Convention Skit
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| Synonyms: | fan play |
| See also: |  Front cover of Spectrum #36. The cover illustration by Joni Wagner depicts fans Connie Faddis and Jeff Johnston dressed in drag as James T. Kirk and Chantal Caberfae, based on a skit parody of the fanfiction Diamonds and Rust performed at SeKWesterCon 1977. |
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Convention skits, also known as fan plays, are short stage plays based on an existing work of fiction, written and performed by fans, typically performed at fan and media conventions. The subject matter and focus of convention skits often varies. Common subjects addressed by convention skits include certain characters, relationships, plots adapted from the source material, and issues within a fandom itself (meta). The first known convention skit is Spock Shock, written in 1967 and performed in 1969 at Star Trek Con.
Examples
- Stour Trek: A Musical in Search of a Key by Paula Smith - performed at SeKWesterCon 1977
- Where No Man Has Gone Lately by Winston Howlett - performed at SeKWesterCon 1977
- Free Amazons of Ghor by Randall Garrett and Vicki Ann Heydron - first performed at Darkovercon 1979
- The Enchanted Duplicator: The Musical by Erwin S. Strauss - performed at Norwescon 1983
- Dancing Penises by Kandy Fong, PJ, Donna and Carol D. - first performed at IDICon 1985
- Dark Side Story by unknown - performed at Mos' Eastly Con 1985
- My Fair Starship by John Bell and Dale Jewell - performed at Springfest 1989
- The Naked Never by Harpic Productions - first performed at an Astrex meeting in 1990
- In Search of Spock's Penis by Lezlie Shell - performed at Escapade 1995
- Jurassic Fandom by Lezlie Shell - performed at Escapade 1995
- Revolution 9 from Outer Space by Paula Smith - performed at Zebracon 1997
Gallery
First page of the script for Spock Shock.
Page of the script for the con skit Trek Wars.
First page of the script for In Search of Spock.
Front cover of Play by Playbook: Collected ZebraCon Plays
