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!
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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!