Well we're one week into the I Got Fired Kickstarter campaign. We're 65% funded with 18 days remaining. What an amazing feeling. Its exciting and humbling at the same time.
It's also a little terrifying with the list of things that Liz Ulmer and I have to accomplish before Oct 23 (or 24, tbd). Here’s what we have to get done.
Hire lots of folks. Musical Director, Casting Director, Stage Manager etc
Build a fantastic cast capable of a) making me look vaguely competent as an actor and b) being able to attract more investor/producer interest than my mug
Book a performance space where we can have our killer band. This means a great sound system to mic and mix the band and cast live.
Hire a kick-ass band.
Build all the SWAG we promised on Kickstarter, posters, pins etc.
Book rehearsal space
Attempt to build a list of rich people. Hmm… Where does one find them? Do they have a park or something where they all hang out?
Raise another $1500
Oh right… finish the latest draft of the book.
Do a decade’s worth of work on the score. Each song needs to be notated, updated and formatted for the cast and the band.
Build a time-machine to accomplish all of this. Maybe Marty McFly knows Sibelious?
LOSE WEIGHT. Nobody likes fat “Keith”. More on this later.
Well, lots more to come. I’m over-the-moon with what we’ve been able to accomplish with the help and support of so many amazing people.
Let me add some folks to the list! If you’re on there already, that cuz you’re double-awesome.
Tom Ulmer
Kristina Hedrick
Katie Reigel
Ryan Power
Nancy Wojciechowski
Tom Wojciechowski
Megan Janel Zimmer
Lindsey Julow
Michael Thomas Holmes
Chris Haberl
Stephanie Krause
David Sapery
Adam Gwon
Tom Megan
Kate Griffen
Nancy Reycraft
Jim Wolvington
Barbara Crook
Erin Dunn
Andrea Sluchan
Chris Wolvington Varney
Karl Hinze
David Havasi
Scott Varney
The mysterious Michael (who didn’t leave a last name)
I will tag each post with a list of everybody who, in a large or small way has done something that made I GOT FIRED a reality. In no particular order.
Kelly Karbacz Toni DiBuono Devon Goffman Michael Thomas Holmes Collin Leydon EJ Zimmerman
Robyn Corujo Shana Barone Jake Loewenthal Doug Oberhamer Czerton Lim Jessica Lustig Nick Solyom Alan Busch Theresa Flanagan Margaret Morton Joe Trentacosta Liz Ulmer Steve Wargo Greg Cicchino
Stephanie M Leaf
Kendra Kay
Doug Varney
Chris Wolvington Varney
Scott Varney
Shaun Varney
Kathy Granger
Rachel Godfrey
Steve Bebout Dontee Kiehn Savannah Wise Eric Anderson Chris Haberl Ji-Youn Chang Grant Yaeger Michael Kale Denise Wilcox Jamie Rog Michael Cassara Casting Kim Shaw Julie McBride Kevin Crewell Scott Klein/Keith Sherman & Associates New York Musical Theater Festival (NYMF) Daegu International Musical Festival (DIMF) Michael Indeglio
Jillian Wojciechowski-Varney
Alyse Alan Louis
Gerritt Vandermeer
Derek Roland
Howie Michael Smith
Kate Wetherhead
Noan Cornman
Elizabeth Carroll
Lauren Yarger
James Wolvington
Brian Patrick Murphy
Katie Reigel
Kristina Hedrick
Michael Minarik
Nick Dalton
Alan Pagano
Susan J Jacks
Michael Poignand
Mike Cohen
Lilly Hung
Josh Lamon
Stuart McMeans
David Ingber
Tom Hallett
Brad Nacht
Andrew Sluchan
Paige Reinis
Jeff Croiter
Ken Wolvington
Brett Smock
Susan O’Brien
Isaac Robert Hurwitz
Chris Biesterfeldt
Jay Hershkowitz
Ron Gwiazda
Jack DePalma
Michael Harrington
Geoff Cohen
Syndi Zook
Nate Venet
Jay Alan Zimmerman
Evan Harrington
Sean Harkness
Ed Sayles
Rei Soto
Gregory Chudnick
Dave Anthony
Nikki Coleman
Simon Cleveland Kenneth Nicholas
Simona Kormanikova
Chelsea Leibow
Kiernan Norman,
Emily Faye Oakley
Katherine Sommer
Mark Eldelman
Carey Anderson
Lori Haley Fox
Christine LaDuca
Bill Hood
Janice Hood
Barbara Crook
Jim Wolvington
Roger Gillum
Grace Prussing
Cynthia Sonenstelie
The Lyric Theatre Company
The Moonshine Project
Theatrical Index
Paul Castratano
David London
Beth London
David G Stern
Thomas Ulmer
Barbara Ulmer
Kimberly Vaughn
Dean Williams
Barbara Russ
Jennifer America
Eugene Carr
Tiana Checchia
Lisa Conlon
Sarah Corey
Maria Duryea
Caitlin Faye
Emma Giffen
Daniel Giffen
Amy Giordano
Jordan Grubb
Lindsay Julow
Stephanie M. Leaf
Robert McMaster
Helen Meurer
Susan O’Brien
Angela Rice
Mark Robinson
Sara Shumway
Evan Stern
Scott Varney
Claudia Jean Wolvington
Steve Millhouse
Jarred Schonig
Charlie Fink
Jennifer Ritter
Yoonji Kim
David Ippolito
Cyndi K Schneider
Christine Riley
Martin Grant
Kurt Deutsch
Lynn Spector
Stephanie M. Leaf
Robert McMaster
Helen Meurer
Susan O’Brien
Angela Rice
Mark Robinson
Sara Shumway
Evan Stern
Scott Varney
Claudia Jean Wolvington
Steve Millhouse
Jarred Schonig
Charlie Fink
Jennifer Ritter
Yoonji Kim
David Ippolito
Cyndi K Schneider
Christine Riley
Martin Grant
Kurt Deutsch
Lynn Spector
