<div>I'm Dave Maher. You may know me from "The Bear" Season 1, my podcast This Is Your Afterlife, or political organizing around Chicago. Before COVID, I wrote and performed critically acclaimed one-man comedy/theater shows. <strong>My new show, <em>Here to Make Friends</em>, is about alienation in a worldwide pandemic and watching 40 seasons of <em>Survivor</em> in 4 months.</strong>
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<div>I haven't performed live in 3 years because of a lack of COVID precautions at shows. Despite the "new normal," many of us insist on community care and disability justice. Unfortunately, these priorities add difficulty to self-producing, already a necessity for independent artists like me.
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<div>Fortunately, I have help. <strong><em>Here to Make Friends: Season 1</em> will debut September 28-October 1 at my literal favorite theater in the world, the Neo-Futurists' theater in Chicago.</strong> Masks are required at each of the 4 performances, and I'm looking into other measures that will make the show maximally accessible for disabled and immunocompromised folks (like me). 
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<div><strong>Here's where you come in. </strong>
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<div>Producing a live show costs money. <strong>$4000 will give me the final resources I need to bring this show to life.</strong> This money will eliminate my anxiety about healthcare (I'm type 1 diabetic), plus food and housing (I'm unemployed and applying for full-time work in addition to my work on the show). It will ensure a modest marketing budget to help the show reach the audience it deserves. It will provide compensation to my fantastic director (Mary Williamson from <em>The Fly Honey Show</em>) and other collaborators. 
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<div>$4000 is a lot of money to me, and I'm afraid to ask for it. I hate that we live in a system so hostile to the arts, where independent performers have to tap their personal networks for the funds to bring their work into the world. I hate being so broke I can't fund my work myself. I hate having to ask for financial help. 
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<div>But over the years, I've learned I'm surrounded by people who want to support me. You are the people who've instilled in me the value of community care that inspired <em>Here to Make Friends</em>. So to bring this show into the world, I'm moving past my fear and asking for what I need.
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<div>Thank you for reading and donating if you can. If you can share this fundraiser, I am massively grateful. And at the very least, mark your calendar for September 28-October 1, and stay tuned for more info about <em>Here to Make Friends</em>.
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