Dr. Nefarious was once a renowned Canadian supervillain. Now he has retired to open a small bed & breakfast with his invisible wife, his henchman Half-Ape, and high hopes that he can begin his life anew. But what happens when all his opening weekend guests are leading double lives – including a pair of superheroes, Mr. Mister and Ms. Try, who are certain there’s something evil behind the sconces? Even the young newlyweds checking in may not be what they seem …

Join us for a romp through two acts of heroes, villains, secret identities, and giant lasers – book your stay at The Nefarious Bed & Breakfast!

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Welcome! We’re Monkeyman Productions, Toronto’s geekiest theatre company, and we’re celebrating five years of existence with a very special production. The Nefarious B&B is a script we’ve been developing for years, both inside the company and with your input through public readings, and now we’re ready to bring it to the stage. (And what a stage it is; the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace!)

Actually, if we’re going to be honest, we’ve been ready to bring it out for a while now. We just haven’t had the resources. It’s a big show with a big budget, and a lot of bells and whistles – or more appropriately, lasers and sirens! We’ve always created theatre with a healthy helping of imagination, but this time around, we’d like to put a little more of what’s in our heads on the stage in front of you.

Our budget for this show is more than twice anything we’ve done before, and quite honestly, we could use a little help to … well, get this monkey off our back. One of our proudest accomplishments as a company has been the creation of a nerdy little community between our friends, our collaborators, our audiences, and ourselves. We’re hoping that together, we can make this production happen.

If you contribute, we’ve got some great perks for you – from show tickets and signed programs to an exclusive video by our loyal henchman, Half-Ape, a walking tour of Toronto’s superhero high spots, or even a walk-on role in the show itself! And every contributor will get thanks on our website as well as access to exclusive behind-the-scenes content such as sneak peeks and production diaries.

This feels like the right time for a big step. We’re growing as a company, we’re celebrating an anniversary, we’ve got a fun story we’d like to share. We hope you’ll want to be a part of it – and thus, a part of the five years to come. Thanks for your help.

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PERK DETAILS:

If your donation level includes a ticket to the show (anything from the Secret Identity level up), you will be contacted by email at the conclusion of the campaign to select a show date. Preview tickets are only good for Oct. 25 or 26. Regular run tickets are good for any performance between October 29 and November 9. All dates are based on availability – so get back to us quickly!

NOTE FOR OUT-OF-TOWNERS: We're adding a special option to the Ticket - Superhero level; if you donate at this level or higher, and will not be able to make it to Toronto for the show, you'll have the option of receiving a pdf download of the script on October 29th. Learn all the secrets at the same time as our opening night audience!

The opening night party (Master of Mayhem level and above) will be held after the Tuesday, October 29^th performance. You do not have to see the show that night; we will provide you with the location and approximate time the party will start.

At the Master of Mayhem level and above, you receive an exclusive video perk – Half-Ape will thank you personally and read a short poem of your choosing! You will be contacted by email after you’ve made your donation to verify how you’d like to be thanked and so you can provide a poem. (Please keep it under twenty lines – he’s not good at long speeches.)

The date and time for the walking tour (Hall of Justice level and above) will be arranged by email at the conclusion of the campaign.

If you donate at the You're Canon level, you will be contacted by email to arrange the details of your walk-on role on the night you see the show. You’ll be required to arrive at least forty-five minutes before curtain to prepare, and you will be able to go to your seat immediately after your walk-on to watch the rest of the show from the audience. 

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WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO? 

This is an approximate breakdown: 

$2500 - Still owing on space rental (performance and rehearsals)

$900 - Set and lighting costs

$600 - Event insurance

$450 - Hiring extra technicians

$400 - Costume costs

$150 - Props costs

= $5000

Anything we raise over that will be divided among the artists involved in the show. Naturally, we'd love for that to happen! 

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PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD! Use the ‘Share This Campaign’ links above to shout out to your social networks, or send email links to your friends. In fact ... we've now got a contest for it - you could win one of the coveted walk-on roles in the show! (See more details on our Updates tab above, and view the leaderboard here!)

And visit the Monkeyman Productions website for further info on this show and our other productions!