James Portnow, Seattle-based game designer and co-creator of Extra Credits, a web series on pro-social game design.
Raised over $125,000 from over 4,000 people.
James and Extra Credits were featured at SXSW, Gamasutra, and the homepage of Reddit.
Meghan Sebold, Brooklyn-based social entrepreneur and designer.
Raised $5,000 for a sustainable clothing line that uses the textiles and talent of Ghana, West Africa.
Her fashion line, AFIA was featured in EcoSalon, TreeHugger, Refinery29, and is now available in boutiques across NYC.
Aram Bajakian, NYC-based avant-garde guitar player.
Raised $4,000 from fans and strangers to fund his album.
Lou Reed heard Aram and chose him as his new guitarist while Aram's album is now released by John Zorn's Tzadik record label.
Darko Lungulov, Serbia-based award winning international filmmaker.
Raised $9,000 from movie buffs for feature film project Here and There.
Film won "Best New York Narrative" at Tribeca Film Festival, featured in Variety, L.A. Times, New York Times, and was a top-10 indie box office theatrical release.
When Last We Flew, NYC-based Off-Broadway theatrical production team.
Raised $7,000 from theatre fans for the premiere Off-Broadway run.
Show sold-out at NYC Fringe Festival, won a GLAAD Media Award, and was featured in New York Times, Bloomberg, and American Theatre Magazine.
Regan Wann, Kentucky-based small business owner.
Raised $5,000 to expand her tea shop business.
RocketHub campaign featured in the Wall Street Journal exposing her business to millions.
Laura Boyd, NYC-based portrait and landscape photographer.
Raised $6,000 architectural photography project on location in Paris.
Photos featured in Artsicle Photography Show in the heart of Chelsea, NYC via LaunchPad.
Joshua Reuben Lewis, NYC-based singer-songwriter.
Raised $7,500 to record his first album.
Showcased at The Gibson Showroom and made A&R connections at Sony, Warner Music Group, and EMI via LaunchPad.
Paul Davis, Berlin-based fashion designer.
Raised $8,000 from fans and strangers for a new fashion line.
Clothing line featured at Berlin Fashion Week.
Caira Conner, Tennessee based NYU Master of Science.
Raised $2,000 to study Brazilian land and infrastructure development.
Featured in Americas Quarterly, completed innovative research, and submitted successful academic thesis.
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Any contribution of $10 receives: BIG WHEELER Your name in the program and website, access to my journey on the road 8 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $30 receives: TRI-CYLCIST name in the program and website, access to my journey on the road, a signed copy of the script 16 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $60 receives: SPEEDY SPORT CYCLIST 2 tickets to the show any night (excluding opening night), mention in program and website, signed postcards from each location along Tim’s trek, signed copy of the script, the playwright as your cycling soul mate for any 60 miles of your choosing. 3 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $100 receives: CENTURY CYCLIST Your name in the program and website, 2 tickets to the show any night (excluding opening night), a special limited edition 801 miles: a pedaling playwrights’ plea t-shirt, a signed copy of the script, 9 editions of Bike Magazine, the playwright as a cycling soul mate for any 100 miles of your choosing. 10 Fuelers!
Any contribution of $250 receives: CHAMPION CYCLIST Your name in the program and website, two limited edition 801 miles: a pedaling playwrights’ plea t-shirts, a signed copy of the script, invite to the post-opening night party with the cast and crew of Soul mates don’t die, a 18 editions of Bike Magazine, the playwright as your cycling soul mate for 250 miles of your choosing. 1 Fueler!
Any contribution of $500 receives: WORLD CHAMPION “Tour de merci so much” CYCLIST Learn how Tim trained for 801 miles: a pedaling playwrights’ plea. He will come to your residence and cook you a balanced healthy meal in 15 minutes (no matter where you live). Your name goes in the program and website, you get two limited edition 801 miles: a pedaling playwrights’ plea t-shirts, a signed copy of the script, an invite to the post-opening night party with the cast and crew of Soul mates don’t die, and Tim will be your cycling soul ma 1 Fueler!
Any contribution of $1,000 receives: CHAMPION OF THE FREE CYCLING UNIVERSE I, Tim J. MacMillan will be your soul mate for life (we’ll work out the schedule, don’t worry), you get two tickets to any of the five shows, your name goes on the program, website and all publications involving the play, a one year subscription to Bicycling Magazine, four limited edition 801 miles: a pedaling playwrights’ plea t-shirts, a signed copy of the script, an invite to the post-opening night party, and Tim will bike where ever you want for as long
Any contribution of $3,000 receives: A CYCLING GOD or GODDESS!!! All of the above and you get the bike! (except for the seat, you don’t want that)
Started by Tim J. MacMillan August 2nd, 2011
This is the first of many videos that introduces, me the playwright, the 800 plus mile bike trek and the play that motivates me to do this. We will be filming our adventures during this enduring and invigorating journey. There will certainly be highs (“We
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801 miles: a pedaling playwrights’ plea
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Goals:
1) Raise $3000 for the production of Soul mates don’t die in the Chicago Fringe Festival, Pilsen 2011
2) Bike from New York City to Chicago 801 – 1032 miles
3) Update YOU of my adventures along the journey
4) Produce an incredible play with fuel from beautiful people like you!
NEW VIDEO FROM THE ROAD!!! WATCH IT!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH_VYvtm4Zg
Performances of Soul mates don’t die
Chicago Fringe Festival, Pilsen 2011
9/3 @ 8:30pm, 9/4 @10pm, 9/5 @ 2:30pm, 9/8 @7pm, 9/10 @5:30pm
Produced by: Never Assume Productions
Directed by: J. Preddie Predmore
Doppler Stage
1915 S. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60616
The play:
Soul mates don’t die illustrates how soul mates connect regardless of sex or mortal form. Two star-crossed newlyweds are ripped apart when their sexually oppressed guardian angels meet and fall in love. Love can be a funny distraction.
The Pedaling:
(from Tim)
801 miles: a pedaling playwrights’ plea -- my slightly unconventional fundraiser for my play Soul mates don’t die -- will begin on August 4th as I ride my Trek 520 touring bike from Astoria, NY to Chicago, IL. It’s only 801 miles (actually 949 but who is counting) from the Hudson River, through not-so-bike-friendly New Jersey, the mountainous terrain of Pennsylvania, later Ohio, Indiana and then Illinois, where I finally arrive at the Chicago Fringe Festival.
As romantic it sounds for a writer to travel so organically to raise funds and attention for his art, this trek will not be easy physically or emotionally. But in the end, your donations will help get Soul mates don’t die off the ground and onto the Doppler Stage in Chicago. All proceeds from this fundraiser will go to the production of Soul mates don’t die.
The Plea:
Well for starters, I’m sweating. Not just because I’m biking almost 1,000 miles during the hottest two weeks of the year but because we (Never Assume Productions, the team behind this project) need funds to pay for lighting, costumes, rehearsal space, sets, press, programs and the full size mannequin that I wrote into the Soul mates don’t die script. The goal is $3000, which isn’t much for a play but it’s just enough for a team of brilliantly ambitious creatives to make it spectacular!
Why now? What makes this play so important?
Soul mates don’t die is a dark comedy about life, sex and death and the changes we are forced to make. Change serves as a reminder that everyone dies but we never truly lose soul mates. Soul mates come in all shapes, sizes and varying relationships. Whether between two lovers of the same or opposite sex, a father and son, or a woman and her cat or even a monkey and an elephant, once that bond is created it is infinite in any physical form.
And put more simply, this is a MUST SEE play! Whether a frequent theatre patron or not let Soul mates don’t die take your mind of things or let my journey inspire you to ride a bike!
Why write, why bike, why wear pants:
I am biking for the same reason I write plays. I need to, it’s who I am. As far as pants, without them biking wouldn’t be as fun or comfortable.
* If your reward includes tickets to the show but you are unable to make the trek to Chicago, please contact me for alternate arrangements.
Never Assume Productions
Playwright/Producer/Cyclist:
Tim J. MacMillan
Associate Producer/Campaign Manager:
Mike Hedges
Filming and editing by:
Mike Bradley
Videographer/Photographer/Producer
(239) 634-1459
Media outreach:
Arien Rozelle
917.596.6210