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2025 Showcase Application Review

Keith Alessi

Applicant Details

Application ID:

22036

Applicant first:

Erika

Applicant last:

Conway

Contact Info:

Producer

Quivering Dendrites

7809343885

Mailing Address:

#206-1855 Balsam Street

Vancouver

BC

V6K 3M3

CA

Performer Details

Keith Alessi

Representation:

Manager

Last showcase:

Last application

2024

Category:

Theatre

Category subgenre:

Subgenre 1:
Subgenre 2:

Folk/Bluegrass/Americana

Storytelling

Based in:

BC

CA

Origin:

Perf. Type:

Person

Identifies as:

Phone:

540-461-2779

Website(s):

Performer Description

Keith Alessi was neither an actor nor a musician, and his journey to the stage was a highly improbable one.

Keith takes you on the journey of his unique personal story about how music was the catalyst to ultimately saving his life. A heartwarming, true story of transformation, this show is like a homecoming.

When faced with a deadly cancer battle, his musical pursuit took him on a journey that became the key to saving his life.

Technical Contact

Name:

Erika Conway

Phone:

780-934-3885

Support Materials

Showcase Description

Everyone has a story. Your stories matter. The is the message of our show. Keith shares his unconventional true story of overcoming great obstacles including cancer and how the healing power of music brought him back home to himself. Before touring this show in 2018, he was neither a performer or a musician. His show chronicles milestones and challenges he faced and highlights his passion (and talent!) for playing the banjo. Different styles of banjo music and comedy are woven through this inspiring story. In a full show he brings 5-6 different banjos, each of them unique like a character and helps to tell another chapter of the story. Especially because Keith does not come from a "creative" background, as he shares in the show he was an accountant, it has ignited many audiences everywhere we go as a reminder that we all have creativity inside of us and all have stories. It is fun, funny, silly, and upbeat with the ability to pull peoples heartstrings.

Would this artist like to be considered for Quick-Pitch?

no

Work Samples

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Application Files

Application filenames:

ID022036-keith-alessi-performerphoto.jpg

ID022036-keith-alessi-pressphoto.jpg

ID022036-keith-alessi-biography.docx

ID022036-keith-alessi-epk.docx

ID022036-keith-alessi-techreq.docx

ID022036-keith-alessi-itinerary.docx

ID022036-keith-alessi-supplementary.pdf

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Supplementary Files

Filename (also listed above):

ID022036-keith-alessi-supplementary.pdf

Supplementary file description

This file includes 3 distinct things.
1. Our WHY and MISSION
2. Accolades
3. what other promoters/ theatres have said about us

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General Touring Info

Performance Fees
1 show

$0 USD

2-3 shows

$0 USD

4-7 shows

$0 USD

8+ shows

$0 USD

Touring Performers:

1

Rooms Needed:

1

Please answer indicate that your 2 most viable touring months in the upcoming season(s).

May, June

Community & Educational Outreach

This is not only a show; it’s a mission-driven endeavour. Keith has dedicated his performances to supporting various charitable causes, with a focus on cancer, community, music, and theatre organizations. To date, the show has impressively raised over $1 Million through donations, including 100% of all artist fees.

We have done extra community outreach that connects to cancer communities or music with healing communities, for example we have doing jams with patients/ families at Wellspring Calgary, and at a paediatric cancer ward (Sophies Place) in the US. We are open to any opportunities that make sense and are in line with the cause of our show. We have also always offered talk backs after our shows where people would want it.

Is an outreach performance included in your mainstage performance fee?

yes. There is no performance fee so it is all outreach performances!

Other Offerings

Promotion Publicity

We have been touring this show in many capacities since 2018
( professional and at festivals) and have all support marketing, press materials, an active website, social media ready to go in the form of an Electronic Press Kit. Aside from that Erika Conway, the producer/ director also acts as the PR and press co-ordinator, social media creator, updating the website, reaching out to media for interviews and promotion. She is part of the active touring team.

Promotional filenames (also listed above):

ID022036-keith-alessi-performerphoto.jpg

ID022036-keith-alessi-pressphoto.jpg

ID022036-keith-alessi-biography.docx

ID022036-keith-alessi-epk.docx

ID022036-keith-alessi-techreq.docx

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Tech Information

Performance Load Strike Time

30 min/ 30 min

Tech Requirements Files

ID022036-keith-alessi-techreq.docx

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Additional Tech Requirements

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