We want to take a transformative production of Bernard Shaw's Candida to the Edinburgh Fringe. Help us do it!! Read more
We want to take a transformative production of Bernard Shaw's Candida to the Edinburgh Fringe. Help us do it!!
About this project
With your help, White Heron can soar.
A successful theatre piece is really the work of dozens of dedicated people. But bringing Candida to the Edinburg Festival Fringe this August will require the talent and support of hundreds.
You among them.
Some will support this effort because art enriches their lives and the lives of those around them. They believe in the transformative power of theatre to change people on a personal level. Others will support us because, with issues of feminism, socialism and religion currently in the media spotlight, George Bernard Shaw’s Candida is perhaps more relevant and powerful today than it was in 1892. And others will support White Heron because bringing a local production to a world-class venue is good for Nantucket and every artist who plies their craft on the island.
Whatever your reason, or level of support, please know that we are incredibly grateful.
About the production
One of Shaw’s personal favorites, Candida is the story of two men — a minister and a youthful poet — and the woman they both love (yet, fail to fully understand). It is a comedy that gets to the heart of the role of women within the family and society. Part witty Arthurian love triangle, part study in social morality, White Heron’s production of Candida challenges the audience’s views of the sexes and touches them on a personal level.
How did we get here?
Last Summer, we had an idea for a different approach to theatre. A number of us got together on Nantucket Island to expand the boundaries of classical theatre and make it relevant and personal for modern audiences.
After a considerable amount of planning, White Heron brought Shaw's Candida to the stage in the middle of a sleepy January season on Nantucket. The audience and reviews, however, were anything but sleepy. And now we have been chosen to perform in August at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. At one of its premier venues — Assembly.
We have a mountain yet to climb
We must raise $70,000, from a range of sources, including a generous matching grant, to bring Candida to Scotland. Through Kickstarter, we have set a goal of $29,000 to pay for the venue, our travel, lodging and other costs. We are hoping, of course, to exceed our Kickstarter goal and raise as much money as possible through this site, so please know that we are grateful for any gift — large and small.
Thank you for helping us bring contemporary, classical theatre to the world stage.
—Lynne Bolton & Michael Kopko, Co-Artistic Directors, White Heron Theatre Company
For more on White Heron and Candida, visit our website at www.whiteherontheatre.org.
Video Credits: Videographer, Lisa Frey. Editing, Jeff Tocci. Creative Direction, Grant Sanders. Original Music, © Copyright 2012, AW Bullington, used by permission of the composer, "Sunrise" by Alastair Cameron. Used under Creative Commons License by 3.0. Terms.
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Rewards
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2 backers
Animated thank you e-card, thanks on the White Heron website.
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16 backers
One ticket pass to any White Heron production anywhere! Donor credit on our website and in the playbill in Edinburgh.
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14 backers
One ticket pass to any White Heron production anywhere! Donor credit on our website and in the playbill in Edinburgh.
Signed poster from the Nantucket production.Estimated delivery: -
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18 backers
Two ticket passes to any White Heron production anywhere! Donor credit on our website and in the playbill in Edinburgh. Signed poster from the Nantucket production.
Official White Heron Theatre Company baseball cap.Estimated delivery: -
Pledge $250 or more
5 backers
Two ticket passes to any White Heron production anywhere! Donor credit on our website and in the playbill in Edinburgh. Signed poster from the Nantucket production. Official White Heron Theatre Company baseball cap.
Official White Heron Theatre Company heavy canvas tote bag.
Thank-you cocktail party in Nantucket. Date TBA.Estimated delivery: -
Pledge $500 or more
2 backers
Two ticket passes to any White Heron production anywhere! Donor credit on our website and in the playbill in Edinburgh. Signed poster from the Nantucket production. Official White Heron Theatre Company baseball cap. Official White Heron Theatre Company heavy canvas tote bag.
2 tickets to the Theatre Workshop of Nantucket production of your choice.
Thank-you cocktail party in Nantucket. Date TBA.Estimated delivery: -
Pledge $1,000 or more
1 backer
The January package! - 2 nights lodging, tickets to January White Heron Theatre Company workshop production, VIP reception after the show. Two ticket passes to any White Heron production anywhere!
Thank-you cocktail party in Nantucket. Date TBA.
Donor credit on our website and in the playbill in Edinburgh. Signed poster from the Nantucket production. Official White Heron Theatre Company baseball cap. Official White Heron Theatre Company heavy canvas tote bag.Estimated delivery: -
Pledge $1,500 or more
0 backers
White Heron Theatre Company will perform a reading of AR Gurney's "Love Letters" at your dinner party (travel outside of NY, New England not included). Two ticket passes to any White Heron production anywhere!
Thank-you cocktail party in Nantucket. Date TBA.
Donor credit on our website and in the playbill in Edinburgh. Signed poster from the Nantucket production. Official White Heron Theatre Company baseball cap. Official White Heron Theatre Company heavy canvas tote bag.Estimated delivery: -
Pledge $2,500 or more
1 backer
White Heron Theatre Company will perform a reading of AR Gurney's "Love Letters" at the venue of your choice for charity of your choice (travel outside of NY, New England not included). Two ticket passes to any White Heron production anywhere!
Donor credit on our website and in the playbill in Edinburgh.
Thank-you cocktail party for producers in New York City. Date TBA.
Signed poster from the Nantucket production. 2 Official White Heron Theatre Company baseball caps. Official White Heron Theatre Company heavy canvas tote bag.Estimated delivery: -
Pledge $5,000 or more
1 backer
Producer credit.
3 nights at a Nantucket B&B, 2 tickets to the Theatre Workshop of Nantucket production of your choice, dinner for 2.
Thank-you cocktail party for producers in New York City. Date TBA. Two ticket passes to any White Heron production anywhere!
Signed poster from the Nantucket production. 2 Official White Heron Theatre Company baseball caps. Official White Heron Theatre Company heavy canvas tote bag.Estimated delivery: -
Pledge $10,000
0 backers Limited (3 left of 3)
Executive producer credit.
1 week stay at the Artistic Director's Shell Cottage in Nantucket, August 2012. A lovely, recently renovated 4 bedroom house located in the center of the village of Siasconset. Walk to the beach...Email us for more details on this incredible reward. Two ticket passes to any White Heron production anywhere!
2 tickets to the Theatre Workshop production of your choice.
Thank-you cocktail party for producers in New York City. Date TBA.
Signed poster from the Nantucket production. 2 Official White Heron Theatre Company baseball caps. Official White Heron Theatre Company heavy canvas tote bag.Estimated delivery:
Funding period
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