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Building Emily Warren: The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge
It’s 1870. How can a woman possibly become an engineer? Meet Emily Warren Roebling, the woman who completed the Brooklyn Bridge, in a tale of strength, women’s rights, and perseverance.
Thank you SO MUCH for helping us on our journey to the Fringe! Thanks to you, we are more than halfway to our goal. We have two days left in our online campaign. Please help us spread the word!
Please enjoy this slideshow of our visit to the Roebling Museum in Roebling, NJ. A video will be posted soon.
Thank you again for your support. You are changing lives!
Sincerely, Lindsay
June 17th Update!
Dear Supporters,
Thanks to your belief in us, we secured another $30,000 donation from a major foundation! We are now more than halfway to our goal. We are embarking on something exciting and unprecedented, and you are a huge part of it.
Thank you again for all your support and continuing to share our story with your friends and family!
Sincerely, Lindsay
June 12th Donation Update!
Hi, Building Emily Warren supporters! We just received a $20,000 donation! We are so excited and grateful. It will post to our page shortly. Thank you to everyone who continues to pledge their support and share our posts. You are helping dreams come true for some incredible NYC public school students. We can't wait to share this incredible story of strength, immigration, and women's rights with the WORLD thanks to YOU!
We just received an anonymous donation of $1000 via check! Thank you SO MUCH, mystery donor! We are so grateful!
How many sixteen year olds do you know who want to develop an original musical and present it on an international stage? Our theater troupe at Flushing High School has been invited and accepted to perform at the world’s largest performing arts festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland August 7-21, 2018. We are the only school from New York state chosen to perform this year!
We are bringing an original musical written by our troupe about the life of Emily Warren Roebling, the woman who helped engineer and complete the Brooklyn Bridge. We hope this show not only allows us to share our talents as performers, but will help people learn about an important, pioneering figure in New York history.
Our after school theater program is a hodge podge of eclectic souls who love creating live theater. We work as an ensemble, adding kids to our theater family who may have never seen themselves on or backstage. The majority of our group are immigrants or children of recent immigrants, living at or below the poverty line. Many have never seen a theatrical production, let alone been in one, even though they live in one of the most vibrant theater capitals of the world. Those who do have experience in theater come into our program disenfranchised, having been assigned to attend our school because they were unable to secure one of the few seats available in an audition-based theater school. Our program finds shining stars in these kids who were lost in the broken high school application system.
In the words of one of our seniors, Ainara Hidalgo, “It is my dream to attend and represent NYC. Theater has changed my life and I believe it can educate not only our youth, but everyone.”
Our team: All members of the team will not be able to attend this festival and represent NY without your support! Members- Ace - singer, actor; will study musical theater in college Shania - singer, actor; will study music industry in college, FIRST in family to attend college! Jason - singer, actor; will study musical theater in college, FIRST in family to attend college! Bryce - singer, actor; will study business in college Jenna - technician; will study computer science in college Kirstian - actor, singer; will study acting in college Ainara - actor; will study the environment in college Carol - stage manager; will study theater management in college Jade - actor; will study acting in college Joshua - actor, writer; will study playwriting in college David - actor, singer; will attend trade school Xavier - technician; undecided what to study in college Roxanne - technician; will study graphic design in college Angela - actor, singer; will study musical theater in college Emmaline - actor; undecided
Our expenses: Production and exhibition, $5000 Advertising and marketing, $5000 Equipment rental, $19000 Space rental, $9500 Conference/meeting/festival registrations, $21500 Lodging and meals, $19000 Transportation, $28500 Insurance, $9500
Building Emily Warren is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a nonprofit arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of Building Emily Warren must be made payable to “Fractured Atlas” only. Any contribution above the value of the goods and services received by the donor is tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
