11/2/12

Kickstarter - Midnight in Mumbai

Having no experience with fundraising, I embarked upon a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for my latest project. We raised $2,700 on Kickstarter which will go towards helping Christopher Shaw and Rachael Ferguson (2 phenomenal Seattle artists) buy their tickets to Mumbai.

THANK YOU!
I am really, truly, deeply grateful to our 63 backers for making this happen:


Alice Marshall
Alicia Bowman
Amber Kruel
Amie Colonna Gillingham
Amy Jean Swanson
Angel Stewart
Anne Liu Kellor
Barbie-Danielle DeCarlo
Bonnie Brooks
Brent Amaker
Brigid Ferkett
C Davida Ingram
Casey Jones
Cora Edmonds
Corey Paganucci
Cristina Orbe
David H. Adler
Edward Bennett
Ellen McGrath Smith
Eman Hassan
Emily Price
Erika Peterson
Felicia Hayes
Ian Obermuller
Jaime Lemonberry-Farkleface Mcclung
James Cagney
Jaye Marin Skinner
Jenny Asarnow
Jessie Caryl
Jim Demetre
Karen James
Karen Toering
Karen Tsang
Kat Morris
Kate Weale
Kelly O'Brien
Ken Shook
Laila Suidan
Laura Lucas
Lauren Davis
Leilani Lewis
Lisa Marie Rollins
Lisa Pollman
Lydia Swartz
Matt Daly
Mike Soriano
Natalie Diaz
Nicole Bearden
Nikki Turner
Nina Carduner
Ramata Diebate
Renee Marin
Sakara Remmu
Sarah Levine
Shannon Stull
Sharan Strange
Stacey Bennetts
Stephanie Pruitt Gaines
Timothy Lennon
Tommye Blount
Van Diep
Virginia Wright
Yonnas T Getahun


After Amazon.com and Kickstarter's fees (!!!) we should have about $2300 to put towards those efforts. Below is the more sobering reality check-- getting to India is a bit pricey. Additional donations will be gladly accepted via the event website

REAL EXPENSES:
$1500 - Venue Fees (damage deposit, cleaning fees)
$4,400* – Roundtrip Airfare for 2 Featured Artists
$2,200* - Roundtrip Airfare for 1 Childcare Assistant
$1000 - Production Design (Set elements, Lighting, and Sound)
$500 - Marketing and Public Relations
$400 Translation and Transportation Assistance in Mumbai


TOTAL: $10,000

*Average RT flight to Mumbai from Seattle (December): $2200 per person

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