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Put 'Sea Level Rise: A Dystopian Comedy' on stage

You can help stage the FIRST climate change comedy in NYC's theater district!!

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Put 'Sea Level Rise: A Dystopian Comedy' on stage

Put 'Sea Level Rise: A Dystopian Comedy' on stage

Put 'Sea Level Rise: A Dystopian Comedy' on stage

Put 'Sea Level Rise: A Dystopian Comedy' on stage

Put 'Sea Level Rise: A Dystopian Comedy' on stage

You can help stage the FIRST climate change comedy in NYC's theater district!!

You can help stage the FIRST climate change comedy in NYC's theater district!!

You can help stage the FIRST climate change comedy in NYC's theater district!!

You can help stage the FIRST climate change comedy in NYC's theater district!!

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New York City, United States
$1,217 USD 12 backers
15% of $8,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
Overview
How can we talk about Climate Change when it is the depressing existential threat facing humanity? My answer: with a funny play. But a play is meant to be performed. To that end, I'm excited to announce that my play, "Sea Level Rise: A Dystopian Comedy" will be part of the "Broadway Bound Theatre Festival" this summer. It will be performed 3 times in the fabulous "Theatre Row" complex right on 42nd street! You can be part of making that happen. Watch the video, read the story, click "Back It".

Sea Level Rise: A Dystopian Comedy

Welcome to South Florida of the future!
     Have a drink and pull up a beach chair.
          Oh, and never mind that silly little
               two feet of sea level rise …
                    you're in Paradise, after all!

Sea Level Rise: A Dystopian Comedy is an official selection for the 2019 Broadway Bound Theatre Festival and will have 3 performances with summer in NYC.

Broadway Bound is an independent, boutique theatre showcase that annually presents a collection of stimulating original productions. Their long-term vision is to impact Off-Broadway theatre in a substantial way by offering fully curated, finished plays that are truly ready for a larger stage.    https://www.broadwayboundfestival.com/

3 Performances on 42nd Street in New York City!
     In the beautiful Theatre Row complex's Lion Theatre.
     Come see the show on:

  • Wednesday, July 31 at 8pm
  • Friday, August 2 at 5pm
  • Saturday, August 3 at 2pm

About the Play

The festival's critique of the play said: “A crisply written, fun, campy look at a serious issue, that makes its point. The playwright knows how to write dialogue and land a joke...”.

How can a play about climate change be funny?

First you set it in South Florida where the citizens are so deep in denial they'll boil like the proverbal frog before giving up their Maseratis. Mix in something gross like a septic tank pushed out of the ground, an alcoholic climate researcher, absentee Russian condo owners and a homeless wandering gun nut. How can it be anything but funny?

Sea Level Rise is intended to spearhead theater’s entry into the climate change conversation.

About the Playwright

This is Henry Feldman’s second climate change play. His first, "Global Warming: A Comedy," was recently workshopped at the Key City Public Theatre’s 2019 Playfest in Port Townsend, Washington.

As Mr. Feldman grew interested in climate change science and activism, he recognized that “scientists are sucky at communicating.” He believes strongly that the arts, and particularly theatrical comedy, should be instrumental in educating the public and inspiring action. He says, “Funny is what I write, and funny is what I decided it would take to get an audience to pay money to see a climate change play.”

About the Director

Ted Thompson returns as a director for his second season with the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival having directed last season's thriller Nowhere Man by Rob Dames. He has been directing for nearly two decades now a wide range of plays from comedy (The Sunshine Boys) to drama (Death of a Saleman) at venues ranging from the Brooklyn Heights Players to Theater for a New City. He has directed two plays by Lynn Nottage of which she said his direction was "sensitive and nuanced" (N.Y. Times Aug 24, 2018) He is especially pleased at the Broadway Bound Festival to be able to work with playwrights on new and contemporary works.

The Give and Get

Your contributions will go toward the expends of hiring actors, a director, stage manager, and sound designer. There will be props and set pieces including a broken septic tank! There’s the rent for rehearsal space, a fabulous poster, PR, and so on. And even when everyone is getting paid what is a criminally low hourly rate, it adds up.

We have some great merch for you! T-shirts, mugs, and posters – take your pick. (Burdened by too many worldly possessions already? You can contribute without selecting a perk.)

The Broadway Bound Theatre Festival is the first step toward getting "Sea Level Rise: A Dystopian Comedy" in front of audiences! Your support can help it succeed at the festival and go on to a standalone run.

Helping beyond money

Money is good, but the end result is getting people to see the show. So please:

  • Tell people about the show. Point them to the website: https://www.sealevelriseplay.com/
  • Share this donation campaign.
  • If you belong to any groups, please ask them to put a mention of it on their website and/or newsletter. (That includes Facebook.)
  • Together, we can make a difference.

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Choose your Perk

Postcard

$10 USD
Think of it as a tiny poster with the fabulous image on one side. It will be signed by the playwright and shipped in an envelope so it won't get messed up in transit. Of course, you'll get thanked in the program.
Included Items
  • Postcard
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12x18 Poster

$25 USD
Get a copy of our great poster printed on heavy stock and shipped in a cardboard tube. Signed if you want. Of course, you'll get thanked in the program.
Included Items
  • 12x18 Poster
1 claimed
Ships to United States of America

Coffee Mug

$50 USD
See the fabulous poster image every time you have your coffee. Personally, mugs are my favorite merch item. Of course, you'll get thanked in the program.
Included Items
  • Coffee Mug with logo
1 claimed
Ships to United States of America

T-Shirt

$100 USD
Strut around town showing off our super cool graphic. Of course, you'll get thanked in the program.
Included Items
  • T-shirt with Logo
2 claimed
Ships to United States of America

T-shirt & Mug combo

$150 USD
Drink that morning coffee while wearing your t-shirt. Seems quite a nice combo to me. Of course, you'll get thanked in the program.
Included Items
  • Coffee Mug with logo
  • T-shirt with Logo
1 claimed

All the swag!

$250 USD
Obviously you love the poster image! Go for it all. Of course, you'll get thanked in the program.
Included Items
  • Coffee Mug with logo
  • T-shirt with Logo
  • 12x18 Poster
  • Postcard
1 claimed

Climate Change Champion

$500 USD
Admit it, you've struggled to find a way to make your interest in climate change real. What better way than participating in the staging of the first climate change play in the Times Square area? Plus, we'll kick in all the swag, a ticket and your name on the program.
Included Items
  • Coffee Mug with logo
  • T-shirt with Logo
  • 12x18 Poster
  • 1 Ticket
  • Postcard
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Theatre Hero

$1,000 USD
Be a theater and climate change hero. Get all the swag, 2 tickets, name in the program and, if you so choose, a big hug from the playwright. Let's face it, if we don't change course, all the great coastal cities will be gone so why not help put this play on the stage?
Included Items
  • Coffee Mug with logo
  • T-shirt with Logo
  • 12x18 Poster
  • 1 Ticket (2)
0 claimed

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