"Captain Ferguson's School For Balloon Warfare" will have its international premiere at the 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
"To New Heights!"
Oracle Theatre Inc will proudly bring Captain Ferguson's School For Balloon Warfare, for it's international premiere, to the 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August. After our successful New York premiere last Summer, we'll be hosted by the Assembly for three straight weeks at the Roxy Arthouse/Downstairs, a beautiful converted former chapel in Georges Square in Edinburgh, Scotland. Help us as we soar to new heights!
Inspired by true events surrounding World War I, Captain Ferguson’s School for Balloon Warfare chronicles U.S. Army Captain Thomas Ferguson’s struggle to turn canvas observational balloons into armed attack vehicles against Kaiser Wilhelm. The production, a solo performance combined with original video projections, historical photos and interactive sound design, is an absurd yet moving ode to patriotism and misguided genius. Captain Ferguson... illuminates a period in American history not usually viewed from this perspective — looking up.
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PRIVATE- Time for roll call, soldier. SOUND OFF! Your name will be listed in all future productions of the show. You will get a personalized mention on the Captain's Facebook Page & Twitter Feed.
Estimated delivery: Jul 2012Pledge $25 or more
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SERGEANT- A Citation of Merit. You've earned it! All above rewards and a personalized letter from the Captain himself. All Sergeants receive their very own moustache and show balloon.
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LIEUTENANT- Display your loyalty to country and aviation. All above rewards, a photographic image from the production in Scotland & a "Captain Ferguson's School For Balloon Warfare" magnet. Perfect to place on that modern marvel: the ice-box.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $250 or more
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CAPTAIN- Report for Officer training! All above rewards & two free beginner level improv classes at NYC's premiere improv theater The PIT. You must be trained to think fast in any situation.
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MAJOR- Officers must study their history. All above rewards & a singed copy of the script. Read about what it takes to be a Captain in the Balloon Corps.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $750 or more
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COLONEL- To new heights! All above rewards & a toast (via Skype) with the Captain to the International premiere of the show. An opportunity to discuss with our actor his experiences with taking our show abroad.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $1,000 or more
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GENERAL- To the Mess hall for breakfast. All above rewards, as well a full breakfast served to you as you watch the show streamed live to your computer. It's an early morning (revellie at 6 am EST), but you didn't become a general by sleeping in your bunk.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
