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THE TWO-STEP is a theatrical success!

Cheep Art's newest work wasn't cheap, and one production tour isn't the end. The show must go on!

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THE TWO-STEP is a theatrical success!

THE TWO-STEP is a theatrical success!

THE TWO-STEP is a theatrical success!

THE TWO-STEP is a theatrical success!

THE TWO-STEP is a theatrical success!

Cheep Art's newest work wasn't cheap, and one production tour isn't the end. The show must go on!

Cheep Art's newest work wasn't cheap, and one production tour isn't the end. The show must go on!

Cheep Art's newest work wasn't cheap, and one production tour isn't the end. The show must go on!

Cheep Art's newest work wasn't cheap, and one production tour isn't the end. The show must go on!

Christine Longe
Christine Longe
Christine Longe
Christine Longe
2 Campaigns |
Seattle, United States
$925 USD 15 backers
105% of $880 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Short, Sweet, and to the Point:

Here I am with Seattle's giant piggy bank, Rachel.  She's short, sweet, and to the point, too.
Disguised as the company Cheep Art, I'm a theatre artist committed to creating high-quality, engaging new work and taking it beyond my hometown for more people to experience.
This funding campaign is a bookend to the year-long process of developing THE TWO-STEP. Like the contributors who've met my initial $880 goal (YOU DID IT!), a village-worth of individuals have contributed their time, talent, stories, skills, and more in support of my idea becoming a true theatrical experience. THANK YOU! (WE DID IT!)
And I DID IT! With abundant tears, sweat, and blood (thanks to a park bench injury), I've condensed 40 years of my grandparents' love, wisdom, dancing, traveling, and dreaming into a 52-minute solo play. HOORAY! I've performed it seven times in Winnipeg, five times in Chicago, and four times in Seattle. The Winnipeg Fringe Festival press gave my show 4 stars, and the Seattle Fringe Festival audiences voted THE TWO-STEP as their top pick! The standing ovations and teary-eyed smiles require no explanation. Closing night of my final 2014 festival was in some ways just the beginning; I now know so much about the artistic potential of this show. I'm ready for more!
Praise aside, I'm starting to feel the financial "bumps in the road" as I've invested all my time and earnings into a full-year process. This summer, I toured away from regularly paid work hours for 2+ months, while paying rent, insurance, and all the other daily expenses on top of travel and marketing costs.


MY CAMPAIGN GOAL...as flexible funding STEPS:

THANK YOU! $880 covered the airfare and city transit costs from Winnipeg & Chicago, plus 10% in various fees (Indiegogo, credit card, etc). Whew!

NEW GOALS for the final week: 

$980 - help me pay my volunteer sound designer/operator at least $100!

$1,100 - help me partially pay off the newspaper ad from Winnipeg!

$1,300 - help me partially pay off rehearsal space costs!

$1,500 - help me pay myself $200 for all this work?!


A few of the major Cheep Art Expenses ($5,000), paid by Christine, July 2013 - September 2014:

$1,650 fringe festival application (x10) and participation (x3) fees

$900 director stipend for the one and only Paul Budraitis

$0 sound designer/operator stipend (very generously volunteered)

$200 composer stipend (paid by an unsolicited friendly donation!)

$125 photographer stipend for poster image 

$300 rehearsal space for 3+ months

$240 advertisement in Winnipeg newspaper

$400 transportation/meals/advertising materials during three weeks in Winnipeg

$350 Poster/flyer printing & distribution costs for Winnipeg and Chicago (paid by an unsolicited family donation!)

$650 airfare to/from Chicago & Winnipeg

$150 weekly bus passes & train tickets in Chicago & Winnipeg

(Note: I haven't compensated myself a single cent for this over-time work in the past 395+ days.)


DONOR PERKS! READ THE LIST OVER THERE! -->

THIRTEEN PERKS TO CHOOSE FROM! CLAIM ONE!

I WANT TO GIVE BACK TO YOU!

If you've already visited (and/or donated to) this campaign, read them carefully! I've adjusted some of the price levels and a few of the perks!


Impact.

Your contribution fuels my faith in community, collaboration, and creativity. I've ridden the undulating waves of doubt and exuberance throughout my play's development, and I ultimately believe that this is a show worth experiencing. I'm very proud of my work. Help me keep THE TWO-STEP on the road for its future audiences around the world!

To tell you the truth, the successful 2012 Indiegogo campaign for ROBERTA AND THE MOON provided THE TWO-STEP with a strong start of $1,000. The first thing I did was invest in quality direction from Paul Budraitis. I am ever so grateful that he accepted what I consider a very paltry paycheck (compared to his caliber of work). He offered the richest collaborative experience I ever could have wished for.

Any surplus from this campaign - after paying my debts - will go straight to a savings account for developing my next project. The cycle of generosity keeps moving forward!

    You can help beyond the piggy bank! Tell people about THE TWO-STEP!

    Now that I have the show in production-ready form, I want to produce it as much as possible! If you have connections to a venue in ANY city, let me know!

    Please help me spread the word about my show and this campaign. Make some noise! If ten of your friends can spare a cup of coffee for one day, that really makes a difference!

    THANK YOU, ALL!

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    Choose your Perk

    My adoration and appreciation

    $5 USD
    Thanks expressed on the Cheep Art website and Facebook page!
    0 claimed

    A greeting from the road!

    $10 USD
    Digital photo update from Chicago or Seattle via email or Facebook (must provide your email address via the Cheep Art website and/or "like" Cheep Art on Facebook)
    1 claimed

    Signatures, please...

    $15 USD
    Signed promo postcard of The Two-Step by the performer and director
    Estimated Shipping
    October 2014
    2 claimed

    You've got REAL mail!

    $20 USD
    Mailed souvenir postcard, picked and handwritten with love, from Chicago or Seattle (must provide mailing address)
    Estimated Shipping
    September 2014
    3 claimed

    You've got TALKING mail!

    $25 USD
    E-postcard (video) from Chicago or Seattle (must provide email address via Cheep Art website)
    Estimated Shipping
    September 2014
    1 claimed

    A rare Cheep Art T-shirt!

    $40 USD
    A Cheep Art T-shirt from the vault! (must provide preferred size and top three color choices, shipping address, and gift message option)
    Estimated Shipping
    December 2014
    0 claimed

    Cheep Art gift bag!

    $50 USD
    A gift bag of surprises including new Cheep Art merchandise (must provide shipping address if out of Seattle area).
    Estimated Shipping
    December 2014
    0 out of 5 of claimed

    BE MY GUEST!

    $150 USD
    Be my date to a social or international dance of your choice in Seattle before December 31, 2014 (includes one drink and entry fee; must provide email address to make arrangements)
    Estimated Shipping
    December 2014
    0 claimed

    A story, you say?!

    $200 USD
    1 personal story from your own history, transcribed and written by me with love, creatively printed in a memento book (must provide email and shipping addresses; delivery time dependent on length of story and number of similar story perks claimed)
    0 out of 2 of claimed

    A story PLUS photos, you say?!

    $250 USD
    1 personal story PLUS photos creatively printed in a memento book (must provide shipping addresses; delivery time dependent on length of story and number of similar story perks claimed)
    0 out of 2 of claimed

    TWO stories PLUS photos?!

    $300 USD
    2 personal stories PLUS photos written with love and creatively printed in a memento book (must provide shipping and email addresses; delivery dependent on length of stories and number of similar story perks claimed)
    0 out of 2 of claimed

    Wanna dance? Write? Act?

    $400 USD
    FREE 60-90 minute educational workshop for a group of 5-18 children or adults, availability restrictions apply. Let's get creative! (must provide email address to make arrangements; must be claimed by June 2015)
    0 claimed

    I'll sing and dance for you!

    $500 USD
    Birthday or retirement party entertainment (1-3 hours), availability restrictions apply (must provide email address to make arrangements; must claim perk by June 2015)
    0 claimed
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