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Hi! My name is Julia Smith. I'm a high school senior and director / producer of Taming of the Shrew, adapted from Shakespeare. I condensed and edited the original text, which we are supplementing with modern poetry, music, choreoraphy, and more, including some original work. We hope this piece will challenge cycles of violence as well as providing catharsis and a voice for survivors of abuse.
Our rehearsal space in Ridgewood (The Woods Cooperative) is wonderful, and we were so lucky to find such a reasonably priced space. Still, I have paid for Januray and February largely out of pocket, which is difficult since I am a student without a real income. Our performance space is the Wow Cafe Theatre, a historic NYC landmark. It's the oldest collectively run women and trans theater in the known universe. As I am a part of the collective, the use of this space is free but I am also expected to contribute to the space.
Our performances are memorial Day weekend (May 27-29), so we'll need to pay for space form now through May. Rent for March is $242, April is $196, and May is $168. Aside from money needed for performance space (probably not more than $100), any money raised on top of that will go to Safe Horizon, a non-profit organization geared towards helping survivors of abuse and violence. NONE of this money will go into my pocket.
My goal is to raise $700, enough for rehearsal space with a little extra to pitch in to Wow Cafe Theatre (not to mention allowing for wiggle room in terms of rehearsal scheduling). Again, any extra money will go to Safe Horizon, as well as profits from ticket sales.
Thank you for taking the time to read and hopefully donate, and thank you to those who have already pitched in.
More information on Safe Horizon can be found here.
More information on The Woods Cooperative can be found here.
More information on the Wow Cafe Theater can be found here.
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