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The Great Forgotten

The Great Forgotten was accepted into the Fringe Festival NYC. See us at The Robert Moss Theater!

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The Great Forgotten

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The Great Forgotten

The Great Forgotten

The Great Forgotten

The Great Forgotten was accepted into the Fringe Festival NYC. See us at The Robert Moss Theater!

The Great Forgotten was accepted into the Fringe Festival NYC. See us at The Robert Moss Theater!

The Great Forgotten was accepted into the Fringe Festival NYC. See us at The Robert Moss Theater!

The Great Forgotten was accepted into the Fringe Festival NYC. See us at The Robert Moss Theater!

Kacie Devaney
Kacie Devaney
Kacie Devaney
Kacie Devaney
2 Campaigns |
New York, United States
$1,301 USD 23 backers
18% of $7,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Short Summary

Hi folks! We are Kacie and Karen Devaney, a mother daughter team who wrote an original full length play entitled The Great Forgotten that was accepted into The New York City Fringe Festival 2015. The Great Forgotten goes up at the highly respected, Robert Moss Theater in Manhattan, August, 22nd, 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th. Performance times and more details can be found directly on The Fringe website in the coming weeks here,  http://www.fringenyc.org/.

Karen Devaney is a writer, actor, teacher, and was once a nurse who lives in Sacramento, California. Kacie Devaney is a playwright, actor, dancer, choreographer, singer/song writer, and Pilates instructor currently living in New York City.

The Great Forgotten is set during WWI  and the Roaring Twenties. Two sisters, Elizabeth and Celia, work as American nurses in France during the Great War. When they return the roaring twenties is in full swing. While both sisters eventually become flappers, performing together at a local speakeasy in Manhattan, one struggles to forget the war and everyone she lost, while the other finds solace in her new life and  seeks fame and fortune as a dancer.

We are beyond excited to have been accepted into the NYC Fringe Festival! The Great Forgotten was one of 200 plays chosen out of over 1,000 submissions! The New York Fringe Festival gets over 80,000 spectators each year many of whom are industry professionals! As women playwrights and actors, we strove to write a piece with strong female characters. We also wanted to tell the story of the nurses, the unsung heroes, who served during The Great War. This play is not only a historical account of what nurses endured during WWI, but a tribute to all women whose contributions have been chronically overlooked. The Great Forgotten sheds light on women who have had the courage to pursue their passions despite the struggles of sexism and oppression.

What we need now is your help in bringing The Great Forgotten to life! What does this mean? Well, as struggling artist, it means helping us raise funds by donating or spreading the word about our campaign on all of your social media sites. This is a full scale production and we need as much help as we can get. We will need funding for; Rehearsal space, a stage manager and crew, a lighting crew, directors, actors we can pay, props, costumes, sound engineer, video engineer, insurance and more.

We realize that putting up a play is challenging and that creating the authenticity we hope for on stage will be tough. On the other hand, we are hard workers and dedicated to getting The Great Forgotten out there. This is not just art for art’s sake, this is a story that needs to be told and must be heard! Women especially, let's band together and give this female dominated play the chance it deserves!

Thank you all so much for reading and considering The Great Forgotten. Remember too, every bit counts. If you can't donate, please spread the word on your social media sites by liking our page and talking us up here-- https://www.facebook.com/Thegreatforgotten.

THANK YOU ALL!!!!


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Those donating 1 to 49 dollars will get a special Thank You on all of our social media sites including our Great Forgotten Facebook and Twitter page reaching hundreds.
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Great Forgotten Bag/Notebook

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Donate 50 to 100 dollars and you will get a super nice Great Forgotten Bag or Notebook (Your Choice), with our beautiful logo as seen on our campaign. Also, a huge thank you on all of our Great Forgotten Social Media sites.
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Name A Character! Rehearsals!

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Ever wanted to be a playwright or see what it's like to be an actor, director, dancer? Those donating 500 dollars or more can NAME one of the day player character's in The Great Forgotten. How fun is that! Maybe it's YOUR name! If you live in New York, you will also have the option to come view a few of our rehearsals and get a behind the scenes look at what it takes to put up a play! Big Thank You's on all our social media sites and a verbal Thank You after all performances!
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10 Percent to Women in Theater

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Donate 1000 and 10 percent of your donation goes to, The League of Professional Theater Women! http://theatrewomen.org/support-us/. Giving Back to Women in the Arts!!! You will get an ENORMOUS Thank You on all of our Social Media Sites as well as a verbal Thank You at the end of each performance to be held at the highly respected, Robert Moss Theater in Manhattan.
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