THE REST I MAKE UP: Maria Irene Fornes
A project in New York, NY by Michelle Memran000days
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This intimate, joyful, haunting portrait of playwright Maria Irene Fornes shows art and friendship enduring in the face of forgetting.
Backers: 577
Average Pledge Per Backer: $94
Funded: $54,263 of $50,000
Dates: Sep 21st -> Oct 26th (35 days)
Project By: Michelle Memran
Backers: 577
Average Pledge Per Backer: $94
Funded: $54,263 of $50,000
Dates: Sep 21st -> Oct 26th (35 days)
Project By: Michelle Memran
$54,263
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 26 @ 11:45 -0400 GMT
108%
of goal
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Latest News
WE MADE OUR GOAL!!! 
October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, Today was the day! This afternoon we surpassed $50,000, with 529 backers! Unbelievable. And I think another one just came in as I was typing! We have three days to go, so we're going to aim for a stretch goal, but for now we just... (Read More)
90%!!! Almost 500 backers! 5 Days to GO!
October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
This is really happening!!! YOU ARE A BAND OF ALMOST 500 BACKERS AND WE'VE RAISED 90% OF OUR GOAL! THANK YOU! The messages and encouragement we've received could fuel us for months, but we only have 5 days left to raise the remaining $5,000 or... (Read More)
Entering our final week!! And Walk a la Cubana!!!
October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
"So we're going to write a play," Irene said to me, "And you're going to be one character and I'm going to be the other?" That play became this film, and THANKS TO THE 448 OF YOU, we're entering our final week with only $8,000 left to raise to... (Read More)
394 backers, 76% funded and 10 days to go! And Irene on inspiration . . .
October 15th - via: kickstarter.com
"It has to pull you, and when it pulls you, you are in," Irene says in the film. And here you are, pulled in by Irene and supporting this story being told. And THERE ARE 394 OF YOU! And together you've raised nearly $40,000! Again and again and... (Read More)
Just hit 35K, Irene on rhythm and more!
October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
In 2002, I did a profile on Irene for the Brooklyn Rail, which began: "A slight rain suddenly stops when Irene appears on the corner of Waverly and Sixth Avenue. She looks much younger than when I last saw her, dressed now in a thrift-store silk... (Read More)
Nearly 70% there! And Irene seizes the moment!
October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We're doing this! You've raised $34,000! Brick by glorious brick we're getting there, THANKS TO YOU. Let's celebrate this week with a section on Irene and creativity. “Writing a play was like giving birth to an elephant. You have no idea how to... (Read More)
300 Strong – and now a song!
October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
You amaze us. We are blown away by the messages and contributions we've received over the past few days, and now with our matching supporter – and the rush you've all participated in to keep us rolling – we're past 300 backers! With 63% down... (Read More)
50%! Half Down, Half To Go!
October 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Backers! We’ve hit the halfway mark! You’ve contributed and posted and emailed and raised $25,000! THANK YOU! We're gobsmacked. We have just under three weeks to go to raise the other half, so getting the word out far and wide is our goal –... (Read More)
WATCH Edward Albee talk about Maria Irene Fornes!
October 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello backers! First, let me start with a familiar refrain: THANK YOU! One of the reasons why The Rest I Make Up resonates with so many of you – more than 200 backers so far! – is because her 40+ plays and her distinct, intuitive creative... (Read More)
Featured in Curve magazine, Irene on divas, and almost 30% funded!
September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest backers, Good news to report here at Ground Control. Thanks to you – our 149 backers – we're almost 30% funded! Keep spreading the word! You're amazing. And also, we were featured yesterday in Curve magazine, in a piece that began:... (Read More)
More than 100 backers, 20% funded, and Irene singing in Cuba!
September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear glorious backers, Wow. In just five days, you've contributed more than $10,000 to THE REST I MAKE UP. We're more more 20% there, with 109 backers and counting! We're beside ourselves with gratitude. So much so that we thought a song was in... (Read More)
Featured project on Kickstarter and a lovely little moment with Irene!
September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
HI everyone! We've surpassed 10% in just two days and it's all THANKS TO YOU! Here's a lovely little moment with Irene, filmed in Miami in 2005, that isn't in the film. We were always talking about what the movie was going to be ABOUT, and Irene... (Read More)
We're on our way!
September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Backers from near and far: Thank you for coming out to support our film in these first 24 hours! We are humbled and excited to keep going and going and going. Together you have pledged over $3,000 which puts us at 6% funded — a marvelous thing.... (Read More)
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