Andee Joyce
Applicant Details
Application ID:
23140
Applicant first:
Andee
Applicant last:
Joyce
Contact Info:
performing artist
Rhythm and Autism
971-238-4250
Mailing Address:
12280 NW Barnes Rd.
Apt. 581
Portland
OR
97229
US
Performer Details
Andee Joyce
Representation:
Self-Represented Performer
Last showcase:
Last application
Oct 2023
Category:
Theatre
Category subgenre:
Subgenre 1:
Subgenre 2:
Musical Theatre
spoken word
Based in:
OR
US
Origin:
NY
US
Perf. Type:
Person
Identifies as:
Newcomer,Disabled
Phone:
971-238-4250
Website(s):
Performer Description
In her solo musical comedy, RHYTHM AND AUTISM, Andee Joyce tells the story of an autistic woman who spent most of her life hidden away, convinced no one would want to listen to her -- and now goes onstage multiple times a week to sing and talk about her autism, getting audiences clapping and swaying (and flapping!) to her beat, and laughing and nodding at her jokes, everywhere she goes. Her story of transformation and release is a full-throated call for inclusion, and a thunderously joyous invitation for everyone to be everything they are.
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Support Materials
Showcase Description
I will be performing the first section of RHYTHM AND AUTISM, a combination of sung and spoken material, all written by me. I will use a combination of acoustic guitar, pre-recorded backing tracks, and live looping.
I will be doing the show introduction (with looping) plus a complete scene called "Andy Yr Weerd." It is spelled that way because the "Andy" initially referenced in the song is not me (Andee), but Andy Williams, whose TV series helped cement my weird autistic rhythm fixation at age 7!
The audience can expect an interactive and infectious WONDER YEARS-style narrative about growing up autistic in the 1960s and 1970s, and my late-in-life encounters with an internal “Clappy Monster” that changed my relationship with music (and other people) forever. There will be clapping. There will be flapping. There will be snark, much of it involving the pop culture cheese of the 1960s and 1970s. There may be a few tears and an earworm hook or two. And there will (I hope) be uplift.
Would this artist like to be considered for Quick-Pitch?
yes
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Application Files
Application filenames:
ID023140-andee-joyce-performerphoto.jpg
ID023140-andee-joyce-pressphoto.jpg
ID023140-andee-joyce-biography.docx
ID023140-andee-joyce-epk.pdf
ID023140-andee-joyce-stage.pdf
ID023140-andee-joyce-itinerary.docx
ID023140-andee-joyce-supplementary.pdf
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Supplementary Files
Filename (also listed above):
ID023140-andee-joyce-supplementary.pdf
Supplementary file description
Greyscale version of community outreach offerings.
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General Touring Info
Performance Fees
1 show
$1,250 USD
2-3 shows
$1,000 USD
4-7 shows
$750 USD
8+ shows
$750 USD
Touring Performers:
1
Rooms Needed:
1
Please answer indicate that your 2 most viable touring months in the upcoming season(s).
May and June
Community & Educational Outreach
My current offerings are:
- School versions of RHYTHM AND AUTISM (50 minutes), similar to what I offer in the Portland, OR area through Arts for Learning NW: https://artsforlearningnw.org/program-guide/portland-metro/?_artists=19391
- Opportunities for students to participate on stage in the evening show!
- Performance workshop: How to Get Audience Participation Without Feeling Like a Dweeb.
- Live looping and sound collage workshops.
Community workshops:
- If Your Heart Beats, You Have Rhythm: Finding Your Natural Groove (general audience)
- Make it Sensory Friendly: Creating Space for People with High Sensory Sensitivity (as presented at Arts NW conference in 2023)
- Talks about autism and disability.
Is an outreach performance included in your mainstage performance fee?
Yes, includes one outreach activity (school show or workshop)
Other Offerings
Workshops,School Programming,Lectures/Speakers
Promotion Publicity
I will supply any posters, one-sheets, photos, videos, and other materials requested. I would be happy to do interviews and publicity in any way I can do from the Beaverton, OR area before the performance (or in person on the day of or day before a performance). I will get word out on social media as well.
Promotional filenames (also listed above):
ID023140-andee-joyce-performerphoto.jpg
ID023140-andee-joyce-pressphoto.jpg
ID023140-andee-joyce-biography.docx
ID023140-andee-joyce-epk.pdf
ID023140-andee-joyce-stage.pdf
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Tech Information
Performance Load Strike Time
20/20
Tech Requirements Files
ID023140-andee-joyce-stage.pdf
ID023140-andee-joyce-lights.docx
ID023140-andee-joyce-sound.docx
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Additional Tech Requirements
I will need to make sure there is a stepstool or ramp or steps to get on the stage if it's elevated (I can't just jump up there!).