Sugarcoated is fundraising for a highly-anticipated New York premiere at The Flea in February 2025!
Making NYC a little sweeter! And I need your help to bring it to life--donate and be an honored guest at this off-Broadway birthday party!
Every ingredient in a cake is important: from the foundational flour to the cherries on top, there is no donation too small to make a meaningful impact on this production.
What's it about?
SUGARCOATED is an autobiographical late (late) coming-of-age story about Jen: a romantic daydreamer who absolutely should have known she was queer by the time she was 8 years old. Through stories both mortifying and hilarious, Jen takes the audience through the big 'almosts': her first kiss (a girl!), her first heartbreak (a boy who looked like a lesbian!), and her fervent love for Girl Scout Camp.
On the brink of coming out in college, Jen grapples with societal booby traps of womanhood and sexuality, shaving away bit by bit of her essence and knowing until she is a husk of her former self. 20 years later, only the catharsis of a global emergency can bring her crashing back to life, in full color--rediscovering herself, and finally experiencing the glitter, champagne bubbles, and sweet cake of queerness that she knew was inside her all along.
Who am I? I'm Jen Ponton: long-time actor, writer, and (until recently)--closeted queer femme. Sugarcoated is both a tender love letter to sapphic queerness, and a darkly poignant exploration of the ways in which women and femmes must sugarcoat their voices, emotions, and identities to survive. Yet another very gay birthday.
Our Goal: $20,000 This is what it takes to bring Sugarcoated to the stage in New York City and make it a success:
Venue Rental: $7,000
Lighting and Sound: $3,000
Artist Compensation: $6,000
Marketing and Outreach: $4,000
Every dollar you contribute goes toward these critical elements, helping us create an unforgettable theatrical experience and ensuring our team is fairly compensated!
Your Impact:
$50 covers materials for costumes and props
$250 pays my crew members for their hard work
$600 funds one night of theater rental
$1,000 supports our outreach efforts to make the show accessible to more audiences!
Every dollar counts! Whether it’s $25 for a costume piece or $3,000 for a week at The Flea, your tax-deductible contribution makes this production possible.
