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its a GREAT day to be a Raggedy Ann musical enjoyer. just trust me.

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We are very saddened by the loss of Carrie Robbins, beloved costume designer and friend to RARE. She has been such an inspiration, and a large part of RARE's journey. We thank her for her time with us; all of her support and kindness helped us to continue to do what we do. Our thoughts go out to her friends and family.

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I have two questions about the creativity behind the revival and redesigning characters!! :))))

1. Are you guys going to use any other Raggedy Ann media for Broadway? Like using the books (the original ones made by John Gruelle) as a sorta of creative inspiration? Or will you be using different media from the Raggedy Ann franchise as creative inspiration?

2. I'm curious about how do you redesign a character like Panda to Teddy, I've been trying my own redesigns on characters and I have been struggling with it, do you have any ideas to make my redesigns of characters be better then their original design/concept?

Thank you for the questions!!!

1. Yes! We all absolutely love early Raggedy Ann media, especially the books. Johnny Gruelle did create Raggedy Ann for the love of the real Marcella, after all, and we are trying to keep that intrinsic to the show, so that, even in fiction, the love between Marcella and her dad can be remembered. We are planning to have Raggedy Ann look more homemade and scrappy, like she would have in real life, and we have also snuck in a few very subtle references to the Gruelle books. Though no design concepts are official or concrete yet, we hope to take some inspiration from the original illustrations or the real life events surrounding the creation of Raggedy Ann.

2. Teddy isn't technically a "redesign" of Panda; they're a completely new character (who also happens to be a bear)! I say this because Panda's spot in the story was a bit of a blank slate; we had to keep the essential dialogue, in some regard, and the same dynamic in the group, but couldn't necessarily keep Panda as a character for obvious reasons. We tried out Babette from the 1977 film, but she didn't fit, both in terms of mood/tone and in terms of how she would move along the story. We ultimately created our own character, who became Teddy! The replacement wasn't just visual; so much thought and work was put into Teddy before their visual appearance was even considered. We had to change all of the dialogue to fit their tone and personality, while still writing with the style and intention that William Gibson had originally wanted for Panda and for the show as a whole. Teddy's personality was developed as we wrote based on the needs of the story, which actually gave us some wonderful opportunities for character development that Panda never received, and, accidentally, an opportunity to fill a long unfilled plot hole in the show. Teddy serves the story in the departments where Panda was lacking, while also supporting the story in the same way Panda did well, and that's their most important aspect in my opinion. They were created for the Raggedy Ann musical, not because of it. (If that makes sense?) Also, they're just super cute, quirky, and loveable.

Thank you so much for the asks, I always love answering these types of questions. :)

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Happy Valentines Teddy day!!!

Valentines is Teddy's favorite holiday bc they are a hopeless romantic at heart, and even if they're not too interested in being with someone themselves they love seeing all the love people have for each other. So if you don't have a valentine that's ok. Teddy loves you.

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One day late but that’s okay!!! Happy third anniversary, RARE. This past year was so exciting. We’ve made amazing legal progress, all met up at Arcola, grew as a community, and had an amazing livestream to celebrate yesterday and all of our accomplishments so far! I say this often, but RARE truly changed the trajectory of my life. I’m so proud of how far we have come and so excited for what lies ahead. I love this community; it’s truly one of a kind, and the same goes for this show. I’m so happy that more and more the world is getting to see all of the love and hard work put into this project. I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for RARE and all of the wonderful people I’ve met along the way. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Be on the lookout for some fun announcements regarding Arcola, RARE happenings, and more👀

-Gwyn, founder❤️❤️❤️

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Happy Birthday, Joe Raposo!!🎉

We'll always remember you for all the wonderful tunes and memories you've left us with.

~1937-1989~

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What’s cookin, pal

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Good morning, this morning I'm disappointed at how little the setting of Gibson's original Raggedy Ann scripts made it into the final staging.

It's not very clear from the footage, but his Raggedy Ann is set during the Great Depression. The family isn't just dealing with their own issue, they are surrounded by poverty and hopelessness. Marcella herself has lost all hope. For getting over this illness, but also for her future. In early lyric suggestions drafted by Gibson, she sings:

"goodbye to ashcans, and reduced-price rolls / factory smoke, and shoes with holes / movies there's no dime to see / all the things there's no time to be"

William Gibson was born in 1914, when the Great Depression began in 1929 he was 16, he graduated high school right in the middle of it. And he felt that hopelessness first hand, just like our generation is feeling now. No jobs, no future, things barely staying afloat as they were let alone finding a place for himself as a new member of society who was supposed to join the workforce. It's not just about Marcella's depressing family life, it's her whole world.

The last line of that song is "moving along, maybe I'll like it better..". She is considering heaven. She is considering that death might be better than her current situation. When death comes for her she's scared but she was also expecting it, all of General D.'s talk about life being suffering and death being peace comes from her mind.

-𝕸𝖔𝖉 𝕲𝖊𝖓𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖑 𝕯.

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Introductory post!!

Hi!

Welcome :D

Some Raggedy Ann friends got together and decided to start a blog just for identifying and giving people information about their Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy dolls and other various merchandise! We are all dedicated members of the Raggedy community, with together a good bit of knowledge about the different eras of dolls and their values.

Just send us an ask or submit a post with pictures of whatever you've found, and we'll let you know all we can about it!

~ If you send something in, we'll just let you know what year/maker it is.

~ If you'd also like a general idea of the value, let us know. Giving specific price ranges is finicky, so I think we'll be putting things into one of three general categories, based on if it's highly valuable, worth something to collectors, or worth more for sentimental value :p

~ If you found it for sale and are considering buying it, you can send it to us to! We'll let you know if we think it's a fair price

But remember, no matter the worth,

ALL RAGGEDIES ARE GOOD RAGGEDIES

Okey I will leave more introductions to other mods :)

~ 🧸 teddy/bear, any pronouns

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I love Pamela Sousa for joining us for interviews and barely wanting to talk about her experience in the show. No, she wants to ask US what we think HER CHARACTER was supposed to be.

And it's great, because she makes. us. think.

Because what DOES Bat want? I'm realizing now after the stream that I answered my own question of where Bat and Wolf fit into the larger themes of grief and family, because that's what I am. I'm a themes guy. But I didn't really answer her question of what Bat's motivation is because I didn't really know! Of course, as a director/dramaturg I'd encourage that discussion between the actors more than they did in the original show, but I didn't really fully consider the question in the moment.

But we talked about it after the stream!

It was Mod Wowf who said it best, and said they were thinking about it while listening to me talk. That if, as I said, the main purpose of Bat and Wolf is to be puzzle pieces in Marcella's picture of a Loving Perfect Family, then their goal is the same as Marcella's and Poppa's and Mommy's, to get back to that perfect family.

Or, to find some way to get rid of that yearning by whatever means necessary. Either by finding it again (Marcella, Mommy), by finding a substitute for that missed connection (Bat, Wolf), or by forgetting it altogether (Poppa). They don't always know they're doing this, of course, but it drives almost every choice made by those five family characters. They're parts of a whole that will never be content as long as they're apart, dissonant chords, and they have to either die (Bat, Wolf, Mommy) or learn to accept that grief and move on.

Or, as you could say, carry on.

So I can't say for certain what Bat or Wolf's motivation is down to a "t", I think that's something to be explored within the experience of individual actors. But I can be happy knowing that we have a good place to start, and can do our best to avoid the frustration Pamela Sousa had with not knowing who her character was, and not getting much help from the creative team.

-𝕸𝖔𝖉 𝕲𝖊𝖓𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖑 𝕯.

P.S. Gail Benedict, while giving us more of a lecture than an interrogation, has been equally as pivotal in shaking up our approach in writing. Something about playing Bat, I suppose?

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iykyk

He's floating away....

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The Raggedy Ann Revival Effort is hosting a live Q&A tomorrow, January 14th, with special guests from the original cast of Raggedy Ann!

This year we are finally putting together plans we've had in mind for a long time, to do an official @raggedyannrevivaleffort livestream and answer some of YOUR questions!

We'll be hosting a live stream via our YouTube channel on Sunday, January 14th, starting at 12 noon EST. The organizers will be going over the current status of our revival plans as well as our goals for the future. In addition, we're welcoming four guests from the original productions of Raggedy Ann to the live, who will be chatting about their experience in the show and taking questions from the audience!

If you would like to submit questions beforehand, we have an anonymous google form!

Schedule (Eastern Standard Time) 12pm : Live begins 12:30 - 1:00 : Scott Schafer 1:15 - 1:45 : Pamela Sousa 2:00 - 2:30 : Michelan Sisti 2:45 - 3:15 : Ivy Austin

We hope to see you there! The full livestream will stay available on our channel afterward too, so don't worry if you miss it.

-Mod General D.

#it’s going to be a really fun time! #raggedy ann revival effort #raggedy ann #raggedy ann musical #rag dolly #rag dolly musical #raggedy ann broadway #rag dolly broadway #raggedy ann and andy

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Soo normal about her

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What if we kissed on the roof of Jone’s meat-packing plant 😳😳

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My secret santa to @rags-buttons !!! Last art of 2023!!!

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Christmas list :

-Rag Dolly Moscow bootleg

-Rag Dolly Moscow bootleg

-Rag Dolly Moscow bootleg

-Rag Dolly Moscow bootleg

-Rag Dolly Moscow bootleg

-Rag Dolly Moscow bootleg

-‘Raggedy Ann : The musical with a heart’ playbill

-Rag Dolly Moscow bootleg

-Rag Dolly Moscow bootleg

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is the footage of rag dolly we do have bootlegged? I’m really interested in the way bootleg recordings effect the audience a show reaches.

the 1984 full show? It was taken as archival footage for the theater, and at some point made its way to the New York State Archives. But I think some of the same themes apply, since it wasn't made to ever be released to the public and the whole perception of the show changed once we had actual footage beyond just clips.

The demo album is the same way, it was recorded professionally but not meant to be released to the public. The full Broadway audio is a bootleg though. The bootleg came first, my files say they were created in 2007 but I don't know how early they were online. The demo started circulating later, and was posted to youtube in 2013, which started getting more people invested. There were a handful of people (Garrett and Vinnie!) looking for it as a lost Broadway oddity, but around then you started seeing actual fandom interaction like fan art and searching out merchandise.

What made it really blow up the first time in 2020/2021 was the movie (Garrett's restoration) getting popular, and the ColinLooksBack video that covered both the movie and the musical! Finding the footage was just amazing though. Like I can't even describe the feeling of watching the show for the first time, I wish I could watch it for the first time again! We didn't even know for certain if we were getting both acts, the archives said they only had one but it ended up being both!

I've said it before but finding that footage is what made it all so real. It's what convinced us the show was actually worth bringing back. It was so... different from what we had expected based on the reviews. And of course, it was from 1984 not Broadway! It was a completely different show in tone. Suddenly we realized there was a lot more merit to it than a fun little oddity, the writing was really clever, the directing was engaging, the acting was so much more nuanced than what could be heard in the Broadway bootleg. It made this whole revival thing a goal worth the effort, I don't know when we would have lost steam otherwise. And of course, brings so many new people in! It didn't immediately draw in new fans when it was posted in 2021 but it has definitely made a huge difference, even if it took a couple years to get there.

So I guess it really depends on your definition of bootleg. If it has to be taken by an audience member or if it can just be a copy and public release of something professionally recorded but not meant to be online (I still call my other illegal downloads of proshots "bootlegs").

Well I wrote more than I expected but I hope it's interesting enough!

-𝕸𝖔𝖉 𝕲𝖊𝖓𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖑 𝕯.

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