Please continue to spread the word, follow our auctions and updates on Instagram, and give if you can. I am so honored to be in community with each of you and so very, very proud of what we’ve already accomplished together. I firmly believe we can reach $30k by October 30th if we do it together. Please, let’s mobilize together and dig deep. We can’t stop now when there’s so much more we can do! Yet it’s deeply impactful–moving strings-free cash funds directly to the bank accounts of folks who need it and who have worked to create art that’s meant so much to us. What we are doing together to support immersive professionals is such a small act of solidarity in the long run. We’ve heard stories about housing insecurity, inability to access necessary health care, months-long unsuccessful attempts to receive unemployment benefits, and getting unemployment checks that aren’t enough to cover rent let alone other basic needs. Many of these folks don’t have access to other emergency artist funding and/or are not eligible for SAG-AFTRA or the Actor’s Equity Association. An entire industry has been put out of work. A good number of requests are from immersive performers, but we’ve received just as many from stage managers, stewards, costume and wardrobe, house managers, music directors, and bartenders. will change depending on whether the issue is a lack of sleep, poor nutrition. With NYC theater on hiatus until at least June 2021, it couldn’t come at a better time.Įvery day, we receive new requests for emergency funding. How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self Manoush. We’re absolutely astounded by the generosity of the immersive community. We are moving our goal to $30,000 today, with about a week left until The Lost Halloween showcase on October 30th.

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