About this project
If you live in New York, California or Chicago you're familiar with improv comedy, but outside of the major improv meccas, cities are missing the energy and excitement of live, unscripted comedy!
Central Pennsylvania has never had an improv festival..... until now! The Harrisburg Comedy Zone is home to touring improv troupe Don't Break the Streak. (DBtS)
DBtS is hosting the first annual, 2010 Comedy Improv Throw Down and we're doing it BIG! We have 16 top improv troupes from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland coming to battle over a three day weekend for the chance to win bragging rights and a nice cash prize!
This is where we need YOUR help! If you're interested in giving creativity the opportunity to shine, from dedicated actors and cast members from a four State region, you would be doing this festival a huge service by supporting it!
Our goal is to raise $1,000.00 to be used as a cash prize for the winning improv troupe at the end of the festival. The last improv troupe standing will walk away with $1,000.00 in prize money to be used to further their show and the advancement of their art provided we reach our goal!
In an effort to be responsible and realistic with our requested amount, we are only requesting the $1,000.00 prize money. Any funds donated above that will be used toward advertising and promoting expenses to promote this event. 100% of the backing funds will be used for this improv festival! Should the amount raised reach $15,000.00 a $5,000.00 donation will also be made to the charity of choice in the name of the winning improv troupe.
We're asking you for YOUR help. We think it's only fair to tell you what we're doing from our side too! From our first show in the Harrisburg Comedy Zone in November 2009, the cast of DBtS has waived their $10 ticket price in exchange for a "Pay what you think it's worth AFTER the show" policy. Our focus is having a full happy audience regardless if they can afford it or not. We don't want our ticket price to be the reason people don't come to the show. We encourage people to come every week even if they can't pay at all because we believe everyone deserves to laugh! With the poor economy and people being out of work, we try to take them out of the real world for 90 minutes so they can leave with a smile quoting lines from the show!
The cast professionally tapes each show and creates a web series on Funny or Die called Improv Comedy Funny or Die Web Series! You can watch some video clips there to see a little improv comedy from a show taped 5/16/2010. http://funnyordie.com/dbts
Here is a little promo about the cast hosting this event! Don't Break the Streak!
If you want more information on the festival, visit http://dontbreakthestreak.com
Thank you for your generous gift! I hope everyone enjoys the rewards we've picked out for each level!
Keith Hanshaw, Producer
Don't Break the Streak
http://gigsalad.com/dbts
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A personal thank you email from one of the cast members of Don't Break the Streak!
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For $5 you can poke the producer with a stick at a live DBtS show! If we don't perform near you you can poke us on facebook!
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A copy of the full parody by DBtS "IMPROVention: Steve" full 38 minute episode, commercial free DVD
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An autographed cast photo of the original cast of Don't Break the Streak improv troupe AND the DVD IMPROVention:Steve!
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Original 2010 Comedy Improv Throw Down T-shirt, a copy of the DVD IMPROVention: Steve and an autographed copy of the original cast of DBtS!
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Credit on the festival DVD and website as a bronze level sponsor as well as an invitation to attend a special cocktail party August 13th from 5-7 before the comedy festival kicks off! Priority seating and our sincere thanks and appreciation for helping to make this festival happen! Credited as volunteer level sponsors for the festival on the website. You also get an autographed cast photo, a copy of IMPROVention: Steve and a 2010 Comedy Improv Throw Down T-shirt!
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Credit on the festival DVD and website as a Silver level sponsor as well as an invitation to attend a special cocktail party August 13th from 5-7 before the comedy festival kicks off! Priority seating and our sincere thanks and appreciation for helping to make this festival happen! Credited as Silver level sponsors for the festival on the website. You also get an autographed cast photo, a copy of IMPROVention: Steve and a 2010 Comedy Improv Throw Down T-shirt!
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will get executive producer credits on the Festival DVD that is being professionally shot for distribution after the event. A business sponsor may also submit a 30 second digital commercial and we will include it on the festival DVD. They will also get an autographed copy of the DVD, an autographed 8X10 of the cast of Don't Break the Streak, VIP list status with reserved front row seating for you and a guest for ANY show in 2010. (Just let us know when you're planning on coming to a show so we can make arrangements for you and get you on the VIP list for that show!) A custom printed Don't Break the Streak T-shirt made by the cast and autographed upon your request! The last item is an autographed copy of an unreleased show that only you and the cast will ever have a copy of! Credited as Gold level sponsors for the festival on the website.
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get naming rights of the banquet room where the workshops are being held for 14 hours of the weekend! (The John Q. Flan Banquet Room) An autographed copy of the Festival DVD and an autographed 8x10 cast photo. VIP list status with reserved front row seating for up to 5 guests with no cover at ANY show in 2010. (Just let us know when you're planning on coming to a show so we can make arrangements for you and get you on the VIP list for that show!) A custom printed Don't Break the Streak T-shirt made by the cast and autographed upon your request! Credited as Platinum level sponsors for the festival on the website.
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This ONE sponsor will get the naming rights of the event (The Harrisburg Comedy Zone presents, "The 2010 sponsors name Comedy Improv Throw Down" ) They will be included in all print, radio, social media and website advertisements as the major sponsor for the event, and listed on the website as "Special Thanks to SPONSOR NAME OR COMPANY for generously donating the prize package for this event " on the Comedy Festival website for this four state event. An autographed copy of the Festival DVD and an autographed 8x10 cast photo. VIP list status with reserved front row center stage seating for ANY show in 2010. (Just let us know when you're planning on coming to a show so we can make arrangements for you and get you on the VIP list for that show! VIP status covers you and up to a total of 10 people with no cover) A custom printed Don't Break the Streak T-shirt made by the cast and autographed upon your request! Credited as our major sponsor for the festival on the website.
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