NationStates Jolt Archive

OOC: Saw the Capital Steps live, thought that this was a good idea

Demockracy, the Epsom-based musical/sketch comedic political satire group, reaching nearly sold-out crowds on many of its shows, wishes to have a foreign tour this coming year.

All of the members of Demockracy were previously aides to members of the House of Commons, House of Representatives, and the Senate of New Brittonia, all of which have been voted out, resigned, arrested, or died (and in one case, became Prime Minister). In 1962, it was formed by several aides at a holiday party, looking for a virgin, three wise-men, and five commoners. So far no one in the entire Parliament of New Brittonia has ever matched this description. For forty-five years, Demockracy has expanded throughout its original group of five aides and now has seven teams of ten singer/songwriter/actors and one pianist per team.
Although they still poke fun at the entire Brittonian political process, their repertoire now includes many skits and songs pertaining to foreign news such as:

*Dolphin-Man
*Genocide of the Week
*Three Princes from the VDB
*What Century do your Values Come From? (AKA: The Anti-Furry Alliance Song)
*Will it Blend?
*We’ve Got Nukes Again
*Just Tryin’ To Stay Alive
*The Charr Song
*Tackwards Balk (Political Backwards-Talk)

Besides from these “classic” bits, Demockracy always likes to make up new material about current political affairs, and tends to use these new songs or sketches on unsuspecting audiences just to see if it should go into next year’s CD. Besides this, our performers will forget the lyrics and improve their new ones, giving you a different show every time.

Current Members of Demockracy
If a musical instrument is (in parenthesis) then they will generally be seen playing that instrument on set, as well as their normal singing/acting duties.
Original 1962 members are in bold

Team 1
Stefan Buhler (guitarist)
Franz Coroner
Tatiana Crooner
Christen Czerwinski
Keith Fitzgerald (flute)
Colleen Gill (guitar)
Barry Maxwell
Pedro Martinez
Elizabeth O’ Mally
Kelso Sisk
-Pianist-
George Spock

Team 2
Fatima Ali (harmonica)
Hillary Edwards
Nabilah Katchab (violin)
Bora Kim
Pooja Mehta (guitar)
Elizabeth Pataki
Elaine Stevens
Karen Silverman (guitar)
Olga Tailor
Zelda Welles (guitar)
-Pianist-
Lee Chung

Team 3
Ibrahim Daly
Riku Itō
David Johnson
Sofia Juarez
Michael Lăo Li (guitar)
Praveen Patil
Peter Peterson
Daan Piest
Giuseppina Romano
Kristín Stefánsdóttir (guitar)
-Pianist-
David Easter

Team 4
Harold Dickenson
Kevin Dubois
Tiago Fernandes (guitar)
João Gonçalves
Richard Johnson (harmonica)
David St. James
Sampson St. Martin
Jacob Smith
José Soares
Michael Woehrer (bass)
-Pianist-
Brent Rose

Team 5
Salam al-Bashir
Victoire Bourdette (guitar)
Courtney Busch
Aaron Franks
Mohammed al-Jalal (violin)
Michael Flower
Hayate Matsuno
Jessica Quackenbush
Maria Ricci
Yun Sun (guitar)
-Piano-
Leon Smith

Team 6
Jessica Bürger
Borislava Cvelfar
Adila Fuentes
Hayden Fox (guitar)
Lilly Garner
Emma Lilja
Brooke Pearce
Josh Perkins (guitar)
Tia Perry
Hayden Rhodes
-Piano-
Dimitri Padovesi

Team 7
Abigail M. Coles
Timoteo Castiglione
Dominique Cramer
Ning Chen
Iria Ikegami
Shinsuke Kunai
Sem Nielsen
Bella Nyman
Trijntje Vestergaard
Flaviano Zetticci (guitar)
-Pianist-
Marthe Laramée

If you wish to book Demockracy at your private venue, or wish to let them tour in your country, e-mail Stefan Buhler Stefan@demockracy.co.nb. Please choose which team you wish to book or the next available team will play.

"It doesn't look like the group is mocking us this time...it would probably be a good move to hire them for the Spring Festival."
"Yes, it would. Not that we can't take a joke, of course, just that we want to avoid any alcohol-fueled problems during the festival."
"That would be unpleasant...we had a lot of cleanup the last time there was a riot. However, the Emperor seems quite interested in the show, however, so we may be able to book them for even longer than our budget allows."
"It would be great. Listen, I'm going to draft this and send it to the Praetor, and he'll tell us the Emperor's decision once he has a response."
"Okay, I'll be here."

Office of the Emperor of Vetalia

The Emperor of Vetalia, Valerian Kosyachenko, cordially invites Team 1 from Demockracy to perform at the Vladimir Chernomyrdin Memorial Theater in Vetalia City as part of our two-week Spring Festival entertainment lineup. After this, your group will likely be booked to perform around the country for private venues as part of a wider national tour.

For the performances at the VCMT, the Vetalian government will compensate your group but all other shows will be managed by private companies. Any questions can be directed to my office or to the festival managers at the toll-free number 02-19-344-1982.

Regards,
Viktor Sechin

"It doesn't look like the group is mocking us this time...it would probably be a good move to hire them for the Spring Festival."
"Yes, it would. Not that we can't take a joke, of course, just that we want to avoid any alcohol-fueled problems during the festival."
"That would be unpleasant...we had a lot of cleanup the last time there was a riot. However, the Emperor seems quite interested in the show, however, so we may be able to book them for even longer than our budget allows."
"It would be great. Listen, I'm going to draft this and send it to the Praetor, and he'll tell us the Emperor's decision once he has a response."
"Okay, I'll be here."

Office of the Emperor of Vetalia

The Emperor of Vetalia, Valerian Kosyachenko, cordially invites Team 1 from Demockracy to perform at the Vladimir Chernomyrdin Memorial Theater in Vetalia City as part of our two-week Spring Festival entertainment lineup. After this, your group will likely be booked to perform around the country for private venues as part of a wider national tour.

For the performances at the VCMT, the Vetalian government will compensate your group but all other shows will be managed by private companies. Any questions can be directed to my office or to the festival managers at the toll-free number 02-19-344-1982.

Regards,
Viktor Sechin
OOC: I can't think of anything about you... you did go to war with someone, right?

Thank you, Demockracy will preform at the Spring Festival. We will preform several popular skits as well as some new skits at your show. Unless you object, we will bring our own road crew.

Signed,
Manager of Deomckracy
Fatima Smith

OOC: I can't think of anything about you... you did go to war with someone, right?

OOC: Not really...we prefer to use others to fight for us. We're cowardly, greedy, extravagant and opportunistic to the extreme...the Neimoidians of the NS universe. Not to mention close allies of British Londinium, which is a world of material in itself.

OOC: Not really...we prefer to use others to fight for us. We're cowardly, greedy, extravagant and opportunistic to the extreme...the Neimoidians of the NS universe. Not to mention close allies of British Londinium, which is a world of material in itself.

OOC: Oh, the idea that I has was doing puppet shows of the NS wars and affairs, nothing good is going on right now except for some nuclear waste dumping

OOC: Oh, the idea that I has was doing puppet shows of the NS wars and affairs, nothing good is going on right now except for some nuclear waste dumping

OOC: Oh, we're involved in that. We're trying to discover who did it, launch a series of lawsuits to collapse their stock price, and then buy out the company.

Don't forget our competitive bidding in the Dantarystan (sp?) civil war and our arms sales to all parties involved in Uiri as part of a plot to create a new puppet state.

OOC: Oh, we're involved in that. We're trying to discover who did it, launch a series of lawsuits to collapse their stock price, and then buy out the company.

Don't forget our competitive bidding in the Dantarystan (sp?) civil war and our arms sales to all parties involved in Uiri as part of a plot to create a new puppet state.

OOC: Puppets and puppet states XD

Okay, why did I get like 5 replies but 50 views?

OOC: Perhaps you should give a sample of your work to get more responses.

IC:

Official Government Telegram:
To: Demockracy
From: The Ministry of Plenty; Democratic Empire of Great Vantania
On behalf of the Democratic Empire, we here in the Ministry of Plenty would like to cordially invite you to tour our fine empire during the winter curcuit, playing in Athens during the Solstice, the most respected spot. We hope you accept.

OOC: I'm an ally of BL and Vetalia, somewhat more curageous than Vetalia, involved in the nuclear dumping incident, recently had a rebellion, etc.