting to purchase tickets for a standing room only show. Keep your eye on the site, and on Facebook for updates.

Additionally, this will be Kira Philips’ first show taking the role of Director while I am on leave. Drawing on a professional background in theater, and as Keyboard Samurai’s long time Stage Manager she is sure to continue what we have began. Congradulations Kira, make me proud and knock ‘em dead.

- The Ficus

The tally is in…

imstock — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:47:56 +0000

As the director of Keyboard Samurai, I am can not express how proud I am of my cast. On October 30th and 31st Keyboard Samurai volunteered as actors and technical crew for our venues annual haunted walk. From cannibalistic transients to an undead weatherman and emotionally distressed suicide victims, we entertained the guests and provided the terror and fun through out the swamp’s haunted walk. What I am most proud of is that Keyboard Samurai helped raise over $11,000 for the Enzian’s Young Filmmakers’ Summer Camp.

This combined with our current project with Operation Shoebox makes me all the prouder to be a Samurai.

Congratulations to the cast for a wonderful job!

- The Ficus

Post Show Poll…

imstock — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:50:39 +0000

Foremost, thank you to everyone who was in attendance for Keyboard Samurai’s encore performance of Repo on November 13th at the Enzian Theater. We are driven by the continued support of our friends and fans, and would love if each of you could lend us another moment of your time and complete the following short survey. It will not only provide the cast and our venue vital information, but will allow us to know what each of you thought about the show, and what we could do to make it better in the future.

You can find the survey here…

Thank you again,

The Ficus

Operation Shoebox

imstock — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:06:09 +0000

On Friday, November 13th, Keyboard Samurai will have a table setup near the entrance to the theater and will be taking donations for Operation Shoebox. These items, as well as those donated by our cast will be packaged and sent overseas in an effort to make the daily lives of our men and women in the military a little more comfortable. If you would like to make a donation (see below for suggestions), we will add it to the box of goods and enter your name into a raffle to win a pair of tickets to our next show and VIP seating to the show on November 13th. Not only will you be helping a great cause, but you’ll have an opportunity to sit front and center for the opera.

For a complete list of suggested items, please visit Operation Shoebox

Quick Suggestions – Twizzlers, Instant Oatmeal, Granola Bars, Pop Tarts, Pens and Paper, Drink Mixes, CDs (new or used), Magazines/books (new or used), any toiletries, and feminine hygiene products.

Tickets are now available ONLINE!

imstock — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:22:43 +0000

Get your tickets, Opera tickets!

Tickets are now available online for Keyboard Samurai’s encore performance of Repo on Friday, November 13th. Make sure to get your tickets early, as our last show turned out to be standing room only for the last few folks who purchased tickets at the door. Buy yours online to avoid the delay and guarantee a seat.

Keyboard Samurai will be performing again at the beautiful Enzian Theater in Maitland and there will be standard movie concessions available outside the theater. Tickets are $10 for general admission, and $8 for students and seniors. The show time is 11:55pm on Friday the 13th, but arrive at least an hour early so you can enjoy the ambiance that is Repo live at the Enzian.

Tickets can be purchased here.

Friday the 13th…

imstock — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:55:18 +0000

Spooky Empire: A Weekend for Shadowcasting

PsychoPharaoh — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:38:55 +0000

Well, last weekend was Spooky Empire’s convention held in Orlando. Packed full of horror geeks, celebrities, and costumes, Spooky Empire truly lived up to its moniker of “Ultimate Horror Weekend”. The Keyboard Samurai were in attendance (those who could scrape up the time and money to do so), as well as Unworthy Heirs, Degenerates, 21st Century’s Cure, and I believe I heard tell of some members from the SoCal army, most of them appearing on Friday to watch Midnight Cinema’s performance of Repo!, in which yours truly played Shilo. The night went off well, with only some AV problems that put the show back, but did lead to Pavi and the Genterns having an impromptu Sexy Party, so I ask you, was it really for the worst? (If I manage to find video of the actual party, I’ll make sure to post it.) Among the celebrities at the convention were none other than Terrance Zdunich, Darren Smith, Bill Moseley, and J. LaRose. It was certainly an honor to perform in front of them, and I hope that they will return to Florida in the future for more of our army’s shenanigans. There was a spectacular turn out for the show, and the little room was packed with people so in love with Repo! to the point where they would sacrifice the well-being of their spines and sit on the floor for over two hours peering over heads to see the stage. At the end of the night, I was pretty sure some people would need to contact Geneco in order to walk again. That said, the weekend was a resounding success, and the love and knowledge of Repo! was spread to others around the convention like the bubonic plague spread through Europe (with lots of screams and oozing pustules?).

Saturday night held a special surprise for me, as The Crazy Random Happenstance Shadowcast for Dr. Horrible made an appearance. (I seem to be failing at finding their YouTube account, so if anyone can give me a link, I’d be much obliged.) I’ve mentioned them previously in regards to their performance at Metrocon, and since then they’ve only improved. Their timing is still spot on and now their collection of props has been increased and perfected. They even handed out a multi-page script of possible callbacks, including my personal favorite, a reference to Kanye West’s ever-thriving ego, as Dr. Horrible stops Captain Hammer mid-speech with his freeze ray – you can imagine. I’m most definitely hoping to see them continue in their efforts to bring Dr. Horrible to people around Florida, as they are an exemplary shadowcast. And with luck, perhaps sometime in the future The Keyboard Samurai can have a back-to-back night with CRH. So if you know of them having a show at some convention around Florida, definitely check them out; I can promise you the hour is well worth it.