Game Show

Full-length
Comedy Play with Music
1W, 7M

Overview

Set during a “live broadcast” of a fictional, long-running TV game show, GAME SHOW places the theater audience in the role of the TV studio audience, in which members are picked as the contestants to play the trivia-based game and win actual prizes. In addition to watching and playing during the “broadcast” – where anything can and does happen – the audience also witnesses all the backstage, back-stabbing antics “behind the scenes” that go on during the “commercial breaks” of GAME SHOW.

Casting & Production

Casting

TROY RICHARDS (Your Host) is one of the best-known personalities on television today, having hosted “Game Show” for the past 15 years. He is now happily married to Stephanie Brooks, a former flight attendant, and they have three daughters (from one of his previous marriages): Alexa, Tiffany and Tricia. Prior to becoming America’s favorite TV game show host, Troy spent 10 years portraying Dr. Vance Vanderbilt on “Days of Our Lives” for which he was nominated for 6 Daytime Emmy Awards. Troy credits his “Game Show” popularity to his dear friend and mentor, former “Game Show” host Clay Phillips, whose mysterious and untimely demise will be featured on an upcoming episode of E! Entertainment’s “Mysteries and Scandals.”

TYLER SCOTT (Executive Producer) has been the Executive Producer of “Game Show” for the past 15 years. He started in the business as personal assistant to Merv Griffin and his producing credits include “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy.” In his spare time, Tyler directs community theater productions, most recently newly-conceived productions of Fiddler on the Roof and The Music Man, both blessed to have his wife Connie Scott as leading lady. Tyler resides in Beverly Hills with the multi-talented Mrs. Scott and their two beautiful children.

CLIFF ANDREWS (Director) is pleased to have recently joined “Game Show” after supervising the original pilot episode of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” for ABC. Cliff’s directing credits include “Love Connection” and “Family Feud” and is currently pitching the networks on a new movie of the week, based on the true story of an anorexic twin looking for her Olympic-gymnast, sex-changed, sister/brother.

ELLEN RYAN (Line Producer) started her career as an actress on Broadway in the chorus of the legendary musical, Marilyn: An American Fable. Upon relocating to Hollywood after the close of the show, Ellen landed a job as second assistant producer on the hit show “TJ Hooker.” Quickly rising the network corporate ladder, Ellen’s television producing credits include: “Days of Our Lives” (where she first worked with Troy Richards), “Melrose Place,” “Sunset Beach” and “Passions.” Her shows have collectively been nominated for a total of 16 Emmy Awards, but no wins. Yet!

STEVE FOX (Assistant Producer and “Warm-up Man”) has entertained audiences from coast to coast in all of the nation’s top comedy clubs. He has been warming-up the audiences of “Game Show” for the past four seasons. Steve would like to ask his friends David Letterman and Jay Leno to stop stealing his material!

GERRY SMITH (Camera #1) enjoys sports and cooking and is a TV sitcom trivia expert. He dedicates his work on “Game Show” to the legendary Ann B. Davis and all things Brady. Ladies, he is single.

JOE MAGUIRE (Camera #2) has been a proud member of IATSE for 25 years. One of the original cameramen on “The Newlywed Game,” he has worked on over 150 TV shows, films and documentaries. In
his spare time, Joe can be found at Off-Track Betting. Joe lives in Hoboken, NJ with his two dogs (and his wife).

JOHNNY WILDERMAN (Production Assistant) has always dreamed of working on a TV game show. He’s spent his life hanging around network sound stages and most recently interned on MTV’s “The Real World” (New Orleans). Johnny has been with “Game Show” for two seasons and dreams of one day seeing his name in lights. He studies acting online with The Chuck Barris Institute.

Scripts and Materials Information

All materials will be sent digitally upon licensing, including scripts. There are no physical Acting Editions available for this title.

Digital Materials Include:
Digital Script
Trivia Questions
Sound and Audio SFX

Credits

GAME SHOW

Written by Jeffrey Finn and Bob Walton

Based on an idea by Jeffrey Finn

Theme Song and incidental music by Bob Walton

Resources

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