What applescript do I use to trigger to play a video in quicktime or itunes from MainStage 3?

I am new to Mainstage 3... I have made a karaoke video to play along with live in logic pro x and can easily play along with a full screen video there, but want a program that is processing less so less can go wrong...  I bounce the video (+10 or so tracks) to a .mov file, and would like it to play when I press play on Mainstage 3.  I would then like to play and sing with that in Mainstage 3 with 2-3 inputs live (as opposed to the 10 or so audio tracks in logic (with plugins running) and the video with 2-3 live inputs it would be cleaner and easier for my macbook pro)...
In complete honesty I have the tracks beatmapped in logic and would like Mainstage to keep that info as well, but after I've messed with Mainstage I sadly don't think that is what Mainstage was designed for...
Anyways I've scowered all over the internet and it appears the only way to get Mainstage to play a video is by writing some applescript that triggers a midi event that tells quicktime/itunes to play a .mov file... I have no idea why the ability is not just given to mainstage, but at least there is supposedly a work around...
I have little experience with mainstage and no experience with applescript...
What code do I put in the scripter to make a .mov file play a full screen (on second screen) when I press play in Mainstage 3?
Is that even right?
system specs-
OS X 10.8.4
Mainstage 3.0.1
Logic Pro X 10.0.3
(I don't care what player i use but these are the ones I have to work with)
(preferred) Quicktime Player 10.2
Itunes 11.0.5
VLC 2.0.8
I have messed around with the applescript editor in my utilities, and looked at some in the app store, but none of them have direct answers that I have found by google-fu-ing..
The only other option would be to manually press play, fullscreen, then switch back to Mainstage 3... I MC and that takes a lot more time/energy/focus than simply pressing the play button in Mainstage 3 (seriously why doesn't it play videos?)...
A lot of info, requirements, and questions I know, but when the video is not playing I would like to have my desktop showing (I put drink specials, future gigs, advertisments on a picture slideshow as the desktop on the second monitor)
If all this works it will be epic
Worst case I'll stick with Logic X
Please help

ALOT of us are attempting to do this VERY thing!
I have searched high and low for information, even attempted using MS current scripts and modifying them.
I have a sneaky feeling that MS scripts are somehow different than a typical Applescript.
(changing iTunes to Quicktime)
If anyone can pipe in here, that HAS actually accomplished this, the cheque is in the mail!!
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