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World Premiere! Kosmic Joke: Killing Time

Celebrate this new work for and by local women for the Theatre Made in Boulder Festival.

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World Premiere! Kosmic Joke: Killing Time

World Premiere! Kosmic Joke: Killing Time

World Premiere! Kosmic Joke: Killing Time

World Premiere! Kosmic Joke: Killing Time

World Premiere! Kosmic Joke: Killing Time

Celebrate this new work for and by local women for the Theatre Made in Boulder Festival.

Celebrate this new work for and by local women for the Theatre Made in Boulder Festival.

Celebrate this new work for and by local women for the Theatre Made in Boulder Festival.

Celebrate this new work for and by local women for the Theatre Made in Boulder Festival.

Buck Lee
Buck Lee
Buck Lee
Buck Lee
2 Campaigns |
Boulder, United States
$120 USD 3 backers
20% of $600 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Overview
Buck Lee Productions is overjoyed about the power of this idea coming to life for an evening of short plays as part of the Dairy Art's Theatre Made In Boulder Festival, January 31st. In this very moment, as net neutrality takes over debates, can a lesbian "hacktivist" and a decided non-feminist bring this dystopian science fiction stage play to the sociopolitical forefront of the present United States dialogue? This one-night only world premiere asks for a hand in making history in the present.

Short Summary

Buck Lee Productions is driven to create new works that give voice to women and marginalized voices, and a platform on which to be heard. 

Kosmic Joke: Killing Time is a 6-person, all female cast, with a female director/set-designer/costume-designer. Meet out actors here!

By taking on so many tasks to mount this production ourselves, our cast and crew are galvanized to make this production affordable - without compromising our mission to create the work we want to do that will also contribute to a larger discussion of women in society.

Beyond that, we simply want to tell a good story. By using themes of science fiction, and placing our story in a bleak future alongside a message hope, we hope to abstract a cautionary tale that our audience here and now can digest to form new solutions for our global future.

What We Need & What You Get

Our sustainably-minded production is simple by design, and just needs a little help getting to the night of our performance, fully dressed.

  • Each actor will be paid a one-time $100 stipend, for a total cost of $600. With all of our actors commuting from out of town, this helps offset their travel expenses. 
  • Set costs: $200
  • Photography costs: $80
  • Marketing costs: $40
  • Costume costs: $30
    Total: $950

    We will receive a third of ticket sales ($15 divided by 3 = $5) for a house with 70 seats. If we fill the house, we will receive the $350 remaining, so we are crowdfunding for the $600 needed to break even.

    Check out our rewards list for how we want to care for your contributions!

The Impact

  • We are excited about the possibility of creating new roles for women in theatre that are exciting, challenging, and distinct from other roles available.
  • We are thrilled to be challenging our Boulder community, which has now become the home of a new Google campus, with our themes of net neutrality and women in tech.
  • Buck Lee Productions will also be producing a new show in the Spring, and we plan to continue developing new work that makes waves.
  • We deeply want to be in dialogue with our community, and we want to be held accountable for the work we do - we are always open to transparency and communication. Get in touch with us!

Risks & Challenges

Our world premiere is a one-night only performance, and we may not sell out the house, and not break even with our budget, but that's okay!

  • Killing Time needs this budget to get to our world premiere, but once we create this performance, we will be able to take our production to a smaller venue, the Nomad to continue running.
  • Because Killing Time is a short play, this production will enable us to create follow-up pieces that we can serially release next season, to create the full play in 3 parts.

Other Ways You Can Help

Some people just can't contribute, but that doesn't mean they can't help:

  • if you are an artist, or someone who is just interested in the creative process, we welcome you to come to our rehearsals!
  • if you live in Boulder, or will be visiting on January 31st, 2018, please join us in the audience!
  • To be involved in future Buck Lee Productions, get in touch with us at buckleeproductions.com

    Thank you!
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Social Media Shout-out

$10 USD $11 USD (9% off)
Get featured across Buck's digital platforms! Be a star for a day on her instagram, facebook, and website.
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Ask an Actor Anything

$20 USD $30 USD (33% off)
Here is your chance to get the inside scoop on what it is like to be an originating actor of a brand new role for the theatre. Send your questions, and the actors will answer! *Limit 5 questions . Questions subject to the approval of the director.
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Video Shout-Out

$65 USD $75 USD (13% off)
One of our actor's will make an in-character video for your contribution of $65!
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Pick a Puppet

$100 USD $200 USD (50% off)
Did you know this show includes puppets? Well it does - and you could win one of our original puppets, designed just for this show by contributing $100 to our campaign.
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Producer Credit

$150 USD $200 USD (25% off)
Yes! You can be a producer of a brand-new work of theatre, and be featured in our programming, and future credits for Kosmic Joke: Killing Time.
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