Help Splinter Group Lampoon Bush

My dear, dear friend Kellie Clancy sent me this appeal on behalf of a fantastic, progressive theater group doing some great political satire in New York--their play "King MacBush II: A Shakespearean Tragedy of War, Greed and Strategerie" opens on the eve of the Republican National Convention. No editorializing necessary here; the words and ideas below, and the urgency of their financial need, speak for themselves. They need our money. I am sending them twenty bucks--now how about you?
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Hey, everyone -

Many of you have heard stories about my oldest friends who live in New York and work in theater. Sara is currently working for a production company that is putting together a show that satirizes the Bush administration through the immortal words of Shakespeare. I spent some time volunteering for them when I was in New York last week, and it was a great experience. The email below describes the production in more detail. I'm forwarding this to ask for your help. They are currently soliciting donations to help get the show on its feet. I know that we're all pretty broke, but even $5 helps. Additionally, they are collecting the names of any left wing organizations that might be interested in helping with publicity or marketing for the show. They've talked to moveon.org, Win Without War, and similar organizations, but they need the names of as many as possible. If you know of any, or have links to websites, please forward them to me.

Finally, please pass this on to as many people as possible. Most of us don't live in swing states, but we can help those who do create a public dialogue about the RNC and the upcoming election.

Thank you for your time, and please visit the website -- let me know if you have any questions or want more information.

Thanks,

Kellie

Dear Friends:

Your help is urgently needed. I’m not normally one to solicit donations, but I really feel like this is important.

I’m working on a play right now, and we need your help to raise money. We’re not talking huge amounts of money, any amount helps -- $5 here, $10 there really adds up. That’s not to say that you shouldn’t give much much more if you can, especially since whatever money you give will be completely
tax-deductible.

The play is set to open the week before the Republican National Convention here in New York, and run through Election Night. It’s a satire using some of Shakespeare’s plays as a backbone to examine today’s political situation.
It should be a lot of fun, and more importantly, we want to use the arts to create a dialogue about the convention, this year’s election, and ultimately the Bush Administration. One of the motivations for doing this play came from the lack of public response, specifically within the arts, to everything that’s going on. As this is such a significant year, it seemed like a great opportunity to put something like this up.

Here is a brief description of what the show is about, to arouse your interests (hopefully!): "King MacBush II: A Shakespearean Tragedy of War, Greed and Strategerie" is
a raucous political satire which adapts and twists the classic tales of several of Shakespeare's kings to skewer today's political leaders. Boldly theatrical and wickedly funny, "King MacBush II" encapsulates the horror and
the damage caused by our country's ruling political dynasty. The play attempts to engender a stronger public dialogue about the events leading up to, and including, this year's presidential election. The show will be presented at the American Theatre of Actors, 314 West 54th Street, beginning August 25th.

The show website is under way; until it’s up and running, you can make a donation by going to this link: https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/contribute/donate/278

The show’s website is: http://kingmacbush.com/
You can check there for updates and such.

Please, help us reach our goal of $10,000 IN TEN DAYS!! Also, please forward this to anyone you think might want to help!

Thank you, in advance.

Best,
Sara

Splinter Group Productions, LLC
1501 Broadway, Ste. #2102
New York, NY 10036
917-568-1002