The Deadwood Society Presents

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Coming

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You

BST: 3.5K

What is it? We can't tell you yet...

When is it? We hope to present it at Arisia 2007.

Will it be presented in RetroVison? But of course.

Can you give us a hint? Ok - ok "In the not to distant future Da-Da-Da"

 

Who are these people?

"The tree needs pruning. It's time to cut the Deadwood from the tree."

"Hey, wait. That's us!"
The Deadwood Society grew from friendships made in the BSTA. We have since expanded farther with new additions over the years. We took the name so that as we continued doing projects we had something we could call ourselves. I mean it sounds better than "Those crazy friends are at it again!" Deadwood productions in one form or another have been at Arisia since the very beginning. During the snowed-in weekend, also known as Arisia 2005, a few of us were hanging around reflecting on the Party we had thrown at world con. We thought hey we could do that here (Arisia) and that's where the Retro Sci Fi party got started.
   a brief history of Deadwood projects

Retro Sci Fi Party:

It's a Party! It's a Mixer! It's a Blast!

It's a dance surrounded by RetroVision. Two screens project all the hopes, fears, and visions of the future from the past. Watch the good, the bad and the just plain ugly as you dance to the tunes spun from Arisia's Grand DJ, Johnny Zed. A celebration from when the atom was a blast and the future was great!

Cast, Crew & Props
 Adventures In Time: HG Wells and his team of time travelers travel to the World Science Fiction Convention in the year 2004 where they almost lose Samuel Clemens to an overzealous hotel security officer. This, our most recent major project, did not make it to Arisia, but was presented at the Masquerade at the 2004 world con. Awarded: Best in Class and Technical Judges Choice Award. The Time Machine

Cast, Crew & Props

2001: The Spacial Edition: This play was a fusion of 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Planet of the Apes. A satirical romp through famous movies, music and other cultural icons of the 60's. This extensive production used, along with the large cast of actors, pre-edited video, maquettes, large models and multipurpose sets to convey the story. 2001: The Spacial Edition was performed at the 1999 Arisia convention. Go to the cast and crew page to see pictures of the cast and props.

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The Cast

A Date with Destiny: This is what happens when you combine the universe of Babylon 5 and a game show. Three Vorlons compete for a date with Commander Ivanova. This was the first Deadwood Production presented at the 1996 Arisia Masquerade. Awarded: Technical Acheavment Award

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The Cast

Steam Trek: The First Generation: This group costume was presented at the 1996 Arisia Masquerade, and was our first production under the name "The Deadwood Society". This entry was a steam punk version of the Next Generation with a special guest star, Captain Nemo. Awarded: best in show in the Arisia Masquerade in 1992 And Technical Acheavment Award.

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The Cast & Crew

Two Times Trek: This was our first play at Arisia. It was a satirical comparison between classic Trek and The Next Generation. This production was performed at Arisia 1990 by us through our former group, the BSTA."

 

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 Arisia Home page of this great convention. Held 1/13-15/07 at The Boston Park Plaza Hotel.
 Project BST:3.5K This is our project at Arisia in 2007.
 The BSTA The long lost organization of our collective roots.