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THE PROBLEM. Young artists are giving up on theater at an alarming rate, with some reports estimating 90% attrition after grad school. And no wonder, given the 90% unemployment rate for those who stick with it. The fact is that theater is a crowded and underfunded industry with few opportunities.
THE SOLUTION. Learn to create your own opportunities in Yellow Bicycle Collective’s Fringe Theater Masterclass. Our unique program combines 60 hours of in-person training with 60 hours of guided rehearsal time. Highlights include staged readings during Philly Theatre Week and student-run productions of one-act plays during the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. The training covers all aspects of fringe theater production, from writing, acting and directing to running tech, fundraising and promoting. And thanks to generous grants from The Howley Foundation and Creative Philadelphia, YBC is able to offer this comprehensive 30-week program to qualified applicants for only $200.
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Your tax-deductible donation to Yellow Bicycle Collective will help us offer subsidized training and produce edgy, experimental work like the free, open-captioned performance of A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates at the ATLAS Performing Arts Center in Washington D.C. for the 250th Marine Corps Birthday and the making-of documentary A Marine Goes to Washington.
Special thanks to John and Kay Stanney, Nick and Lorie Howley, Michael and Barbara Crone, Micah and Allison Petersen, Maryellen Van Royen, Lydia Howery and the Tyrell Family for their donations. Big thanks as well to everyone who placed a donation in the combat helmet during the Philly run. Semper Fi and thank you all for your support!
A Marine Goes to Washington: Mission Accomplished
Well, we got ‘er done. Our free, open-captioned performance of A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates moved a D.C. audience to laughter and tears the weekend of the 250th Marine Corps Birthday. You can ride along with Yellow Bicycle Collective to D.C. and watch the full show in our newly released documentary A Marine Goes to Washington, available free on YouTube this holiday season.
The film and free performance were funded entirely by donations to Yellow Bicycle Collective, a 501(c)(3) non-profit based in Philadelphia. Special thanks to John and Kay Stanney, Nick and Lorie Howley, Micah and Allison Petersen, Maryellen Van Royen, Lydia Howery, Mary Fusco, Anthony Chang, Kelley Izatt, Elizabeth Pringle, the Tyrell Family and everyone who put a donation in the combat helmet after shows. Semper Fi and thank you for your support!
A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates
Live Theater, Run Time: 80 mins
FREE performance at the ATLAS Performing Arts Center in Washington D.C. Nov 8 at 8 pm
From the American Revolution to Afghanistan, casualties of war arrive at the Pearly Gates, each one a ghostly witness to the 250-year history of the U.S. Marine Corps. Will these brave but troubled souls find their way into Heaven, or are they doomed to haunt the perimeter forever? A new play by Joshua Crone, featuring Michael-Eoin Stanney, Giacomo Badalamenti II, Lenny Ramos, Najee Duwon, Alec Stephens III, Jonathan Power, Anna Kurtz and Thoeger Hansen.