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This is it! If we can raise at least $12,000 through Kickstarter, you'll get a nifty new production company -- Little Bird Theater. Here's our mission:
We present performances to wake you up. We prioritize excellence, intellect, love and beauty so that artists and audiences alike might leave the theater feeling more connected and alive.
After 15 years of writing, acting, directing and helping to manage theaters in Bellingham, I'm thrilled to create Little Bird. For our debut, we're presenting my new play, February September. It's about a single woman who decides to get pregnant, and her family's reaction. It's about brothers and sisters and chipwiches, and features a stellar cast. Kickstarter willing, we'll perform it for you in April 2012.
Little Bird Theater doesn't have a permanent home. Instead, we'll do pop-up performances, slipping into vacant spaces for a short term rental. We'll build the set, rehearse and perform the show, then move on. By fully inhabiting each space, we aim to create a rich experience for our audiences while injecting life into the empty buildings around town.
Kickstarter funds will pay for the building blocks of Little Bird (e.g. lights & a mobile stage) and cover the production costs for our first show. After that, Little Bird will be self-sustaining: ticket revenues from the previous show will fund each new project.
Thanks for your interest and support! I can't wait to bring Little Bird to life.
love,
carolyn.
FAQ
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Little Bird seed money: Mobile stage materials & labor, lights, light board.
“February September” production: Rent, permits, set, costumes, designers, actors, technicians.
Kickstarter costs: Fees, rewards, shipping.
I'm happy to send you a full budget if you like.
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We are! This Kickstarter campaign is designed to get Little Bird off the ground. Once this seed money has been raised, Little Bird will be self-sustaining.
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Little Bird Theater is Carolyn McCarthy and whoever she rounds up to work with her. Current collaborators include Amber Strawn, Andrea Rackl, Andrew Connor, Aurora RuPert, Ben Eisner, Chris Coombs, Jaz Okura-Youtsey, Jordan Donovan, Kari Severns, Karie Jane Von Allmen, Kathy Cowles, Kent Chasson, Libby Hazen, Mike Mathieu, R. Lewis, Rowan Moore-Seifred, Ruthie V. & Wesley Davis.
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We don't know yet. We’ll slip into a vacant space at the last minute, bringing life to downtown by making art in empty buildings. We'll start the search for a venue in early 2012.
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Mostly original work. In 2012 we'll present February September and a new play by Ben Eisner. Mike Mathieu (The Cody Rivers Show) is interested in writing for Little Bird, though nothing is in the works as yet. Despite the diminutive in the title, Little Bird's shows will be for grown-ups.
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You are! Thanks for your curiosity and generosity. We love you.
Have a question? If the info above doesn't help, you can ask the project creator directly.
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A short play or song by Carolyn written on the theme of your choice, invite to a special open rehearsal & DVD of “February September,” bird print by Cary Lane, singing telegram (Happy Birthday + 1 song of your choice) by Carolyn & friends, Little Bird ornament, show poster, thank you & a big hug!
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Carolyn McCarthy is an actor, singer, playwright and director living in Bellingham, Washington.
Her solo show, "Too Beautiful," played to sell-out crowds and was held over repeatedly in 2007. With Mike Mathieu (The Cody Rivers Show), she created "Music Box #1: Snow Globe" and "Music Box #2: Side By Side" for iDiOM Theater. Favorite Bellingham roles include Sam in "Squalor," Philia in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and Greta in "After Easter." Carolyn sings with the folk trio Random Orbit Sanders and has been known to belt out jazz tunes at Skylark's.
Carolyn graduated magna cum laude from Carleton College. In Seattle, she studied acting and playwriting at Freehold Theater and voice with Jay Clayton. She worked for two years as iDiOM Theater's Development Director and served on the Board of Directors at the Bellingham Theatre Guild. Carolyn is excited to put her multifaceted knowledge of theater to work for Little Bird.
