STRETCH GOAL - Help us hit $6,000!

If we reach our stretch goal, EVERY SINGLE BACKER will get a new reward: an awesome, limited run rendering of the set design! As someone who has seen the early sketches and knows what's coming, trust me - you're gonna want this!

Why do we need to get to $6,000? To help us bring the set to life, and to make it as excellent as the design deserves to be! It will also help us up our game when it comes to promoting the show and putting butts in seats - after all, what is theater without an audience?

The Black Ship Co. is getting ready for our second season, and we've got an excellent play selected to kick it off. We need your help to make it happen, and if our impassioned plea via video doesn't have you convinced, you can read on for some more info, and of course the details of the reward levels!

Foreverendia is a new play by playwright Brian Tuttle. It has had one production in Boston, and we're looking to bring it to life in Chicago this December.

But what is it about, you ask?

When a blizzard turns their neighborhood into a snowscape, three young adventurers climb out of their chimneys and create a new land; conceived in the Imagination and dedicated to the proposition that animals speak French (mostly). Come explore Foreverendia - just don’t let your imagination get the best of you!

Here's what some people who saw the first production had to say.

"...one of the most tender and thoughtful pieces I have seen in 2010."

- Shannon Rosa, Boston Theatre Review

"We need more plays like this."

- Kenny Steven Fuentes, Artistic Director, The CoLab Theater

Who are we? We're an itinerant new-play theater company in Chicago. We are devoted to bringing new plays, by many routes, and we try to do everything in our power to aid in the development of new works. Sometimes that means producing them as a part of our reading series, and sometimes that means giving them a full blown production.

Like we have with Foreverendia, we take special care to consider works for second and third productions, as those are some of the toughest hurdles for a new play to clear in it's path to entering the contemporary canon. Even with many quality works, once the allure of the world premiere is gone, many new plays never find the stage again. We aim to set that right, as often as we're able to.

Jen Walker ............................ Bailey

Megan Captaine .................... Nim

Kalina "Kitten" McCreery ..... Allana

Christine Jacobs ................... Maureen

John Stiens ........................... Lawrence

Andrew Tardif ....................... Sir Babbles



Brian Tuttle .................... Playwright

Nicki Mazzocca .............. Director

Kathleen Henderson ...... Production Manager

Bridget Lachowsky ........ Stage Manager

Joe Klug ......................... Scenic Designer

Hunter Koerner .............. Lighting Designer

Janet Howe ................... Costume Designer

Sean Howlett ................ Photographer

Andrew Coil .................. Company Member

Mike Mazzocca ............. Company Member

Thanks for taking the time to check out our project! Even if you can't give, we'd really appreciate it if you'd take the time to share it with your friends & family via Facebook, Twitter, or any other social media you might be into! Every little bit helps.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch! You can leave a comment, or email us directly at kickstart@blackshipco.org