Performing the Arts

June 9th - June 10th: Boston, MA

June 9th: Arrive at Copley Square Hotel June 10th: Signing at Copley Place Mall; Depart

June 10th - June 13th: New York, NY

June 10th: Arrive at Loews Regency Hotel June 11th: Free Day June 12th: Signing at Hot Topic on Madison Ave June 13th: Depart

June 13th - June 14th: Philadelphia, PA

June 13th: Arrive at Holiday Inn June 14th: Signing at Philadelphia Mills Mall; Depart

June 14th - June 16th: Columbus, OH

June 14th: Arrive at Courtyard Marriott June 15th: Signing at Eastland Mall June 16th: Depart

June 16th - June 19th: Chicago, IL

June 16th: Arrive at the Hilton Chicago June 17th: Free Day June 18th: Signing at Ford City Mall June 19th: Depart 

June 19th - June 21st: Charlotte, NC

June 19th: Arrive at Drury Inn & Suites June 20th: Signing at Northlake Mall June 21st: Depart

June 22nd - June 24th: Miami, FL

June 22nd: Arrive at the Four Points by Sheraton June 23rd: Signing at the Shops at Merrick Park June 24th: Depart

June 24th - June 27th: Dallas, TX

June 24th: Arrive at the Westin Galleria Dallas June 25th: Free Day June 26th: Signing at Galleria Dallas June 27th: Depart

June 27th - June 29th: Denver, CO

June 27th: Arrive at the Westin Denver Downtown June 28th: Signing at 16th Street Mall June 29th: Depart

June 30th - July 2nd: Seattle, WA

June 30th: Arrive at Hotel Nexus July 1st: Signing at Northgate Mall July 2nd: Depart

July 2nd - July 4th: Sacramento, CA

July 2nd: Arrive at Arden Acres Executive Suites & Cottages July 3rd: Signing at Arden Fair July 4th: Free Day

July 5th - July 6th: Los Angeles, CA

OOC:

NAME: Ally

PREFERRED PRONOUNS: she/her

AGE: getting closer to 30 than 20.

TIMEZONE: EST

ACTIVITY LEVEL (1-10): I’m going to say around a 7. I’m a teacher, and even though it’s approaching summer, I’ll still be working during that time. I’ll still get on to get replies in daily though.

OLD ROLEPLAY ACCOUNTS: RFP

ANYTHING ELSE: RFP

IC:

CHARACTER’S NAME: Jacob Raleigh Puckerman

CHARACTER’S BIRTHDAY: June 12th

CHARACTER’S SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Straightt

SHIPS: Jake/chemistry

ANTI-SHIPS: Jake/no chemistry

MIDGAME SHIPS: Jake/Kitty, Jake/Mercedes, Jake/Marley

CHARACTER TWEETS:  

            @jakeraleigh: Not even going to lie. I’m definitely getting a Rhomphim. They look so damn comfortable.

            @jakeraleigh: Life goal complete. The people at In and Out know my order without a word from me.

            @jakeraleigh: I don’t know why, but no spot can beat wings from a strip club.

BIOGRAPHY:

From the moment Jacob was born, he felt like a bit of a dirty secret. He knew his mother loved him, but that didn’t change the fact that there was clearly something very taboo about him. Articles and TV segments was done about him due to his mother’s fame and the secrecy of his father. They pointed to his lighter skin complexion, his mother’s recent project with David Puckerman, and how his mother claimed to have given him her maiden name. Luckily, the paparazzi had enough decency to not crowd him too much, but there were still the questions. His mother did her best to keep him busy though and showered him with all the love she could give which made things easier. After all, there wasn’t much more that a boy of five could want.

Being in acting was never something that Jacob was particularly interested in. He loved what his mom did and enjoyed being on sets with her since everyone spoiled him rotten, but he never made the conscious decision to pursue it. It wasn’t until a director mentioned to his mom how he could be perfect for the role of a son in a series he was shooting that he even began practicing. It was around the same that he had also become good friends with Jane Hayward who was working with his mom on her new movie which only helped get things moving. His mother couldn’t help but laugh when he went from disinterest to excitement when his new friend mentioned just how awesome it all was. From there, the best coaches were hired, which Jake thought was silly because his mom was the best one he could have, and it wasn’t long until his career was rolling.

Everything was going rather smoothly as the years passed. Jacob’s show was doing well, and there were even talks of him appearing in a movie with Will Smith which was rather big news for a boy who loved Men in Black. However, the calm appeared to only be preparing him for the storm because one morning news about his father’s identity was everywhere. His mom didn’t have the time to prepare him because even though she had recently began talking to his father again, she didn’t think he would tell his wife so soon. The whirlwind that happened afterwards caused more turmoil for the boy than it appeared. His life went from him believing it was just him and his mom against the world to having a man he didn’t know but was supposed to love in his house. Add to that the “brother” he had who couldn’t stand him and blamed him for something he didn’t even do, and Jake began to pull away. It was in small ways, but enough for his mom to suggest therapy.

Months of talking to a stranger didn’t truly help, but his dad’s persistence eventually did. David attended sessions with his son, and the trio even did family therapy. It seemed like the man was really trying, and he could see that his mom was happy, so he began to let go of his own anger. He forgave his mom for keeping secrets from him and just believed that it took his family a little longer to get together than most. For years, things seemed perfect, but he didn’t realize until he was thirteen how much of an allusion it all was. The three of them rarely spent time together due to them all being in separate projects, and when they did things were more superficial than ever. Talks rarely went beyond the basic small talks about work or asking how he was doing in school with his tutor before there was silence. His mom always gave him fake smiles to try and assure him all was well, but he could see the happiness in her fading.

A year later, everything came crashing down. David walked out on his mom just like he had on the woman before her, and Jake was left with the desire to be nothing like him. Promptly, he left acting to spend more time with his mom and focus on dance. The hobby that everyone told him he was naturally brilliant at became all he wanted to do. His mother could tell that her son was angry and constantly carried that with him, but he never wanted to talk about it. The woman wished that she could at least know what he was feeling, but the boy bottled it all up and instead pretended his father didn’t exist. He went back to using his mother’s maiden name as his own whenever possible and put on the facade that nothing mattered to him outside of his mom.

While dance was something he excelled at for the ten years he immersed himself in it, he quickly realized that it wasn’t nearly as stable of a career as acting was. There were some options, but the stress of it all took away from the passion he had for the art. He didn’t want to look at it as a paycheck, so he started thinking about other forms of work. it wasn’t until he heard a rumor that people thought he wouldn’t go back to acting because he was afraid of not being able to come out from under the shadow his father’s scandal put on him that he decided to go back. If there was one thing he loved, it was making people eat their words, so he started auditioning again. He swore he would surpass his father, and when he got his first callback with Performing the Arts, he thought it was perfect. He would be able to act while having dance be a part of it as well.

YOUR CHARACTER’S HEAD CANON FOR THEIR CHARACTER:

Jake is excited that he’s playing a character he can relate to. For a long time he didn’t know who his father was, and his goal is to bring that life experience to life in his role. He is determined to not let the bitterness of his situation effect how it is portrayed and wants to remember that hope he once felt wondering who his father was. He wants Zane to look for his parents secretively due to him not wanting to hurt the parents who raised him his whole life. He also wants Zane to be a bit more shy than he is. Since he has a crush on Eden that’s gone on for so long, he figured that was a good path to take.

Zane is cool being an outcast and focusing on dance. He would rather focus on his art and the close friends he has than worry about popularity. Even though he’s a good looking guy, he doesn’t have a big ego.