Ghost Light
by Jeanette Bonner
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Jeanette Bonner
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Ghost Light
by Jeanette Bonner
Jeanette Bonner
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“Ghost Light” rips the blinders off what goes on behind the curtain-and-bright-lights of community theater. It's is an insider’s look at the crazy people that make theater happen in your hometown theater. If you thought actors were weird...don’t look backstage.
“Ghost Light” rips the blinders off what goes on behind the curtain-and-bright-lights of community theater. It's is an insider’s look at the crazy people that make theater happen in your hometown theater. If you thought actors were weird...don’t look backstage.
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About The Project
THE STORY
Our story is far from over. We’re excited to bring you the thrilling second season of our winning web series. Season 1 was an introduction into all that is backstage: potential hauntings, backstage romance and trying to fit in as the new guy all while navigating new tools, terms, and technology. Season 2 takes the rug out from under the very feet of our off-beat hero, Lee. Just as he’s been accepted, the theater’s livelihood is at stake, and Lee is about to risk and lose it all before he’s even had it. We’ve had an incredible year, being accepted into the Miami Web Fest and attending the ITV Fest where we met all sorts of content creators making new and wonderful series for the frontier that is the web. We have a small but mighty fan club out there and we’re excited to bring you a bigger, better, more incredible second season!!
THE NEED
We cannot make this second season without your pledge! We are masters at squeezing the most out of a dollar, so you can rest assured your investment in the project will be used to great effect. Season 1 was done on a shoestring budget - $6550 in total, of which we raised about $4900 on Seed & Spark. All of our actors deferred their pay, the artistic team donated their time, and our crew worked well below their standard rates. Additionally we shot all of Season 1 in a grand total of six days. That’s MORE than an entire episode per day. And when you figure how many locations we had and how many actors…. well, let’s just say it was a bit insane. We don’t to drive anyone insane this year (especially our director), so we’ve doubled the amount of time needed. We've added cool new locations and expanded our crew as well - and all this adds up. Our cast is incredibly talented, our crew is made up of seasoned industry veterans, and our story is a truly unique voice in the world of web series. We thank you in advance for your financial support!!
SUPERGOALS
Nope, not Superbowls - we're #theatergeeks afterall. But every good artistic project needs goals beyond their goals. While $11,000 covers our production costs, it DOES NOT pay our Artistic Team (Director, Composer, Editor, and our Colorist & Sound Editor for post-production), and it doesn't pay our actors. This is a passion project for many of us, and we've all agreed to defer our pay until a millionaire picks up our series. But an extra $1350 pays our Artistic Team and an extra $3700 beyond that pays our thirteen actors a small stipend. Grand total $15,934. Here's a pie chart, cause we all love pie charts:
We hope you'll try and soar us past our FIRST goalpost on Seed & Spark and help us sail beyond to pay our team!!!
THANK YOU for watching our series, for loving our series, for believing in us. We're nothing without you.
Love,
Team Ghost Light
Incentives
$5
THEATER FAN - A thank you and a virtual high five!
$15
THEATER DORK - A personal thank you video from a member of our cast.... or a staff member of the Nova!
$25
THEATER GEEK - We've got SWAG to give you!! Keychains! Buttons! Stickers! Oh my!
$50
THEATER MISFIT - You've FINALLY been cast in your favorite play! We'll photoshop your face onto your favorite Playbill or movie poster. "Waiting For Guffman," anyone??
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$75
THEATER GROUPIE - For the true music fan, we'll send you the Ghost Light piano riff Text Message Alert, the Ghost Light theme music Ring Tone, and we'll throw in a cd of dated Top 40 songs curated by Mr. Oldsen himself!
$100
THEATER WEIRDO - Get access to our amazing Director/ Editor extraordinaire! Send your reels, videos, and projects directly to hear Neil's tailored feedback. Neil works for one of the top brand experience companies in the US, you don't want to miss out on this opportunity.
(Or, if you don't have a project, send a pic, and we'll be sure he pays you a nice compliment on your outfit.)
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$150
THEATER NERD - We'll send you the complete Season 1 on DVD + early access download to the first episode of Season 2!
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$200
THEATER POINDEXTER - You'll receive a THANK YOU in the end credits! Your name in lights!
$300
THEATER FREAK!! - Co-producer credit on imdb.com. It's an INTERNATIONAL DATABASE, people!! AHH!
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Use the WishList to pledge cash and loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an incentive directly.
$5
THEATER FAN - A thank you and a virtual high five!
$15
THEATER DORK - A personal thank you video from a member of our cast.... or a staff member of the Nova!
$25
THEATER GEEK - We've got SWAG to give you!! Keychains! Buttons! Stickers! Oh my!
$50
THEATER MISFIT - You've FINALLY been cast in your favorite play! We'll photoshop your face onto your favorite Playbill or movie poster. "Waiting For Guffman," anyone??
Claimed: 0 of 30
$75
THEATER GROUPIE - For the true music fan, we'll send you the Ghost Light piano riff Text Message Alert, the Ghost Light theme music Ring Tone, and we'll throw in a cd of dated Top 40 songs curated by Mr. Oldsen himself!
$100
THEATER WEIRDO - Get access to our amazing Director/ Editor extraordinaire! Send your reels, videos, and projects directly to hear Neil's tailored feedback. Neil works for one of the top brand experience companies in the US, you don't want to miss out on this opportunity.
(Or, if you don't have a project, send a pic, and we'll be sure he pays you a nice compliment on your outfit.)
Claimed: 0 of 10
$150
THEATER NERD - We'll send you the complete Season 1 on DVD + early access download to the first episode of Season 2!
Claimed: 0 of 20
$200
THEATER POINDEXTER - You'll receive a THANK YOU in the end credits! Your name in lights!
$300
THEATER FREAK!! - Co-producer credit on imdb.com. It's an INTERNATIONAL DATABASE, people!! AHH!
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Current Team
About This Team
TEAM GHOST LIGHT
JEANETTE BONNER - Writer/ Producer
Jeanette Bonner is an award-winning actor, writer, and producer in NYC. She has been writing informally since the age of five, and is now combining her love for writing with her passion for theater. Her solo show, "Love. Guts. High School," which was developed in Matt Hoverman's solo show workshop, premiered at the 2012 Midtown International Theatre Festival and won nominations for Best Actress and Best Solo Show. As an actor she has performed with Magic Futurebox, Manhattan Theatre Source, and Vital Theatre Company, and workshopped plays with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Abingdon Theatre, and Primary Stages. She is a company member of improv troupe National Comedy Theater.
NEIL FENNELL - Director
Neil Fennell earned his degree in Musical Theatre from the University of Northern Colorado, and has been performing, directing, and self-producing everywhere from Austin, TX to Minneapolis. Since moving to NY, Neil has been extremely active as a film and theatre director. Fennell is a company member of Wide Eyed Productions, where he directed the world premiere of "Noah's Arkansas" by Jerrod Bogard.
A self-taught filmmaker, Neil currently works for Jack Morton Worldwide as their resident video editor. Over the past three years, Neil has had the opportunity to create over a hundred pieces of corporate and creative content for Jack Morton. Neil's partnership with fellow producer Andrew Harriss has led to the creation of their original web series, "White Liars," in addition to other web videos for the past two years.
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