Heyyy! I’m Alexa and I am a playwright and now I guess producer for a new show coming to Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August and I DESPERATELY need you (and everyone you know) to help out!

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME

Make Yourself at Home follows Michael, a man struggling with agoraphobia at the height of his anxiety. After losing his girlfriend, Michael attempts to heal in the confines of his home. His need for connection becomes so dire that he starts to imagine his household objects as people from his past, including his girlfriend, Natalie. As the lines of imagination and reality begin to blur, Make Yourself at Home asks audience members to investigate how trauma and mental illness intersect, how we can treat the connections in our lives as a gift, and how to move forward when that is taken away from us. Beyond the question of will he make it outside, this play asks can he find safety in himself. This is a heavy story with a lot of heart, humor, and hope at the end of the day.

Playwriting is all fun and games (and tears upon tears) until you have to find a space to put on your show; that’s when it gets expensive AF! I need $7000 (really $6870 but I know there will be extra fees) to bring this show to life. Venue, props, accommodations for cast tech, registration fees, flyers, and so much more all get real expensive real fast! If you and 3,499 people all donate $2, that will get us to our goal lickety-split! (Or you can donate much more to expedite the process :)