Alumni of the University of Essex matchfunded £1,000
By
Alex Romberg
London
Maria Ornata is the first production by Bewilderness Theatre Company . We want to take this newly-written one-man show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017 . Please help us to get to Scotland!
A
crisis
has taken hold of the
Heavens!
For centuries and centuries,
gods, saints and spirits have ruled the world, but in the modern world
their influence has plummeted. All eyes are on the
Virgin Mary
, Queen of
the Heavens, to restore the old order. A
supernatural narrator
tells an unimaginable tale of divinity overturned, the collapse of
something eternal, and the ultimate fracturing of reality itself.
Bewilderness Theatre Company
are Alex Romberg, Dieter Brusselaers and Daniela Atiencia - all (former) students from East 15 Acting School. With our American director (Alex), Belgian actor/playwright (Dieter) and Colombian/Canadian assistant director (Daniela), we can pride ourselves on a very international team - and you can rest assured that we pull out all the stops to provide you with a truly mind-boggling storytelling experience!
Maria Ornata is not only a show that will be nourished by the talent and devotion of driven young artists from East 15 Acting School , but is looking towards a strong, internationally oriented development . The script is new writing, but draws on Seventeenth-Century Dutch source material, and will be completed at Can Serrat International Art Residency in Spain.
Our production at EdFringe would not only enrich the world with a very memorable performance, but would also be a fantastic kickstart to our professional careers and a once-in-a-lifetime experience .
In this initial fundraising campaign we aim to obtain enough money to cover the most essential costs for our Fringe participation: the venue hire and part of the marketing costs. We will play at the Ivy Studio at the Greenside Venues , and we will need all of the marketing resources we can, as Edinburgh is the largest Arts Festival in the world!
Your generous donation will go towards:
Venue Hire (four weeks): £3,090.00
Marketing and Promotion: £475.00
Our minimum of £2,163 will cover our Greenside venue hire fee. If we reach our target goal of £3,565 , we will be able to cover the rest of our venue hire, flyer design and printing costs. We will use any extra money to contribute towards production costs, further marketing, or travel costs to Edinburgh!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mariaornata/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MariaOrnata
If we succeed in producing Maria Ornata, it will be because of your support. Not just because you may have given us money, but also because you helped make this show the best it can be!
Sound out on Facebook or on Twitter with #MariaOrnata, share our posts wherever you can, e-mail your friends about it, or just talk your neighbor's ear off about this great new show that is coming to Edinburgh this summer. We are very grateful for your support - and we hope to see you in Scotland!
We are offering some fun rewards, which you read about in more detail on to the right!
We also are having a Prize Drawing Week. Any donations offered between 19-25 April will enter you in a drawing to win a Special Prize Pack !
Select this reward if you just want to donate to the project without receiving a reward.
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SOCIAL MEDIA SHOUTOUT-- Thank you for your donation! You will receive a shout out on social media!
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Estimated delivery: 1 May 2017
PROGRAM SHOUTOUT AND DIGITAL SCRIPT-- Thank you so much for your donation to Maria Ornata! You will receive: -A Social Media Shoutout -A Program Shoutout -A Digital Copy of the Script
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Estimated delivery: 1 May 2017
THE MARIA HORCHATA SPECIAL-- Thank you so much for your kind donation! You will receive a: -A Social Media Shoutout -A Program Shoutout -A 'Maria Horchata' Cocktail Recipe Book
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Estimated delivery: 1 May 2017
THE HEAVENLY SKILLS SPECIAL-- Thank you for your generous donation! You will receive: -A Social Media Shoutout -A Program Shoutout -A 'Maria Horchata' Cocktail Recipe Book -A Language Lesson (Spanish/Dutch)
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Estimated delivery: 1 May 2017
THE PRIZE PACK SPECIAL-- Thank you so much for your kind donation- e are so grateful! You will receive: -A Social Media Shoutout -A Program Shoutout -A 'Maria Horchata' Cocktail Recipe Book -A Language Lesson of Your Choice -A Prize Pack (Belgian Virgin Mary Candies, A Custom Universe Painting, A Signed Poster)
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Estimated delivery: 1 June 2017
THE DRUNK BIBLE STORIES SPECIAL: Wow! Thank you for your amazing donation, you will receive: -A Social Media Shoutout -A Program Shoutout -A 'Maria Horchata' Cocktail Recipe Book -A Language Lesson of Your Choice -A Prize Pack -A Custom Video of Your Choice (We'll email you with details!!)
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Estimated delivery: 1 July 2017
THE EDINBURGH DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL- Thank you for your generosity, we are very appreciative! You will receive: -A Social Media Shoutout - A Program Shoutout -A 'Maria Horchata' Cocktail Recipe Book -A Language Lesson of Your Choice -A Prize Pack -A Custom Video of Your Choice (we'll email you with details!!) -Video of Performance and EdFringe Documentary
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Estimated delivery: 1 September 2017
THE 'CONGRATULATIONS, YOU OWN OUR SOULS' SPECIAL- Thank you so much for this incredible donation- we are so thankful! You will receive: -A Social Media Shoutout - A Program Shoutout -A 'Maria Horchata' Cocktail Recipe Book -A Language Lesson of Your Choice -A Prize Pack -A Custom Video of Your Choice (we'll email you with details!!) -Video of Performance and EdFringe Documentary -Personal Performance of 'Maria Ornata' Just For You
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Estimated delivery: 1 September 2017