The Land: A Thought About Fund Raising

The Land is an original, three act play, concerning the past, current and about to be future ( unless something changes quickly ) Israeli/Palestinian conflict. It looks at the catastrophic mistakes of History that have led to the present cycle of violence, through the eyes of two women (Amirah and Tamara) and their families. The first act begins during the Second Intifada and the final act occurs in Gaza during Operation Cast Lead. As this very human drama unfolds, the audience is taken on an often shocking, emotional and provocative journey that climaxes with a surreal but hopeful ending. The setting of The Land is Jerusalem, but the story is about all of us, struggling to co-exist on this fragile planet.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

A Thought About Fund Raising

Kickstarter didn't work out for us - but somehow, we managed to make quite a chunk of our goal independently. I found I had more success one on one with people - people were more willing to help out after talking to me about the play. Others came forward after seeing or hearing about the workshop productions last December. Still others told me they'd rather donate privately than on a public, internet site - something I quite understand.The extraordinary generosity of a few friends has humbled me. Because of them, we now have enough to cover the costs of our July performance. We'll continue to raise the last 25% of the funding needed to take this play out of Taos and ultimately to NYC - always our main focus! The money we charge at the door will pay the cast and crew and 10% of everything we raise, goes to Grassroots Jerusalem, our eyes and ears on the ground.