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Media KitSpring 2012

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Listen! Do you smell something?

We’re ready to entertain you! The Minions of Gozer bring New Yorkers a timeless favorite in a brand new light. While honoring traditions built by The Rocky Horror Picture Show (http://www.rockyhorror.com/) and Repo!The Genetic Opera (http:// www.repo-opera.com/) fans, The Minions of Gozer (http://www.minionsofgozer.com) bring a twist to shadowcasting, showing you, through perfectly delivered vignettes, all those moments in the film you’ve never seen but always wondered about. Like the time that Egon tried to drill a hole through his head. Or the undersea, unexplained mass sponge migration witnessed by Dr. Ray Stantz. We answer thought-provoking questions like: How much does a patent clerk make? And what is in Walter Peck’s pants anyway? We bring all the elements of a midnight movie party (costumes, props, audience participation and a shadowcast) to a mainstream favorite with a PG rating and a die-hard fan base. Who doesn’t want to throw candy hearts at Ray Stantz, the heart of the Ghostbusters, or let index cards fly through the air during the opening scene?

We have the tools; we have the talent! After spending nearly a year in development, the Minions of Gozer were proud to call the IFC Center (http://www.ifccenter.com) home for their debut! Formerly known as the Waverly Theater, the IFC became the birthplace of shadowcast entertainment with midnight screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show in 1976. Synonymous with top-notch independent, cult and art film in New York, the IFC Center has long championed innovative, live shadowcast productions (Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Buffy the Vampire Slayer). On Friday, November 18th and Saturday, November 19th, 2011 IFC hosted the Minions for two sold out performances. Over 400 folks and fans turned out for the first ever Ghostbusters shadowcast, and we turned Greenwich Village into Slime Square for 48 hours. This March we’ll do it again, so make sure you don’t miss the Minions of Gozer on March 23rd & 24th.

Bring your raincoat because you might get

Sincerely,

Angela WilliamsProducer/Creatorminions of gozera live ghostbuster shadowcastwww.minionsofgozer.com

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Ryan EspinAssociate Producer/Dr. Peter Venkman

Angela WilliamsProducer/Creator/Ensemble

Eryn RobertsDirector/Janine Melnitz

Eddie RobinsonWinston Zeddemore

Dana GallagherDana Barrett/Zuul

Breanne HakesEnsemble

Jason CarubiaLouis Tully/Vinz Clortho/Elvis

Mike RocheDr. Egon Spengler

Louis GaudioDr. Ray Stantz/Ensemble

Eliko AharonDr. Ray Stantz

Ian DunfordWalter Peck

Sadie KleinmanEnsemble

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Audience MembersGhosts, Sponges, Eggs, Partygoers and Prop Throwers

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Crunch Bars Toilet Paper

Twinkies Candy Hearts

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STANTZ...mass sponge migration

VENKMAN...you’ve earned it.

THE CARD CATALOGUE...thousands of file cards start shooting

THE MAIDShe ducks as the particle streams blow

SPENGLERWell, let’s say this Twinkie represents

VENKMANThe heart of the Ghostbusters.

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SOLD OUT Opening Weekend November 18, 2011 and November 19, 2011 at Midnight

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MINIONS OF GOZER PRESENT:PARANORMAL VARIETY HOURTIME OUT NY LOUNGE

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PRESS“A very cool idea, one I wish I was in New York to check out.”

-James Victor Von Halstead, ComicBooked.com

“If you’re a Ghostbusters fan, I don’t see how you wouldn’t enjoy it.”

-Roni Weiss, The Official Roni Weiss Blog

“It’s the ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ meets the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.”

-Andrea Swalec, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

“This is going to be big. Stay Puft big.”

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FAQWhat is a shadowcast?According to the Urban Dictionary, a shadow cast is “A group of people that performs a movie in front of a screen while that movie is playing; they essentially pantomime the movie. Most often seen during showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Shadow casts are usually the main attraction in a midnight movie party/experience; there are also pre-show performances, contests and prizes, and sometimes even dance parties.

Who else is doing this?The New York City Rocky Horror Picture Show shadows Rocky and successfully brings the midnight party to Chelsea Clearview Cinemas every Friday and Saturday night. Repo!The Genetic Opera and Hedwig and the Angry Inch also perform in various venues in and around NYC. No one, however, is doing what we’re doing, which is to bring the midnight movie party culture to a family-friendly comedy classic which also happens to have a massive “cult” following, and dedicated fans up and down the east coast and across the country.

Why are you doing this? There’s nothing quite like seeing Ghostbusters on the big screen. A summer in New York City just isn’t complete without it. We don’t want to wait for children’s movie series and once-in-a-blue-moon re-releases. Our show brings our favorite movie to the screen more often and surrounds fans in an immersive experience which encourages them to suit up, geek out, and interact with each other and the movie.

What have you got that no one else has?Besides a completely original performance, we have lots of things that no one else has, including a Slimer puppet (capable of “sliming” the audience) custom-built by Jay Tyson, professional puppeteer and puppet maker for 12 years. We have proton packs that shoot silly string. We have access to a 6’ Stay Puft Marshmallow Man designed and built by Kyle Pasciutti. Most importantly, we have a cast of brilliant and dedicated performers with producing, directing and improv experience, and backgrounds in media, modeling and shadowcasting in the NYC and NJ area. Minions have trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade and HB Studios and have appeared off-off Broadway, on HBO series, and TV commercials. And all of them have a special connection to the classic Manhattan movie.

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