We gather to celebrate another fantastic year of the Gen Con Writer’s Symposium. Join us as we pay tribute to the hard work of everyone involved and maybe win a few prizes along the way!
We're back for another year, providing several genres of quality gaming music for you. This year will bring levelled up equipment and even more music than before!
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Past years have included video game music trivia and a live-action Super Smash Bros. tournament!
Show Us Your Pokeballs is R-rated stand up comedy FOR nerds, BY nerds! Based out of the Quad Cities, four performers will make you laugh at the nerdiest and dirtiest kinds of geek-culture humor!
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Show Us Your Pokeballs is R-rated stand up comedy FOR nerds, BY nerds! Based out of the Quad Cities, four performers will make you laugh at the nerdiest and dirtiest kinds of geek-culture humor! SUYP has performed at a variety of Midwest anime and comic conventions, and hosts a mainstage show in Rock Island, IL that includes a longer lineup of comedians and sketch comedy.
The return of Red Rum to Gen Con. Join your favorite pirates for an evening of comedy & music (pirate, Irish, Celtic, Folk) both traditional and original.
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The return of Red Rum to Gen Con. Red Rum is a comedic Pirate band performing all over the Mid-West. Join us for an evening of comedy & music (pirate, Irish, Celtic, Folk) both traditional and original. Wear your pirate best to win some Red Rum booty!
From the nerd music and comedy mind of Chris Waffle (formerly of Hot Waffles who played Gen Con SoCal). An acoustic nerd rock set featuring songs from "20-sided Vice" released in April.
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You may have seen him at Gen Con SoCal, RoseCity ComiCon, OryCon, MarsCon, at Flappers, the Improv, on "The People vs. George Lucas," G4's "Attack of the Show," heard him on KROQ or Kevin Smith's Smodcastle - but you've never seen him on fire like this. With songs like "Living on a Roll and a Prayer," "Netflix and Chill," and "Button Mash," it's an hour that just might change your life (but probably not).
An evening of nerd-infused burlesque! The Glitter Guild has a fully stocked repetoire of sexy nerdy fun for you! Join MsPixy and our fangirls (and boys) for a night of tease and titillation!
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The Glitter Guild presents an evening of nerd-infused burlesque with a fully stocked repetoire of sexy nerdy fun for you! Known for their unique mix of striptease, comedy, and authentic nerdery, the Glitter Guild is a wandering troupe of Con-going burlesquers grown too hot for their costumes. These passionate fangirls (and boys) give the same loving care to their costuming that they lavish on their fandom. What kind of underthings does a Klingon wear? Where else do Cthulhu's tentacles grow? These are questions the Glitter Guild considers carefully and answers with grins, glitter, and glee. Hosted by MsPixy and featuring a cast of critically acclaimed performers from across the country, the Glitter Guild serves up a healthy dose of pop culture and nerdly delights. Get your tickets now and join us for a night of tease and titillation (save ends)!
Don't FLARK out! You can watch the cast of Barky's Brigade play some D&D LIVE! And they need your help! Join the fun with special guests, prizes, songs, and, of course, audience interaction!
One final show at Gen Con! Spend your Sunday morning hearing the Bard sing Fred the Ranger, Danime the Bard, and of course, The Owlbear Song.
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One final show at Gen Con! Spend your Sunday morning with Dan the Bard, singing Fred the Ranger, Danime the Bard, and of course, The Owlbear Song. 9 CD's available online at iTunes, Cdbaby.com, amazon.com and Spotify. Search Dan the Bard, Dan Marcotte and Daniel Marcotte.
Want to know where to go, what to do, & what's happening in and around Gen Con? Stop by Taggart's for a chance to be on the radio and to take your photo with the boys of Brother Brother Beer Cast!
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JL Media Today is an internet radio show company. Join us at Taggart's inside the Crowne Plaza as we talk about businesses in Indianapolis, what to do, what to see, and talk about what's happening at Gen Con. Sit and have a drink or dinner with the boys and get a chance to be on the radio with them! Take photos with the boys from Brother Brother Beer Cast...and have a few laughs!
Want to know where to go, what to do, & what's happening in and around Gen Con? Stop by Taggart's for a chance to be on the radio and to take your photo with the boys of Brother Brother Beer Cast!
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JL Media Today is an internet radio show company. Join us at Taggart's inside the Crowne Plaza as we talk about businesses in Indianapolis, what to do, what to see, and talk about what's happening at Gen Con. Sit and have a drink or dinner with the boys and get a chance to be on the radio with them! Take photos with the boys from Brother Brother Beer Cast...and have a few laughs!
Want to know where to go, what to do, & what's happening in and around Gen Con? Stop by Taggart's for a chance to be on the radio and to take your photo with the boys of Brother Brother Beer Cast!
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JL Media Today is an internet radio show company. Join us at Taggart's inside the Crowne Plaza as we talk about businesses in Indianapolis, what to do, what to see, and talk about what's happening at Gen Con. Sit and have a drink or dinner with the boys and get a chance to be on the radio with them! Take photos with the boys from Brother Brother Beer Cast...and have a few laughs!
Enjoy a comedy & music concert featuring many of Gen Con's best entertainers. It's an evening of smashing laughter and fun, LIVE on one stage for your comedic convenience!
A comedy show & concert hosted that you would be a dingus to miss. Tickets include a bag of exclusive branded garbage from Cards Against Humanity & other, better games.
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A comedy show & concert hosted that you would be a dingus to miss. Tickets include a bag of exclusive branded garbage from Cards Against Humanity & other, better games. We've reserved select tickets at a discounted price for Gen Con attendees. Doors open at 7:30 pm.
Concerto in F-Major: Described as "Classic Celtic meets Weird Al," the Feral Filker's sure to please. Come and hear what MIGHT have happened at Mt. Doom and why it's a bad idea to eat ConSuite Chili.
Critical Role brings their D&D campaign out of the dungeon & onto the stage, in front of a live audience & we have opened up 1 more row of VIP seats for you!
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Critical Role brings their D&D campaign out of the dungeon and onto the stage, in front of a live audience! Geek & Sundry & Gen Con have partnered up to open one more row of VIP seats for you. This episode will feature Matt Mercer, Marisha Ray, Ashley Johnson, Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Sam Riegel, and Travis Willingham. GenCon is only offering VIP seats here, however you can get General Admission here: https://www.indianapolissymphony.org/event-detail/critical-role General Admission Ticket: $60 VIP Ticket: $200 (includes poster and meet and greet) Both General Admission and VIP tickets provide you a seat within the respective sections. Exact seat assignment is first come, first serve. All parties that wish to be seated together should arrive early to secure seating. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Crossplay Contest (Contestant Sign Up / Pre-Judging)
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SIGN UP forms for entry into the contest will be available at the Gen Con Lucas Oil Stadium HQ Desk starting Thursday. We recommend picking one up/filling it out in advance. Complete rules online.
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2016 UPDATE: We have added "Gender-bent Cosplay" Categories! In the tradition of such classic movies as Big Momma’s House and Tootsie, Gen Con is proud to present its 2nd Annual Crossplay Costume Contest. Crossplay (a mix of “cross dressing” and “cosplay”) has always been a popular part of convention costume culture where attendees create and wear a costume featuring a character opposite of his/her gender. Our event is part costume contest and part RuPaul’s Drag Race - so it’s as much fun for attendees as it is for those competing. Complete rules are available online.
Check out our 2nd Annual celebration of cross dressing/gender-bent cosplay!
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Entering? Find “ANI1696407 Crossplay Contest (Contestant Sign Up / Pre-Judging)” | Attending? Check out our 2nd Annual celebration of cross dressing/gender-bent cosplay! 2016 UPDATE: We have added "Gender-bent Cosplay" Categories! In the tradition of such classic movies as Big Momma’s House and Tootsie, Gen Con is proud to present its 2nd Annual Crossplay Costume Contest. Crossplay (a mix of “cross dressing” and “cosplay”) has always been a popular part of convention costume culture where attendees create and wear a costume featuring a character opposite of his/her gender. Our event is part costume contest and part RuPaul’s Drag Race - so it’s as much fun for attendees as it is for those competing. Complete rules are available online.
Come sing traditional holiday carols replaced with Lovecraftian lyrics! All parts are arranged for SATB and sheet music will be provided. Music arranged by the very talented people at Cthulhulives.org
Be a part of a live episode recording of the D6 Generation Podcast! Beyond our regular segments experience the ultimate in audience participation: "Play by Mob" and win prizes!
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2016 marks the 6th year we've run our "Play By Mob" event at Gen Con. At this event we ask you, the audience to participate with us as we record several segments of our show: Rapid Fire, Achievements in gaming, and our wacky and fun "Play by Mob" event. In addition to being on the show, which usually airs shortly after Gen Con, we give away LOTS of prizes to encourage participation throughout the event. AND you never know who will be there, other podcasters, game designers, publishers and more have dropping during years past. What is Play by Mob? We divide the audience up into team which work together to come out on top in boisterous creative activities which have ranged from running a character in a RPG to trying to win a game show. Here are some samples of play by mob themes from year's past: Dresden Files RPG, Deathwatch RPG, Space Cadets, Pub Games, & Gamer Feud.
RPG's are evil! Or so says the famous 1984 anti-D&D comic, Dark Dungeons. Faithfully true to the comic Dark Dungeons we'll show just how evil RPG's can be!
Dorkington Presents: MacBLEEP the Scottish Musical
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Thanks to parental complaints, the Damsels are tasked with rehabbing Shakespeare’s most violent play- as a family-friendly musical! Can they defeat the forces of censorship and still avoid jail time?
Dorkington Presents: MacBLEEP the Scottish Musical - VIP TICKET
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This event is for VIP access to our show, which will guarantee reserved premium seating in the front-most rows.
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Thanks to parental complaints, the Damsels are tasked with rehabbing Shakespeare’s most violent play- as a family-friendly musical! Can they defeat the forces of censorship and still avoid jail time?
Dorkington Presents: Stars War Episode 7¾: The Force Embiggens (Special Edition)
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Sure, Ep VII was okay, but imagine how great it could have been if George Lucas had written it- crammed full of CGI extras, bad romance, badder dialogue, death by heartbreak, and genuine Mary Sues!
Dorkington Presents: Stars War Episode 7¾: The Force Embiggens (Special Edition) - VIP TICKET
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This event is for VIP access to our show, which will guarantee reserved premium seating in the front-most rows.
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Sure, Ep VII was okay, but imagine how great it could have been if George Lucas had written it- crammed full of CGI extras, bad romance, badder dialogue, death by heartbreak, and genuine Mary Sues!
Are you're a Browncoat? Do you love Joss Whedon's Firefly and Serenity? Sing-along with Gunn as he shares songs from the Verse, pub-style, like in that wee pub in Canton.
Join the USS-ZOE as they go where many geeks have gone before: IN SPACE!!! It's a live, improv adventure from the creators of "The Gamers"!
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Inspired by the popular "The Gamers" franchise, "Gamers Live" features a rotating cast of improvisers and actors from across the Zombie Orpheus Entertainment and Dead Gentlemen Productions universes. "Gamers Live; IN SPACE!!!" is an ALL NEW FORMAT for Gen Con 2016 -- inspired by the science fiction universes we all know and love. You'll get to call the shots as the crew of the USS-ZOE explores alien worlds, woos alien lifeforms, and battles aliens beasts -- all in an alien manner! Suggestions from the audience shape the story as the performers respond to the constantly changing landscape presented to them - to the enjoyment of all! NOTE: Due to popular demand and logistical realities, PREMIER SEATING will have priority for onstage participation.
Join the USS-ZOE as they go where many geeks have gone before: IN SPACE!!! It's a live, improv adventure from the creators of "The Gamers"! NOTE: PREMIER SEATING HAS PRIORITY FOR ONSTAGE PARTICIPATION
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Inspired by the popular "The Gamers" franchise, "Gamers Live" features a rotating cast of improvisers and actors from across the Zombie Orpheus Entertainment and Dead Gentlemen Productions universes. "Gamers Live; IN SPACE!!!" is an ALL NEW FORMAT for GenCon 2016 -- inspired by the science fiction universes we all know and love. You'll get to call the shots as the crew of the USS-ZOE explores alien worlds, woos alien lifeforms, and battles aliens beasts -- all in an alien manner! Suggestions from the audience shape the story as the performers respond to the constantly changing landscape presented to them - to the enjoyment of all! NOTE: Due to popular demand and logistical realities, PREMIER SEATING will have priority for onstage participation.
Gamers Live: Return to the Temple of All Dooms - General Seating
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Join your favorite gamers as they fight [TBD] on their epic quest to [your call] in this live improv comedy where YOU control the story!
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Inspired by the popular "The Gamers" franchise, "Gamers Live" features a rotating cast of improvisers and actors from across the Zombie Orpheus Entertainment and Dead Gentlemen Productions universes. Suggestions from the audience shape the story as the performers respond to the constantly changing landscape presented to them - to the enjoyment of all! NOTE: Due to popular demand and logistical realities, PREMIER SEATING WILL HAVE PRIORITY FOR ONSTAGE PARTICIPATION.
Gamers Live: Return to the Temple of All Dooms -- Premier Seating
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Join your favorite gamers as they fight [TBD] on their epic quest to [your call] in this live improv comedy where YOU control the story! You want to participate onstage, this is your ticket.
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Inspired by the popular "The Gamers" franchise, "Gamers Live" features a rotating cast of improvisers and actors from across the Zombie Orpheus Entertainment and Dead Gentlemen Productions universes. Suggestions from the audience shape the story as the performers respond to the constantly changing landscape presented to them - to the enjoyment of all! NOTE: Due to popular demand and logistical realities, PREMIER SEATING HAS PRIORITY FOR ONSTAGE PARTICIPATION.
Back to bust guts, Javier Palenzuela, Edward Shannon, & James Burzelic and other special guests are standup comedians & tabletop gamers that revel in the raunchiness of the geek world!
Never seen a Wookiee bellydance? This can be remedied. Raks Geek is the premiere bellydance and flow arts company by geeks for geeks. As featured on UK Channel 4 TV's "50 Best Moments of the Year."
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"Never seen a Wookiee bellydance? This can be remedied." - MSN. A Time Out Chicago Critics' Pick, Raks Geek is the premiere bellydance, flow arts, and fire company by geeks for geeks - they broke the internet's collective brain with a viral video of a Wookiee bellydancing to a four-piece Klingon band playing an original song in Shyriiwook. Raks Geek is based in Chicago, but they've made waves nationally and internationally on MSN, The Daily Mail, and UK Channel 4 TV through their commitment to blend a high degree of artistic and technical mastery with fun, creativity, and themes from nerd culture. The dancers and firespinners of Raks Geek have performed everywhere from Spain to Argentina and dance for hundreds of people every week, but they're also lifelong geeks who bring a love and expertise in science fiction, video games, technology, and comics. "Sci-fi seduction." - The Daily Mail
Homestuck Cosplayers! Following the Homestuck Cosplay Photo Shoot, join us for a panel of theme games.
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Games! We start with Spin the Faygo; players only do whatever they are comfortable with... so keep it easy and fun! Next Likes and Dislikes where players write one like & dislike on a paper (either in or out of character) and after everyone has written something it is placed in a hat/bag and each choose a paper and guesses who wrote it. Other games are allowed as long as players are willing and there is adequate room/materials.
Homestuck Cosplayers! Join fellow fans for an official Gen Con photo shoot at the backdrop in Lucas Oil Stadium. Bring your cameras & your cosplay!
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Pictures begin with the group together, after it is broken down by character (ex: all Jade cosplayers), and then ships. Everyone is welcome to suggest any ship that they would like to see. Between the photo shoot and games we go as a group to the mall for lunch to sit, eat, and talk together. Anyone is welcome to join or can go elsewhere and are welcome back if they return. Stay afterwards for the Homestuck Cosplay Games Panel in the Cosplay Events Room!
Drink, eat, & enjoy a hilarious live, interactive performance from our popular D&D improv comedy show & podcast, just a short walk from the con. Doors at 8, show at 9.
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Drink, eat, & enjoy a hilarious live, interactive performance from Knights of the Arcade, a popular D&D improv comedy show & podcast, at Tin Roof bar, a short walk from the Convention Center. Doors at 8, show at 9. Knights is a live RPG-based improv comedy show based in Pittsburgh. We've been called a "...neo-geek wet dream" by Pittsburgh City Paper and "Best Nerd Fantasy Come to Life" by Pittsburgh Magazine. Knights has featured Spencer Crittenden from the Harmontown podcast and NBC's Community as a guest. For a recent holiday show, we featured Zack Ward and Ian Petrella, who played bully Scut Farkus and Randy Parker, respectively, in the movie "A Christmas Story."
Shape the adventure in this live, interactive, audience-driven RPG event! Join Dicestormers host Ben Loomes & an all star party of Pathfinder luminaries for this next-gen tabletop gaming experience.
We're back at Gen Con again this year with a whole new nerdy burlesque show! Featuring burlesque from Anja Keister, Iris Explosion, TigerBay, Maki Roll, Magdalena Fox, Lewd Alfred Douglas, and more!
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D20 Burlesque is NYC's longest running monthly nerdlesque show and we are back again this year at Gen Con with a whole new burlesque show for you all! Featuring burlesque from Anja Keister, Iris Explosion, TigerBay, Maki Roll, Magdalena Fox, Satira Sin, Lewd Alfred Douglas, and more! You'll not want to miss out on all the naughty, nerdy fun as we pay tribute to gaming, tv, nerd culture and more via sexy, comedic, spooky, and sometimes strange striptease! All this plus gogo dancing and audience games.
Your quest is clear: assemble your minions & make for NerdProv, an adults-only improv comedy show by the geeks of CSz Indianapolis. Suggestions, costumes, & obscure references welcome!
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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: Gen Con-ers, Gamers, Geeks, gather ‘round. Your quest is clear: assemble your minions and make for “NerdProv”, an adults-only improv comedy show brought to you by the geeks of ComedySportz. Your suggestions, costumes, and obscure references are most welcome. This is not just nerds and comedy; this is Gen Con and improv. Subcultures unite! TOGETHER WE LAUGH!
Noise Complaint is the premiere professional cosplay tap ensemble at pop culture conventions in the U.S. - and this show will feature costumes & dance themed around Sailor Moon & other popular anime.
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Noise Complaint is the premiere professional cosplay tap ensemble at pop culture conventions in the U.S. As part of their 2016 tour, they will be at Gen Con to present a high energy cosplay dance performance featuring costumes from Sailor Moon and other popular anime titles. This show is not to be missed!