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Rhapsody Collective Cycle 3!

This Cycle, we're creating six new plays inspired by the theme "The Common Room: Heroes vs. Villains

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Rhapsody Collective Cycle 3!

Rhapsody Collective Cycle 3!

Rhapsody Collective Cycle 3!

Rhapsody Collective Cycle 3!

Rhapsody Collective Cycle 3!

This Cycle, we're creating six new plays inspired by the theme "The Common Room: Heroes vs. Villains

This Cycle, we're creating six new plays inspired by the theme "The Common Room: Heroes vs. Villains

This Cycle, we're creating six new plays inspired by the theme "The Common Room: Heroes vs. Villains

This Cycle, we're creating six new plays inspired by the theme "The Common Room: Heroes vs. Villains

Michael Block
Michael Block
Michael Block
Michael Block
5 Campaigns |
New York, United States
$2,450 USD 32 backers
44% of $5,500 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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What is the Common Room: Heroes vs. Villains?:

Rhapsody Collective, now in its third cycle, is challenging our artists in a way we’ve never explored before! As we do each cycle, we give our teams a theme to create upon. This cycle, we’ve not only given them a theme, we’ve added a subtheme! In cycle 3, we’re exploring The Common Room: Heroes vs. Villains! We will be presenting six brand new plays that all take place on the same set that also capture the essence of the age-old battle, heroes vs. villains!

One of the great challenges is how we can present six potentially very different stylistic plays that all use the same exact room. The COMMON ROOM that has been chosen as our location is the common room of a college dorm. The personalities and situations that occur in this very public yet private place is an amazing location to explore the heroes vs. villains idea. Who are these heroes and villains that inhabit this college?

Why we need YOUR help:

In order to bring these six plays to life, we need your help. This April, we will present our six teams’ plays in true workshop style at Alchemical Theatre Laboratory! Our goal is to charge a suggested donation as admission so you have the opportunity to see all six presentations and not feel as if you need to pick and choose.

This cycle, since we have a more “realistic” theme, we need to create the space for these plays to live in. Part of our budget will be devoted to create an iconic common room. We hope we can fill our space with items including a couch, a coffee table, end tables, a study table, chairs, lamps, and a community board that each team will be contributing an item to.

Where the funds are going:

Our ultimate goal is $5500 and here is how it will breakdown:

Rent our space at Alchemical Theatre Laboratory for tech and performances - $2500

Rent rehearsal spaces for all six teams - $1200

Scenic Elements - $1000

Print Programs and Promotional Materials - $200

Other Production Needs- $600

What is Rhapsody Collective?:

Rhapsody Collective is a group of young theater artists dedicated to creating new works from the ground up. Rhapsody Collective strives to foster new and innovative ideas in a safe environment of peers. The goal is to create, not produce. Over the course of a cycle, the ensemble of actors, directors, playwrights, and dramaturgs are randomly broken up into teams to create a brand new piece. The challenge for each team is “freedom within restrictions.” Each cycle has a theme each piece must incorporate. Additionally, the roles created must be written specifically for the actors on their team. At the end of the cycle, each play will be presented in one harmonious rhapsody.

If we exceed our goal (which would be awesome!), those funds will go to future Rhapsody Collective projects including an abridged Summer cycle, Playground Reads, and the start of Cycle 4 in the fall of 2015!

Who is Rhapsody Collective Cycle 3?:

Samantha Algieri (Actor), Andi Alhadeff (Playwright), Cria Ama (Actor) Courtney Beam (Dramaturg), Michael Bradley (Playwright), Nick Browne (Director), Christina Cervenka (Actor), Zachary Clarence (Actor), Brian Collins (Actor), Jenna Conner (Actor), Felicia Cooper (Actor), Petra Denison (Actor), Julia Devine (Actor), John Donchak (Actor), Kevin Donohue (Actor), Evelyn Dumont (Actor), Gillian Durkee (Playwright), Emily Feinstein (Director), JD Frost (Director), Christo Grabowski (Actor), Matthew Hansen (Actor), Ashley Hevey (Actor),  George Hider (Playwright), Kelly Hubbell (Actor), Colleen Hughes (Director), Molly Jones (Actor), Jo’Lisa Jones (Actor), Ariel Judson (Actor), James Tyler Kirk (Actor), Brian Knoebel (Playwright), Rebecca Knowles (Actor), Preston Maguire (Actor), Andrew Massey (Dramaturg), Jesse McCaig (Actor) Mary Elizabeth McDonnell (Actor), Matthew Menendez (Actor), Sean Patrick Monahan (Playwright), Sophie Moshofsky (Actor), Anthony Ritosa (Actor), Sasha Rivera (Playwright), Alexis Robbins (Actor), Sarah Robotham (Actor), Julia Schonberg (Actor) Lindsey Sherman (Director), Jonathan Taylor (Director), Julia Yarwood (Actor)

Artistic Associates- Julia Warner and Madeline Hickman

For more on Rhapsody Collective, please visit rhapsodycollective.com and like us at facebook.com/rhapsodycollective 

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See a Hero and Villain

$30 USD
Want to see some heroes and villains in the flesh? For your contribution, you’ll get early access to reservations as well as a thank you on Facebook and our program.
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Evil Villain

$10 USD
That’s the best you can do? We joke! For your contribution, we’ll thank you on Facebook!
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Super Villain

$20 USD
We want to share your name with the world so you can be the ultimate super villain and everyone will know your name! For your contribution, we’ll thank you on Facebook AND our program!
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Common Room Reading Material

$50 USD
Go back to college and read a brand new script! You’ll get signed copy of the Cycle 3 script of your choice, as well as a thank you on Facebook and our program, and early access to reservations.
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Hero Bling!

$100 USD
You’ll get a piece of jewelry designed by Artistic Director Michael Bradley Block inspired by your favorite hero or villain by AFI’s 100 Greatest Heroes and Villains in addition to a thank you on Facebook and our program and early access to presentation reservations.
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College Spirit!

$100 USD
You’ll get a piece of jewelry designed by Artistic Director Michael Bradley Block inspired by your school’s colors in addition to a thank you on Facebook and our program and early access to presentation reservations.
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A Hero's Tote

$125 USD
Share your heroic deed with an exclusive Rhapsody Collective Tote Bag! You’ll also get a thank you on Facebook and our program and early access to presentation reservations.
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Super Hero

$200 USD
You’re so super, we want to reward you with a signed copy of all 6 Cycle 3 scripts, your choice of a Rhapsody Collective tote bag or custom designed jewelry, as well as early access to reservations, and a thank you on Facebook and our program.
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VIP Hero

$500 USD
A hero deserves a VIP treatment. This VIP package includes 2 VIP tickets to each weekend of presentations as well all 6 Cycle 3 scripts, your choice of a Rhapsody Collective tote bag or custom designed jewelry, early access to reservations, and a thank you on Facebook and our program.
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The Most Gallant Hero

$1,000 USD
You are the greatest hero ever! You get it all! And a special pre-show drink with some of our collective members!
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