SKITS

My cosplay group, Ninja of the Night, is made up of some of my best friends. We perform skits throughout the US, usually involving stage ninjas, cheesy jokes and lots and lots of PVC pipe. To lean more, please visit our website.

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Role: Chell
Event: Fanime 2011
Premise: An artistic interpretation of the (fantastic) game, "Portal"
Award(s): Best Dramatic Performance

Thoughts: This was our first time performing at Fanime and I think we were all very nervous. I absolutely loved the idea of this performance but pulling it together in the month between Sakuracon and Fanime was a daunting task. With a lot of hard work, we managed to make it work. The skit isn't perfect but we all worked our butts off and I think we made something new and different that we can be proud of. Since the con, this skit has received a HUGE amount of recognition in the online gaming community! So far it has been featured on G4's "Attack of the Show", Kotaku and MSNBC, just to name a few. Thank you to everyone for making this skit a success!

Flags of our Fathers

Role: Sealand (Voice: Sealand)
Event: Sakuracon 2011
Premise: An uninvited guest "barges" in on a meeting of the Nations.
Award(s): N/A

Thoughts: For our last Sakuracon performance, we wanted to do something slightly outside of our comfort zone. Kayla and Mandy were very into Hetalia at the time and wanted to create a coordinated flag routine to the theme of Hetalia. In addition, we hoped to replicate the "feel" of Hetalia by using a lot of jokes, characterization and chaos. In the end, I think we accomplished just that. My favorite part of the skit is that I can watch the skit 10x and notice something new every time, simply by watching the characters in the background. And I got to play a kazoo. Yeah, the kazoo was the best part.

Princess Tutu

Role: Rue
Event: World Cosplay Summit 2010
Premise: A sad, lost girl encounters a seemingly terrifying raven monster. Inspired by Rue and Mytho's end-of-series relationship.
Award(s): N/A

Thoughts: My friend Krystal and I were fortunate enough to represent the United States in the World Cosplay Summit 2010. The costumes, music and performance were pulled together in six weeks, which was an enormous challenge for both of us. Our performance is from Princess Tutu and tells the story of Rue and Mytho's complicated relationship. We were inspired by Beauty and the Beast, which is a concept that anyone can understand. The music is a beautiful piece called "Oceanic" which is a remix of "Aquarium" (the theme commonly tied to Rue and Mytho in the series). It was a privilege to perform in Japan and something I will never forget.

Fushigi Yuugi

Role: Miaka
Event: Fanime 2010
Premise: Best friends Yui and Miaka stumble upon an ancient book and are transported into the story. They become priestesses from the story and, after gaining their powers, their friendship is tested and jealousy threatens to tear the girls apart.
Award(s): WCS Team USA Winners

Thoughts: Our goal with this performance was to communicate the story of Miaka and Yui across language barriers. We created most of the choreography at the con, which took several very late nights and a lot of patience. We had no expectations and just tried our best so we were absolutely stunned when we won! Being part of the WCS was a dream that I never thought I could achieve - I still can't believe it happened!

How 2B A Master

Role: Jessie (Voice: Jessie)
Event: Sakuracon 2010
Premise: Follow Ash Ketchum as he learns the 5 steps he must take to become a Pokemon master!
Award(s): Best in Show

Thoughts: This year, we had several skit ideas though the one that seemed the most “us” was the concept of a 1950s style informational video based on Pokemon. The script came together surprisingly fast, as there are “at least 150” ways to poke fun at Pokemon. Kayla, Mandy and Stephany worked really hard to make all of the big props/sets, which was quite the feat as there were a lot of them! Sets aside, the skit was very low stress and we all had a lot of fun! Also, I was very surprised how much I cosplaying Jessie. I was nervous to cosplay her (both for her big hair and bare midriff) but I’ve never had more fun in costume!

Saga Frontier

Role: White Rose (Voice: White Rose)
Event: Youmacon 2009
Premise: Asellus searches for her beloved princess. However, their meeting does not go as planned...
Award(s): Best Journeyman Presentation

Thoughts: Megan and I decided to do graceful, pleasant skit to accompany our Saga Frontier costumes, though it didn't go as planned. After an hour of mixing music, we struggled to find an appropriate ending song so we started getting silly. An off-hand joke about Claratin made us laugh pretty hard (as most things do at 2AM) and we decided to incorporate it into our skit. We recorded the skit in our hotel room using the crummy mic on my laptop and old SFX from "Game of Life." It was a completely last-minute skit but I'm glad we did it - it was also Megan's first skit!

Sora the Explorer

Role: Naruto (Voice: Kairi)
Event: Sakuracon 2009
Premise: In a parody featuring the children's TV show "Dora the Explorer", Sora journeys to find his lost friend, Kairi.
Award(s): Best in Show

Thoughts: Although I was involved in the editing of this skit, I was never intended to be in the cast. However, thanks to Kayla and Mandy, I was thrown in as a last-minute addition and I could not be more thankful. This skit is definitely one of my favorites! It is one of our most techinical skits and we had a fairly large cast so we all had to practice quite a bit. Our work paid off though because the audience was awesome - they laughed and groaned in just the right places and played along with us the whole time! I hit my head on the stage pretty hard at one point but the experience was totally worth it!

The Game Of Life

Role: L
Event: Anime Central 2008
Premise: Light Yagami wakes up in a dark room, chained to a chair. A mysterious voice presents him with a gruesome choice: "play a little game" or die.
Award(s): Best in Show

Thoughts: The idea for this skit came to life when the girls and I were discussing horror-themed skits. The idea was impossible with 4+ people but Krystal and I decided to perform it at Acen. We both thought the script was pretty funny but we were completely unprepared for the reaction we received. The audience caught on to the "Saw" theme immediately and it was a wall of laughs - I still get butterflies when I think about it. Winning Best in Show at my hometown con meant a lot to me and was a tribute to how much I had grown since first attenting the con five years prior.

Between Life and Death Note

Role: Naruto (Voice: Orihime)
Event: Sakuracon 2008
Premise: Three strangers find themselves dead at the hands of Kira. To resotre their lives, they must first restore balance to the world...by defeating Kira.
Award(s): N/A

Thoughts: Sakuracon 2008 is the con we like to try to forget and this skit is really no exception. Although we had a lot of good performance ideas this year, we struggled to flush them out and decided on this idea about a month before the con. We all really liked the concept though and worked very hard to pull it off. Although we are not 100% pleased with this skit, I am still proud that we were able to pull this off in a short amount of time. Also, the reaction we got was really great!

Super Elric Brothers

Role: Card Captor Sakura (Voice: Sakura)
Event: Sakuracon 2007
Premise: When Winry is kidnapped, it's up to Ed to save her. With the use of a mysterious green pipe as his doorway, Ed battles the clock and must travel through a series of shoujo-themed worlds to find his friend. Can he find her in time to profess his love?
Award(s): Best Veteran Skit

Thoughts: This was my first skit and it will always hold a special place in my heart. I had very little to with the pre-production of this skit but just being a part of the cast was an amazing experience. It was my first time on stage since high school (and it shows - I was so nervous!) but it reaffirmed my love of theater and I knew I wanted to continue to do skits in the future, especially with NOTN.