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Are you a single music lover in Denver looking for your forever dance partner? You\u2019re in luck: A new reality dating show is now casting crunchy locals willing to rage until sunrise if it means finding their happily ever after.<\/p>\n
The show is called \u201cWooking For Love\u201d<\/a> and it aims to both showcase the Mile High City\u2019s thriving music scene and add a new twist to overplayed reality dating formats. Creator and executive producer LaRue Allegretto said the idea started as a joke \u2013 \u201cIt was legitimately a pun,\u201d they said \u2013 but it caught fire after viewers criticized the local cast<\/a> of the most recent season of \u201cLove is Blind\u201d<\/a> for not representing the Denver archetype.<\/p>\n \u201cI was like, well, I\u2019ll make a little video, kind of cheeky. I didn\u2019t mean to start anything with it,\u201d said Allegretto, a local tattoo artist and muralist who uses they\/them pronouns. \u201cThat video ended up getting over 100,000 views<\/a> and thousands of comments.\u201d<\/p>\n Admittedly, Allegretto has no experience in TV production, but they said people came out of the woodwork \u2013 or shall we say \u201cwook-work\u201d \u2013 to offer legal guidance, filming assistance and more. Allegretto said they are working to get financing and possible distribution on a streaming service, but doesn\u2019t have concrete details yet.<\/p>\n That hasn\u2019t stopped people from applying. More than 350 people have so far submitted applications since they opened on Nov. 28, Allegretto said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a joke until it wasn\u2019t. But it\u2019s no longer a joke. We are well outside the realm of joke at this point,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n \u201cWook\u201d is a slang term that generally refers to a culture of people in their 20s who attend a lot of music festivals or follow jam bands around the state or the country. The word sometimes refers to the drugs and hygiene habits that can accompany this culture, according to the Urban Dictionary and other online sources<\/a>.<\/p>\n The concept of the show is similar to conventional dating shows in that contestants (wooks) will seek to find partners while undergoing a series of challenges that test their compatibility. After 12 episodes, the last people standing earn the prize of everlasting love. (At least, that\u2019s the hope.)<\/p>\n \u201cWooking For Love\u201d will have some notable differences, however. For one, the premise revolves around the live music scene, so dates and challenges will likely take place at concerts and venues, Allegretto said. Contestants could be on the crew setting up for a show, running a vendor booth, or simply enjoying themselves in the crowd. Some of those challenges could include all-nighters.<\/p>\n \u201cWook has a pretty variable definition,\u201d Allegretto said. \u201cSome people definitely use it derogatorily and some people use it endearingly. We\u2019re looking at the broadest definition of \u2018wook\u2019<\/a> in that you\u2019re involved in festival culture; it\u2019s an important part of your life. You work, you play, you live in the music and the community, and ultimately what you\u2019re looking to get out of life is that richness of connection and experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n The cast is expected to live together at a ranch in Morrison, the Colorado version of a \u201cLove Island\u201d villa, and arrive not in limos, but Subarus in which they may be car-camping together and \u201cvibing under the Colorado sky,\u201d per the website. And instead of hosting elimination ceremonies and handing out roses, Allegretto said participants will have periodic \u201cvibe checks\u201d and cut off wristbands if they want to ditch their couple \u2013 or throuple. \u201cWooking For Love\u201d hopes to recruit Denverites of all genders and sexualities, and also those open to polyamory, Allegretto said.<\/p>\n Participants won\u2019t get legally married at the end of the show, they added. Instead, there will be a \u201csacred bass union\u201d for those who stick it out through the finale, when participants will be put through the wringer, helping produce a local festival.<\/p>\n Allegretto anticipates hosting auditions in February before beginning filming in the spring. Their team is also in the process of shopping networks, and if all goes well, Allegretto hopes to hit the airwaves by late 2026 or early 2027.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s going to be warm and humorous, and (we\u2019re) picking people who are messy but wholesome. Wholesome degenerates is really the sweet spot,\u201d Allegretto said.<\/p>\n Is your heart thumping like an 808 kick drum? Apply now at wookingforlove.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n