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Update #5: Pasties Production Line!

Posted on August 30, 2010

Good afternoon Femmes, Friends, Allies, and all!!

We just wrapped an epic crafting session where we really pushed the boundaries of ribbon, glitter, and conical foam. It was so fun imagining your smiling faces when you open these shiny packages! We are so grateful for your support...enjoy your rewards! If you haven't sent your address in yet, please do so as soon as possible. Your sack of joy is at Femme Headquarters waiting for you!

Tour was a major success. We played for about 500 screaming fans all over the East Coast. Most powerful of all was the feeling that this show was needed, and filled a void. We were deeply moved by the opportunity to perform in new places and keep dialogue about gender, sexuality, and queerness going and going and going.

Now that we're home from the road, we are busting booty to get ready for our annual show in Portland on September 25 and our big huge Boston show on October 7 and 8. For more details about our upcoming performances, please visit www.thefemmeshow.com.

As this will be our last update on Kickstarter, we must be sure to stay in touch! To keep up with our moving and shaking, please check out our plethora of social networking opportunities:
www.twitter.com/thefemmeshow
www.facebook.com/thefemmeshow

Thank you so much!

Signing off and tending to glue gun burns,

The Femme Show

Update #4: We're in Philly thanks to you!

Posted on August 19, 2010

Hi friends!!

We are having a SUPER successful tour so far...thanks to YOUR support! We've had bigger houses than we expected in nearly every city! We've had cute and generous hosts at our home-stays! We've had exceptional fun playing car games and eating snacks! Truly, this tour is becoming the stuff of legends.

Most importantly, we are sharing work that's powerful, potent, and needed. Thank you for empowering us to share our voices.

We can't wait to reward our backers when we get home. Until then, some pictures!
Femme Show cast shot at Bluestockings!
Bow chicka wow wow backstage in Albany
We said award winning!!
Famous in Worcester

Thank you so so much!

Love,
The Femmes

Update #3: Tour Page Updated!

Posted on August 1, 2010

Hi Friends!
Be sure to check out our updated tour page at www.thefemmeshow.com/blog/tour !

We are so excited to see you at a show!

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Update #2: We've reached our goal...don't stop BELIEVING!

Posted on July 27, 2010

Dear Friends,
We are so grateful to all our backers!!!! Thanks to you, we've reached our goal of $600!

And now our backers can look forward to looking fancy in Femme Show accoutrement! You scratch our back, we put pasties on your front. Backers, please send your name and the address you'd like to receive your prizes at to: Madgeofhonor@gmail.com .

In addition to hot gluing your goods, Femmes and friends are firing on all cylinders to get ready for tour popping off in a mere 17 days. 17!

So we want to pose one more challenge to our supporters. And by pose, I mean:

And by challenge I mean: we were so successful so quickly we want to see if we can raise a bit more money. So far, your contributions will fund van rental, travel costs, and venue rental on our August tour when we bring the Femme Show to NEW CITIES on our LONGEST TOUR EVER

They will also help fund the rent for our all-new show in Cambridge, October 7 and 8. Renting a venue in Boston is one of our biggest expenses of the entire year. Femme supporters can help us demolish this expense and get some more fancy opportunities in return! Please consider sharing our Kickstarter with your friends so that we can increase our goal and fund the fall show!

**If we reach $800, ALL BACKERS will get your very own postcard from our touring cast mailed from the road!

**If we reach $1000, we will make a sparkly honor roll with ALL our backers' names, pose with it at each of our tour stops , and post it on the blog. And you've seen us pose right??!? THEN we will ask you, our backers to choose our 2010 curtain call song in Cambridge!! As long as it's not "Single Ladies."

THANK YOU for helping bring us on the road to:
*Saturday, August 14 Worcester, MA 3 PM 

Lucky Dog Lounge, 89 Green Street, Worchester, MA

*Saturday, August 14, Albany, NY 9:30 PM

*Tuesday, August 17, Pittsburgh PA 6:30 PM

Shadow Lounge, 5972 Baum Blvd

*Wednesday, August 18, Philadelphia, PA 9 PM

Lesbian Dorkestra opens!

Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave

*Saturday, August 21, Baltimore, MD

The Wind Up Space, 10-12 W. North Ave.

...with some additional shows still in the works!

If you're able to increase your donation, that's great! If you're able to email this Kickstarter link to 5 friends that's fabulous! If you're able to tweet about the Femme Show that's grand! If you're able to make our Kickstarter your status for a day that's superfantastic!

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts and glitter bottles.

Update #1: Action shots!

Posted on July 16, 2010

We thought you might find it inspiring to see some still shots of the Femme Show cast in action. The show features everything from heavy lifting to sorting out cat fights....

M Hanora during "Carrying." Yes, it's real! And the tattoos too.

SPPSSM is mediating a dress scuffle that had ruffles flying.

Mylene burning your ears with the realness!

Thank you for more support. We will try to offer some more morsels to delight you over these next 28 days together.

XO
Femme Show

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Lipstick kiss (on nice paper, or napkin if you prefer) from cast member

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Homemade fascinator (aka hair clip or pin if you prefer), postcard, paper kiss

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