Wild Beasts

By Lucy & Luke Create

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Wild Beasts

Project 2013-01-03 05:50:06 +1300

Brand spanking new theatre company Lucy + Luke Create (the brainchild of Kitsch Bitches duo Lucy Bennett and Luke Wilson) is staging their original play, Wild Beasts, as part of the Basement Theatre’s Auckland Fringe Festival season— and they need your help to make it fabulous! 

The trouble is Wild Beasts is not like other plays. Wild Beasts does not take place in a theatre, but within a whimsical woodland which takes the form of a giant, hand-made tent that the audience will inhabit alongside the beasts. Sadly, this tent will not build itself— we will build it, but only with the help of your kind contributions! Specifically, your donations will be used to purchase linens, sewing materials and lights, but more importantly, your donation will help provide shelter and clothing for the beasts, and will help us create a strange and tiny world within the Basement Studio, in the heart of Auckland’s CBD. 

We have budgeted $1000 to help us create this world, and we’d like to raise it by the first of February.

And your help will not go unrewarded! As well as experiencing the deep sense of smug satisfaction which comes with being a patron of the arts, you will receive actual rewards, as listed on the right hand side of this page!

But who are Lucy + Luke?

Lucy Bennett recently completed her English and Art History degree at Auckland University and has written and directed numerous short plays over the years, the most recent being Cheese, which was performed as part of Stage 2’s Stir-Fried Plays festival. Luke Wilson is graduate of Wellington Performing Arts Centre and The John Bolton Theatre School, and was most recently seen as Amby in Smoke’s Labours production of Mab’s Room. 

Our goal as a company is to make the kind of theatre that we’ve always wanted to see— theatre that is adventurous, whimsical, and clever. We don’t want our audiences to sit back and absentmindedly consume our plays. We want them to enter the world of the play. We want it to be an immersive experience. We want them inside the tent.

Witness the buzz online!

Facebook –https://www.facebook.com/LucyLukeCreate
Twitter –https://twitter.com/kitschbitches
Wordpress – http://kitschbitches.wordpress.com

Comments

Updates 4

$20 to go!!

31/01/2013 at 1:49 AM

You are all SO GENEROUS. We cannot believe we are only $20 away from reaching our goal!!

If we are pledged OVER $1000, the extra dollars will go towards us using a legit marketing company like Phantom Billstickers to help us get the word out about Wild Beasts so that we can pack out the theatre every night!!

So please keep those gorgeous little pledges coming!!

We love you all SO MUCH RIGHT NOW.


Lucy & Luke


xoxo

HOLY MOLY

17/01/2013 at 5:39 AM

Holy moly, lovers!!

We are STUNNED at your generosity thus far!! A huuuuge thank you to every one of you who has pledged already-- I (Lucy) do a little dance every time I open another email from Pledgeme!!

YOU ARE ALL SO KIND AND GOOD!!

Lucy & Luke


xoxo

Video goodness

14/01/2013 at 7:05 PM

Here's a video of us talking a bit more about the project. Check it out! The Pledgers are growing in number. Thanks heaps guys!

Lucy & Luke

xoxo

Auditions-- complete!

09/01/2013 at 7:41 AM

Yesterday, we held auditions for the cast of Wild Beasts!! 

We met many wonderful, talented people and have whittled the numbers down to a lucky 6 (including our own Luke Wilson)! Over the next 24 hours, we will be calling our auditionees to let them know who made the cut-- and then we will announce our cast here on Pledgeme, as well as on our various social networking pages (Facebook, Twitter and Wordpress), so keep your eyes peeled and please, PLEDGE!!

Lucy & Luke

xoxo 



    Pledgers 31

    Kerry Clancey
    01/02/2013 at 4:47pm
    Margaret & Keith Whitten
    01/02/2013 at 8:31am
    Johanna Bennett
    31/01/2013 at 9:19am
    Alex Newlove
    30/01/2013 at 9:04pm
    Wynne Parker
    30/01/2013 at 1:30pm
    Lydia Warren
    30/01/2013 at 11:59am
    Arena
    30/01/2013 at 12:12am
    Anonymous pledger
    29/01/2013 at 5:29pm
    Grace Shelley
    29/01/2013 at 8:34am
    Rebecca Sim
    29/01/2013 at 1:42am
    Marjorie Raymond
    25/01/2013 at 8:45pm
    Anonymous pledger
    25/01/2013 at 6:59pm
    Conor
    25/01/2013 at 10:06am
    Margie Gilbride
    25/01/2013 at 9:23am
    Abby van Schreven
    23/01/2013 at 12:22pm
    Kerri Roggio
    22/01/2013 at 4:58pm
    Mitch
    21/01/2013 at 9:03pm
    Julian
    21/01/2013 at 7:32pm
    Emma Manson
    18/01/2013 at 7:59am
    benjamin teh
    17/01/2013 at 6:08pm
    Malachi
    16/01/2013 at 10:12pm
    Jackson Hedley
    16/01/2013 at 7:42pm
    Natalie Braid
    16/01/2013 at 4:29pm
    Andrew Parker
    16/01/2013 at 11:49am
    Laura McMillan
    15/01/2013 at 5:23pm
    Bill Bennett
    15/01/2013 at 1:43pm
    Paul Starr
    14/01/2013 at 9:10am
    Terry Bennett
    14/01/2013 at 4:03am
    Grace Neale
    13/01/2013 at 10:48pm
    Ben Isderman
    13/01/2013 at 9:17pm

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    Wild Beasts

    Project 2013-01-03 05:50:06 +1300

    Brand spanking new theatre company Lucy + Luke Create (the brainchild of Kitsch Bitches duo Lucy Bennett and Luke Wilson) is staging their original play, Wild Beasts, as part of the Basement Theatre’s Auckland Fringe Festival season— and they need your help to make it fabulous! 

    The trouble is Wild Beasts is not like other plays. Wild Beasts does not take place in a theatre, but within a whimsical woodland which takes the form of a giant, hand-made tent that the audience will inhabit alongside the beasts. Sadly, this tent will not build itself— we will build it, but only with the help of your kind contributions! Specifically, your donations will be used to purchase linens, sewing materials and lights, but more importantly, your donation will help provide shelter and clothing for the beasts, and will help us create a strange and tiny world within the Basement Studio, in the heart of Auckland’s CBD. 

    We have budgeted $1000 to help us create this world, and we’d like to raise it by the first of February.

    And your help will not go unrewarded! As well as experiencing the deep sense of smug satisfaction which comes with being a patron of the arts, you will receive actual rewards, as listed on the right hand side of this page!

    But who are Lucy + Luke?

    Lucy Bennett recently completed her English and Art History degree at Auckland University and has written and directed numerous short plays over the years, the most recent being Cheese, which was performed as part of Stage 2’s Stir-Fried Plays festival. Luke Wilson is graduate of Wellington Performing Arts Centre and The John Bolton Theatre School, and was most recently seen as Amby in Smoke’s Labours production of Mab’s Room. 

    Our goal as a company is to make the kind of theatre that we’ve always wanted to see— theatre that is adventurous, whimsical, and clever. We don’t want our audiences to sit back and absentmindedly consume our plays. We want them to enter the world of the play. We want it to be an immersive experience. We want them inside the tent.

    Witness the buzz online!

    Facebook –https://www.facebook.com/LucyLukeCreate
    Twitter –https://twitter.com/kitschbitches
    Wordpress – http://kitschbitches.wordpress.com

    Comments

    $20 to go!!

    31/01/2013 at 1:49 AM

    You are all SO GENEROUS. We cannot believe we are only $20 away from reaching our goal!!

    If we are pledged OVER $1000, the extra dollars will go towards us using a legit marketing company like Phantom Billstickers to help us get the word out about Wild Beasts so that we can pack out the theatre every night!!

    So please keep those gorgeous little pledges coming!!

    We love you all SO MUCH RIGHT NOW.


    Lucy & Luke


    xoxo

    HOLY MOLY

    17/01/2013 at 5:39 AM

    Holy moly, lovers!!

    We are STUNNED at your generosity thus far!! A huuuuge thank you to every one of you who has pledged already-- I (Lucy) do a little dance every time I open another email from Pledgeme!!

    YOU ARE ALL SO KIND AND GOOD!!

    Lucy & Luke


    xoxo

    Video goodness

    14/01/2013 at 7:05 PM

    Here's a video of us talking a bit more about the project. Check it out! The Pledgers are growing in number. Thanks heaps guys!

    Lucy & Luke

    xoxo

    Auditions-- complete!

    09/01/2013 at 7:41 AM

    Yesterday, we held auditions for the cast of Wild Beasts!! 

    We met many wonderful, talented people and have whittled the numbers down to a lucky 6 (including our own Luke Wilson)! Over the next 24 hours, we will be calling our auditionees to let them know who made the cut-- and then we will announce our cast here on Pledgeme, as well as on our various social networking pages (Facebook, Twitter and Wordpress), so keep your eyes peeled and please, PLEDGE!!

    Lucy & Luke

    xoxo 



      Kerry Clancey
      01/02/2013 at 4:47pm
      Margaret & Keith Whitten
      01/02/2013 at 8:31am
      Johanna Bennett
      31/01/2013 at 9:19am
      Alex Newlove
      30/01/2013 at 9:04pm
      Wynne Parker
      30/01/2013 at 1:30pm
      Lydia Warren
      30/01/2013 at 11:59am
      Arena
      30/01/2013 at 12:12am
      Anonymous pledger
      29/01/2013 at 5:29pm
      Grace Shelley
      29/01/2013 at 8:34am
      Rebecca Sim
      29/01/2013 at 1:42am
      Marjorie Raymond
      25/01/2013 at 8:45pm
      Anonymous pledger
      25/01/2013 at 6:59pm
      Conor
      25/01/2013 at 10:06am
      Margie Gilbride
      25/01/2013 at 9:23am
      Abby van Schreven
      23/01/2013 at 12:22pm
      Kerri Roggio
      22/01/2013 at 4:58pm
      Mitch
      21/01/2013 at 9:03pm
      Julian
      21/01/2013 at 7:32pm
      Emma Manson
      18/01/2013 at 7:59am
      benjamin teh
      17/01/2013 at 6:08pm
      Malachi
      16/01/2013 at 10:12pm
      Jackson Hedley
      16/01/2013 at 7:42pm
      Natalie Braid
      16/01/2013 at 4:29pm
      Andrew Parker
      16/01/2013 at 11:49am
      Laura McMillan
      15/01/2013 at 5:23pm
      Bill Bennett
      15/01/2013 at 1:43pm
      Paul Starr
      14/01/2013 at 9:10am
      Terry Bennett
      14/01/2013 at 4:03am
      Grace Neale
      13/01/2013 at 10:48pm
      Ben Isderman
      13/01/2013 at 9:17pm

      Followers of Wild Beasts

      This campaign was successful and got its funding on 01/02/2013 at 4:47 PM.