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Porpentine Theater Co. presents THE TEMPEST

Porpentine Theater Co. presents THE TEMPEST

Porpentine Theater Co. presents THE TEMPEST

Porpentine Theater Co. presents THE TEMPEST

Porpentine Theater Co. presents THE TEMPEST

Fractured Atlas Fiscally Sponsored Campaign

Fractured Atlas Fiscally Sponsored Campaign

Fractured Atlas Fiscally Sponsored Campaign

Fractured Atlas Fiscally Sponsored Campaign

Peter Cook
Peter Cook
Peter Cook
Peter Cook
1 Campaign |
Brooklyn, United States
$2,820 USD 63 backers
56% of $5,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Porpentine Theater Co. presents
THE TEMPEST
by William Shakespeare

Summer in Brooklyn. Night falls. The roof beckons.

Step out onto the charmed island of Shakespeare's riotous, troubling fantasy of control.

Music & booze. Ambition & revenge. Loss & love.


ALL DATES NOW SOLD OUT!

PERKS WILL BE CARRIED FORWARD TO OUR NEXT PRODUCTION, TBD SUMMER 2012


242 Green Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

August 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31

September 1, 2, 4, 5

7:30pm - Arrive early, and enjoy a beer on the roof.

8:00pm - Show begins, no late seating.

ADDED SHOW: Saturday September 3, at 9pm.

CAST
Eric Gilde*, Jacob Grigolia-Rosenbaum*, Evan Joiner*, Nina Kassa*, Bethany Kay*, Kobi Libii*,
Geoffrey Allen Murphy*, Jason Quarles, Megan Stern, and Ben Vershbow

Directed by Peter James Cook
Associated Producers: Michael Denis, Ian Lowe

Lights by Dante Olivia Smith
Costumes by Mira Veikley
Fights by Jacob Grigolia-Rosenbaum
Graphic Design by Steven Tartick
Casting by Ian Lowe

Stage Managed by Michael Denis

Beer lovingly provided by Brooklyn Brewery.

* An AEA Approved Showcase; asterisk denotes AEA membership.

Welcome!

Thanks for visiting our fundraising page! We're Porpentine, a fresh-faced young classical theater company based in Brooklyn.

We're currently in rehearsals for our inaugural production of Shakespeare's The Tempest, and we need your help to reach our IndieGoGo fundraising goal of $5000. Your donations are our lifeblood:

  • rehearsal studio time
  • lights
  • costumes
  • travel stipends for the actors, designers and crew
  • our awesome rooftop in Greenpoint

Please take 2 minutes and become a part of our production by making a tax-deductible contribution. As a thank-you for donations above $30, you'll receive tickets for the performance(s) of your choosing. So please donate generously, and bring a few friends to the roof with you.

If you donate and select a perk involving tickets, our box office will get in touch via email to schedule your date(s).

Tickets are also available for purchase ($10) at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/191895

About us

"... And each particular hair to stand on end
Like quills upon the fretful porpentine...."
Hamlet, Act I, Scene 5

We're a classical theater company firmly rooted in the here-and-now. We'll try not to use the phrase "timeless themes" (but no promises).

Porpentine was founded in 2011 by director Peter James Cook to develop intimate, inventive, site-specific productions of classical plays. We aim to tailor each production to a different hidden niche of New York's urban landscape,  resonant with both life in the city and the lush, dream-like theatricality of the plays.

For example, for our inaugural production of The Tempest, we searched high and low (mostly high) for an urban rooftop that evoked Prospero's island - strange and  familiar, both sanctuary and exile from a world just out of reach.

We're building an audience as well as an ensemble, and we're looking forward to sharing our first (we hope of many) delightful evenings with you.

Future productions under consideration include: Macbeth, Coriolanus, Julius Caesar and Troilus & Cressida (among other light comedies).
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Choose your Perk

Fretful Porpentine

$30 USD
Our namesake! Fretful Porpentines receive a "Thank you" in our program, a big ol' hug when you come see the show, and 1 ticket to the performance of your choice.
33 out of 100 of claimed

Sanguine Porpentine

$50 USD
Sanguine Porpentines receive a "Thank you" in our program, a big ol' hug when you come see the show, and 2 tickets to the performance(s) of your choice.
18 out of 50 of claimed

Chipper Porpentine

$100 USD
Chipper Porpentines receive a "thank you" in our program, 2 tickets to the performance(s) of your choice, a personal ice bucket with 4 Brooklyn Brewery beers during the show, and post-show recognition with a warm round of applause.
6 out of 25 of claimed

Peachy Porpentine

$250 USD
Peachy Porpentines receive a "thank you" in our program, 4 tickets to the performance(s) of your choice, 2 personal ice buckets with 4 Brooklyn Brewery beers apiece during the show, and a rousing post-show chorale of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" in your honor.
0 out of 10 of claimed

Giddy Porpentine

$500 USD
Giddy Porpentines will receive a personalized production book, with the script, design sketches, production photographs, and notes from the cast and crew. You will also receive 4 tickets to the performance(s) of your choice, 2 personal ice buckets with 4 Brooklyn Brewery beers apiece during the show, and a rousing post-show chorale of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" in your honor.
0 out of 10 of claimed

Lovestruck Porpentine

$1,000 USD
Lovestruck Porpentines will receive a private "Command Performance" staged reading of a classical play of your choice, a "thank you" in our program, 4 tickets to the performance(s) of your choice, 2 personal ice buckets with 4 Brooklyn Brewery beers apiece during the show, and a post-show champagne toast.
0 out of 5 of claimed

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