There are two types of shows if you succeed you will have opportunity to participate in, amateur and professional productions. We aren’t stressing perfection, but professionalism and thought. An “amateur show” is not a bad thing, and will be a right of passage for most performers, however this term implies we are not being paid, as drag queens we all do free shows for experience. Simply put we believe that if we are being paid we have a duty to professionalism and if you follow the D.R.A.G. 101 guidelines you will have a step up and will exit as professionals. If you are to succeed there are a few things we must cover first, the next few posts will be dedicated to these rules. try to follow and you will find an industry filled with potential..
1) AUDIENCES COME TO SEE PROFESSIONAL SHOWS.
The first key to achieving stage presence is understanding your purpose as a performer. We talk a lot about professionalism and duty of character. Your audience is your customer, they pay the bills. In most cases you will be performing at bars and night clubs in these cases the more they drink the more you get paid, directly by percentage or by draw and demand. Upset the audience, make them leave and you may not be asked back. The worst thing you can do as a performer is appear out of control, even though we are encouraging others to drink you MUST know your personal limit. Do not drink before the show if at all possible and only accept drinks or shooters on stage if it is understood as part of a “tip”, NEVER refuse these offers take a sip thank the customer and place the offer beside the stage to drink sociably after the show. I make it a point not to drink at all before a big show because these “tips” are very common place and it is easy to go overboard quickly.
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