Underground: An Urban Tale NYMF 2019 Reading
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Welcome to the Underground!
Thank you for visiting our GoFundMe page! First we are so excited because "Underground: An Urban Tale", a new musical by Thomas Hodges and John Viscardi, has been selected to participate in the 2019 New York Musical Festival's Reading Series! This is a huge honor and we are beyond thrilled to have this opportunity to develop our musical and bring it to the next step! But we need your help!
Underground: An Urban Tale is a feel-good musical about a teenage girl who travels with her brother underground into he subway tunnels of New York in search of a story for her documentary. On her journey she encounters a hopeful and charismatic group of characters who lead her on a journey that will change her life forever.
The show was written and developed at Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp in 2014. Here we are five years later and it's still kicking! Now we need your help for it to be seen and developed here in New York City!
How will your money help?
Budget Breakdown - Here are just a few of our expenses and how your donations will help us bring this new musical to it's next creative step!
Actors - $3,000
EPA Cost - $350
Rehearsal Studios - $1,365
Rehearsal Costs - $325
Logo Design - $200
NYMF Participation Fee - $2,000
Advertising/Promotion - $925
A bit about us!
Thomas Hodges is a New York City based composer. Past compositions include: Sonata 1962 (NYMF 2018 Next Link Production, "Best Orchestrations");The Things We Never Say (San Diego Fringe “Outstanding Score” 2015, Perry Mansfield 2017); Dear Harvey (Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, New York Fringe, Celebration Theatre, Diversionary Theatre); Dorian (Commissioned by Diversionary Theatre). The Things We Never Say and Dorian are both available on iTunes.
John Viscardi was born and raised in NYC where he studied and received a BA degree in English Literature from Columbia University. John’s first play Sheer Boredom was a finalist in the Actors Theater of Louisville 10 Minute Play Festival and his second play Redemption was a finalist in the Ensemble Studio Theater’s One Act marathon. Sheer Boredom was later expanded into a full Length play and produced at The George Street Playhouse for their 25th Anniversary Season. John was recently commissioned to write the screenplay for the book King of Clubs by Jim Ducibella.
https://undergroundthemusical.weebly.com
Listen to the title number of the show featured in my song cycle "The Things We Never Say" sung by Kellen Gaughan here: https://soundcloud.com/thomashodgesmusic/underground-from-the-things-we-never-say
Thank you for visiting our GoFundMe page! First we are so excited because "Underground: An Urban Tale", a new musical by Thomas Hodges and John Viscardi, has been selected to participate in the 2019 New York Musical Festival's Reading Series! This is a huge honor and we are beyond thrilled to have this opportunity to develop our musical and bring it to the next step! But we need your help!
Underground: An Urban Tale is a feel-good musical about a teenage girl who travels with her brother underground into he subway tunnels of New York in search of a story for her documentary. On her journey she encounters a hopeful and charismatic group of characters who lead her on a journey that will change her life forever.
The show was written and developed at Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp in 2014. Here we are five years later and it's still kicking! Now we need your help for it to be seen and developed here in New York City!
How will your money help?
Budget Breakdown - Here are just a few of our expenses and how your donations will help us bring this new musical to it's next creative step!
Actors - $3,000
EPA Cost - $350
Rehearsal Studios - $1,365
Rehearsal Costs - $325
Logo Design - $200
NYMF Participation Fee - $2,000
Advertising/Promotion - $925
A bit about us!
Thomas Hodges is a New York City based composer. Past compositions include: Sonata 1962 (NYMF 2018 Next Link Production, "Best Orchestrations");The Things We Never Say (San Diego Fringe “Outstanding Score” 2015, Perry Mansfield 2017); Dear Harvey (Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, New York Fringe, Celebration Theatre, Diversionary Theatre); Dorian (Commissioned by Diversionary Theatre). The Things We Never Say and Dorian are both available on iTunes.
John Viscardi was born and raised in NYC where he studied and received a BA degree in English Literature from Columbia University. John’s first play Sheer Boredom was a finalist in the Actors Theater of Louisville 10 Minute Play Festival and his second play Redemption was a finalist in the Ensemble Studio Theater’s One Act marathon. Sheer Boredom was later expanded into a full Length play and produced at The George Street Playhouse for their 25th Anniversary Season. John was recently commissioned to write the screenplay for the book King of Clubs by Jim Ducibella.
https://undergroundthemusical.weebly.com
Listen to the title number of the show featured in my song cycle "The Things We Never Say" sung by Kellen Gaughan here: https://soundcloud.com/thomashodgesmusic/underground-from-the-things-we-never-say
Organizer
Thomas Hodges
Organizer
New York, NY
