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<div>I am writing to share that I have the honor of presenting a full-length solo show called <strong>"Farewell My Fool" at Triskelion Arts located in Brooklyn, NY from June 12-14, 2025</strong>. This solo show will be the culmination of my time spent as a 2025 Trisk Resident Artist. So, I must bear the fruits of my labor by sharing an entire show with you all and I am so excited to do so!
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<div>Performed and created by myself, "Farewell My Fool" is a multi-disciplinary solo show that features the character <strong>JoyBoy da Clown </strong>who interrogates the legacy of exploitation in the entertainment industry, the failures of ambition, respectability politics, and self-realization. <strong>By utilizing clowning, physical theater, and immersive audience participation,</strong> JoyBoy da Clown brings these grievances to the forefront and lays them out to create and shatter a character.
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<div><strong>But I need your help.</strong> Making a solo show does not mean that there are no collaborators or production fees involved in this process. <strong>Every show requires a team of other incredible artists to get it off the ground </strong>and I need your help in securing the funds to support them. My goal is to not just create a show for myself but to help facilitate a growing community of like-minded artists who can share their resources, skills, and talents with each other.
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<div><strong>I am asking for your support to raise $7,000 </strong>to go towards the fees of my collaborators and production costs:
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<div>These fees include:
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<div>Director - $2,000
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<div>Original Music - $1,000
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<div>Photographer- $750
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<div>Assistance- $750
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<div>Costumes/Wig - $1,100
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<div>Props - $400
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<div>Post-Production - $1,000
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<div>Another way to support this project is by simply going to the show! <a href="https://www.triskelionarts.org/spring-performances-2025/joy-marie-thompson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Tickets are available now</strong></a><strong>.</strong>
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<div>And listen, I know that this is a big ask right now. We are knee deep in a recession, the price of living is expensive, and the arts are losing funds left and right. I understand if this ask is not feasible for you. You can also support by sharing my posts on<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/joyboydaclown/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong> , </strong><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@joyboydaclown" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>TikTok</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://joyboydaclown.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>subscribing to my newsletter</strong></a>, or by sending an encouraging text. It all means the world to me.
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<div>I hope to see you at the show (I'll dance so hard for you) or online as I fundraise and raise awareness for this project that is very dear to my heart.
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<div>I hope you are safe, well, and near loved ones at this time.
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<div>Love,
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<div>JoyBoy
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