About this project
Our acting company is putting on a production of "The Visit" by Friedrich Durrenmatt this summer at the Tulsa SummerStage 2010. We received a grant from the Tulsa Performing Arts Center to receive the space and we chose the Visit because of it's timely topics to the world around us.
The story takes place in Gullen, a city in Central Europe. The townspeople are on the verge of bankruptcy and need help, fast! It just so happens that the richest woman in the world, Claire Zachanassian, is coming to the town of her birth for a visit. It's up to Anton Schill to get the money from her, but unbeknownst to him, it may cost him his life. Will the town put the needs of the many before the needs of the few? Will prosperity win over human decency? Find out June 24th through June 27th at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.
We have cast the play with about 25+ actors and have found it considerably hard to get funds for the set costs, costume construction, which is extremely vital to the show, and the various other incidental needs for the production. We are moving with the production, and are looking for sponsors to help us get going.
You can find out more about us at http://www.actorsoftulsa.org or at http://www.youtube.com/actorsoftulsa.
Somethings in the works:
-We have been doing actor profiles for all of our cast members. These cast members are being introduced one at a time on our YouTube channel. That can be located at http://www.youtube.com/actorsoftulsa
-We have reduced our ticket prices for early birds to $8 dollars for people who buy their tickets early. They can be purchased at http://bit.ly/killschill. So buy those ticket early
-We have been going out to give promotional material such as flyers and other such things to places such as our own Mayfest this last week. (we also saw the Cherry Poppin Daddies) This bonded us as a cast and allowed us to meet the audience and the people of Mayfest. It is an important thing for us to connect with the community that we live in and this is a way in which we can directly do it.
-We had a week of table rehearsal that allowed us to converse about the script, and really get into the text, making connections with the other actors. We also worked on relationships and action-objective with each actor.
-We start blocking this weekend, and will continue to go through the script, putting the show on it's feet and getting going.
Our budget is as follows:
Budget for The Visit, Actors Company of Tulsa, May 2010
Pre-Production Debit Credit
Royalties to Samuel French $300.00
Script Costs $300.00
Rehearsal Space Donated
Audition Space Donated
Performance Space Donated
Production Costs
Promo and Postcard Costs $75.00
Web Design and Domain $10.50
Poster Printing Costs $200.00
Technical Costs
Building of Doorways and Set $300.00
Costume Rental Costs $500.00
Hair and Makeup Costs $150.00
Lighting Cost $100.00
Sound Costs $100.00
Music Costs (Ascap) $200.00
Copying, Printing, and Forms $150.00
Post-Production
Lighting Design $500.00
Sound Design and Shows $100.00
Set Design and Shows $500.00
Costume Designer Costs $500.00
Director Costs $500.00
Stage Manager Costs $500.00
Actor Stipend ($25 per actor) $625.00
Incidentals $250.00
Fees and Damages $250.00
Marketing Fees % of Ticket Sales TBA
Total Budget for Show $5,510.50
You can be a part of this goal by helping us raise our funds to make this show happen. We are asking for your compassion and your help in making a dream of an acting company in Tulsa a reality. Thank you for your support at various levels.
Things you can do!
-Leave a comment saying, "Hell yeah, I support a Tulsa based theatrical company" or something like that.
-Share this link with everyone you know, Twitter, Facebook, Myspace. Mention us in your newsletter, your mailing list, or your other correspondence.
-Word of mouth. Mention http://bit.ly/supportact to people who you believe would be interested in what we are doing.
Future Plans
We plan on releasing a season and starting a school for actors in Tulsa in order to begin apprenticeships and begin the actor revolution in Tulsa. Establishing a school will allow us to legitimize acting education in the area and create our educational systems and a self sustaining theatre company. Thanks for your support.
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This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on May 31, 2010.
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FRIENDS CIRCLE - Our heartfelt thanks and a personal email from one of our members.
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AUDIENCE CIRCLE - A group video thanking all of you from all of us.
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PATRON'S CIRCLE - A signed postcard showing all of the ensemble members of the company at a location in Downtown Tulsa.
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ACTORS CIRCLE - A coffee mug from the Actors Company of Tulsa.
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DIRECTORS CIRCLE - A T-Shirt from the Actor's Company of Tulsa in Your Size.
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PRODUCERS CIRCLE - You will receive two complementary tickets to our first production,an invitation to the opening night party of our first production, "The Visit".
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ANGELS CIRCLE - You will be listed as a producer of our first production, season tickets to our productions, and an invitation to our opening night party.
Project By
Connected as Starr Hardgrove (735 friends)
Starr Hardgrove (Director, Various) Starr is a graduate from Southeastern Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor's in Theatre and will be completing his Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Arkansas in the fall. Starr is the Artistic Director of the Actors Company of Tulsa, a group with high hopes of becoming an organization, and for his day job works with the Tulsa Opera, Tulsa Technology Center, and the Tulsa Stagehands Union (IATSE 354)
