[WARNING: THE FOLLOWING MIDAS PITCH CONTAINS AN UNHEALTHY AMOUNT OF GOLD PUNS. WE HOPE YOU DON’T MINED.]
A,U! Have you ever wondered what happened to King Midas AFTER he turned everything in his kingdom to gold?
What if you lost everyone close to you... only to have them haunt you forever?
What if all you had left were the golden remnants of your own greed?
These are tough questions… Questions which PrismCo’s world premiere of MIDAS will aim to answer.
This October, PrismCo is going to GO FOR THE GOLD (literally and figuratively) as we take you on a tour through Midas' home.
Midas will lead the audience through the main exhibits of his life: statues of his family that his touch has turned to gold. But as Midas’ past literally comes to life before him, we see his quirky façade crumble to reveal a man who has lost everything he holds dear to greed. Soon we discover that this is no mere walk through a lonely man’s home, but a museum tour through the stages of grief.
And of course, staying on mission with the PrismCo GOLD STANDARD, this beautiful story will be told completely without words.
…because silence is GOLDEN ;D
TELL ME MORE!
Written by PrismCo cofounder Katy Tye (creator of the hit show Persephone), this production of MIDAS will utilize the Oak Cliff Cultural Center in South Dallas to create a beautiful and immersive experience inside Midas' home, beginning on October 8th.
The audience members will follow Midas around his house as he shows them all of his royal treasures: ranging from things like golden paintings and medallions, to meticulously constructed sculptures.
But not all that glitters is really gold: these kingly props will be hand-crafted by the students of My Possibilities, a nonprofit organization that works with special needs adults. These works of art will not only be prominently featured in the show, but we will also provide a special performance just for them, where they will get to see their handiwork in the context of the show on Oct.14th. Additionally, there will be a special auction that night where they will get sell thier artwork to the highest bidder, with all proceeds going to help fund the My Possibilities organization.
(For more info on any of this, check out the links below!)
Persephone and Katy's previous work: www.prismco.org
The Oak Cliff Cultural center: http://www.dallasculture.org/oakcliffculturalce...
My Possibilities: http://www.mypossibilities.org/
IF I DONATE HERE, WHERE DOES MY MONEY GO?
90% of PrismCo’s income goes directly to their cast and crew!
Now that may be terrible business… but that’s exactly the point: we’re not a business and we're not out to make money. We only want to provide a special form of theater that doesn’t exist anywhere else in Dallas, and to do that, we need your help!
All of the money from the preorder tickets, perks, and services that you can buy on this page go directly to making the show possible, and allow us to pay our talent for their time and expertise. On top of that, you'll know that your hard-earned dollars are going to support a company whose very mission statement is committed to creating opportunities for female artists and artists of all races and cultures.
We can’t aFORT to be abKNOXious- and we certainly don’t want you to feel like we’re BULLION you into donating-- but any size donation is always a tremendous help!
SO HOW DO I GET IN ON THE GOLD RUSH?
Aside from that warm, glowing, GOLDEN feeling knowing that you’re supporting a female playwright, new original work, special needs adults, and the only wordless movement theater group in Dallas… we believe in providing real benefits to fans who put their money where their mouth is by supporting us early. You could say we don’t give out FOOL’s GOLD. :p
This Indiegogo page is our grass roots pre-ordering system where we reward fans who support us by offering cheaper ticket prices, teaching services, and other perks that can’t be found anywhere else! There are different reward levels for different sizes of donation, so check out the perk levels on the right-hand side of this page and see what we have to offer ->
For example: if you make a $10 donation via this page, you’ll get a ticket to see the show- for $5 less than what you would pay at the door!
Other levels include VIP tickets, free glasses of wine, or souvenirs to let everyone know you came to the house of gold in style! Want to learn how to do weight sharing? Silks? Fight like a gosh darn ninja? Then you’ve come to the right place: we’ve also got fun, unique PrismCo classes at an incredibly cheap rate that are redeemable for anyone you want.
So check out our perks- We guarantee they’re worth it!
IT’S ABOUT TO GOLD DOWN.