bet on love
Dating. Prediction markets. Third-act arias straight from Les Miserables. A mysterious train drawing ever closer.
What happens when a Bay Area startup hires a team of irreverent artists to create lore that will go down in history?
You get Bet on Love, a surreal musical odyssey of romance and live betting! Guided by an existentially troubled CEO (Duncan Horst) and his hapless Blood Boy (Tom Low), six contestants compete in a series of challenges for the chance to win a date with Aella, our glamorous bachelorette. As markets track their performance, contestants must flirt, dance, and neg, fend off a bloodthirsty polycule, consummate their marriage under the watch of a mysterious nurse, and most importantly, come to terms with Aella’s death before the Singularity hits.
You can watch Bet on Love in its entirety here!
Master of Ceremonies: Duncan Horst
Blood Boy: Tom Low
The Bachelorette: Aella
Original music by Tim Blais and Bashu
Directed by Morgane Ciot
Written by Morgane Ciot, Alice Maynwaring, Tom Low, Duncan Horst, Tim Blais and Bashu
Produced by Alice Maynwaring and Morgane Ciot
Commissioned by Manifold Markets
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"SOME KIND OF EXTREMELY WELL-DONE GENRE-BENDING REALITY SHOW SLASH OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL"
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"The future of reality TV x theater"
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"I almost clicked away a few times, but I made it all the way through."
Aella's mom
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"10 MINUTES IN: I WANT TO THROW UP, COMMIT ARSON, DROWN SOMEONE, DIE, NOT DIE, AND NOT LIVE."
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"A beautiful chaotic mess of entertainment"
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"I don't think anything I can write can capture a tenth of the essence of what it feels like to be here right now... im so glad im on dissociatives i cannot say that enough"