Good Bread Alley

A project in New York, NY by April Yvette Thompson
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A play by April Yvette Thompson. A Gullah Healer Woman and an Afro-Cuban Priest forge a new world of magic & dreams in Jim Crow Miami.
Backers: 558
Average Pledge Per Backer: $179

Funded: $100,036 of $100,000
Dates: Apr 1st -> May 5th (34 days)
Project By: April Yvette Thompson
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Latest News

YES We made our $100,000 Goal! 2 Hours to Go...

May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
YES!! We made it to $100K!!! Thank You for your Support, Pledges, Shares & Likes!! Thank you for getting us this far. We're not home yet because our sponsors take 20% of what we earn. Now we're raising money to pay the fees and finance... (Read More)

15 Hours to Raise $10,000

May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Good Morning Good Bread Alley Residents!We are now $10,000 away from our $100,000 goal.  We are at $90,000 and we have 15 hours to raise the remaining $10,000.  We are making this happen.  Yes!   If you have not increased your pledge, now is the... (Read More)

34 Hours to Raise $17,124 to meet our $100K Goal

May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
 Greetings GBA Family: We are #1 Top 100 Kickstarter Projects in Play KickSpy! We're so close to $100K.  We've raised $82,896 dollars.   We need to raise $17, 104 in 33 Hours.  Kickstarter is All or Nothing, so if we don't reach our goal, we... (Read More)

We have 53 Hours to Raise $18,520 or We Get Nothing!

May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hola Good Bread Alley Family!The heat is on and we're still in the game but we're not there yet.  We have exactly 53 Hours to raise $18,529 or we get nothing.  Remember: KickStarter says you must meet your goal or all the money you've raised is... (Read More)

3 Days to raise $26K!

April 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Good Bread Alley Family: We have 3 days to raise $26,000. We're overwhelmed by folks sharing their last dime. Packing lunches this week, so they can support the campaign and the general outpouring of love. We are are so grateful and thankful... (Read More)

We Made the 10K Goal! NEXT GOAL 28K in 4 days!

April 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Good Bread Alley Family: We did it! We met our 10K Challenge 2 days ahead of schedule which lands us at $72,000! We're thrilled, but there's still some hard work ahead: We have 4 days to raise $28K It's been an amazing ride to learn so... (Read More)

6 Days to raise $35, 000/Celebrity Donations/Gullah Story Video

April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Good Bread Alley Family: We have 6 days left of the campaign and $35K will get us to our goal. We have another 10K Challenge this week!  Every donation of $150 or more will be matched by our new donor. That will bring our numbers to 65%... (Read More)

8 Days to meet our $100,000, a NEW 10K CHALLENGE & Good Bread Alley on TV

April 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Good Bread Alley Family: We have another 10K Challenge!  For the next week every donation over $150 will be matched by our new donor. That would bring our numbers up to $72,000 by early this week which is more than 30% of our goal. ... (Read More)

$44,000 Closer to Our $100,000 TV Interview/What folks are saying about Good Bread Alley

April 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Good Bread Alley Family: Thank you Adam Spielberg, Melissa Scardaville, Lilah Shreeve, Alexander Thomas, Russel G. Jones, Sharon Burton Turner, Brandon Campbell, Kathleen Clarke, Matthew Moon, Rachel Maybe, Jamal Mallory-McCree, Debra... (Read More)

New Contributions, Videos and Featured Article!

April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Good Bread Alley Family: Good Bread Alley an historic epic with Afro Cuban & Gullah music, dance and myth with a heroine at its center.  This play is unprecedented in the American theater (or in film for that matter) in the telling of... (Read More)

We made the 10K Goal! We need $60,000 more in 14 Days!

April 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Good Bread Alley Family: We made our goal for our $10,000 Matching Challenge which brings us $40,000 closer to our  $100,000 goal.   Yay!  Thank you for making this happen.  We've still got quite a ways to go with 14 more days to raise... (Read More)

10K Challenge Countdown - 1 Day left...

April 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Good Bread Alley Family: Thank you so much Arthur Sidney, Channie Waites, Brett Singer, Lamar Adams Jr., Leydin Mata, Zabryna Guevara, Nicole Aiken, Seth Austin, John A. Morrison and Austin Ashamole for getting us closer to our $10,000... (Read More)

Day 5 of 7 of the 10K Challenge

April 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Good Bread Alley Family: Thank you so much Bruce Sherman, Greg Mays, Naomi Walker, Tatianna M, Diana Considine Stewart, Neil Moskowitz, Justin Emeka, Zainab Jah, Kaipo Schwab, Rod Tansimore, Jodie Capes Fogler, Stephen Puhr, Christopher... (Read More)

$10,000 Seven Day Challenge

April 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Good Bread Alley Family: Thank you so much Tamara Tunie, Bruce Norris, Colette Stanford, Judy Reyes, Tamar Adegbile, Nick Huston, Mark C. Sharp, Bruce Nevad, Jennifer Dangar, Carla Frank, Tracey Scott Wilson, Colleen Werthman, Jared Kjack,... (Read More)

Seven Day $10,000 Matching Campaign Begins Tonight at Midnight & New Video

April 11th - via: kickstarter.com
 Greetings Good Bread Alley Family: So we're moving into the final 2.5 weeks of the campaign and lots of exciting things are happening:  Tonite starting at midnight, every pledge of $150 or more will be matched by an donor who would like to remain... (Read More)

We have a $10,000 Challenge from a new donor! Please spread the word!

April 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Good Bread Alley Family! For 7 days, April 14th-April 21st, we have a donor who has pledged $10,000 to match any pledge of $150 or more. Please show me some love, by giving us some dough to make some Good Bread Alley. Click here to donate:... (Read More)

New Gifts, Thanks and Campaign Letters

April 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you Sean Dyer, Bonnie Maslin, Lanre Olabisi, Bernard S Gray Hardison Lee & Sean Carvajal, Michele Tauber, Jillian Walker, Bill Smartt, Marcus Gardley, Zohar, Sharon Carrol, Kyra, Mark, Andre Des Rochers, Rashaad Ernesto Green, Derrick... (Read More)

Update: New Gifts & Video

April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Fans & Supporters: So we have some exciting new gifts in each category: 1.  $75 Pledge  gets you a SimonSays Entertainment Film on DVD:  You have a choice of the following films:   Blue Caprice (starring Isaiah Washington), Mother... (Read More)

New Gifts have been loaded to Kickstarter!

April 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hola Friends, Family & Supporters: Thank you so much for your immediate outpouring of support yesterday! We're closer to our weekly goal.  We're at a little under $12,000.00.  $20,000 by Sunday night would be amazing!  So we're still asking... (Read More)

Day 4 of the Good Bread Alley Campaign

April 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Supporters:So, we've been on posting on social media like mad men, however, in an effort to avoid saturation, we're turning our strategy towards individualized letter writing and 1:1 conversations with folks who know our work and have... (Read More)

Want to win 2 Tix to The Classical Theatre of Harlem & The National Black Theatres production of "Dutchman?"

April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Fans & SupportersThis is the first of many contests to come.  Tonight, the first person to make a $250 contribution before midnight tonight (EST) will win a pair of tix to the 50th Anniversary Production of Leroi Jones' (Amira Baraka)... (Read More)

Day 1 of the Good Bread Alley Kickstarter Campaign

April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Supporters & Fans:For those of you who have jumped onboard so vigorously today.  THANK YOU!  Live theatre is almost a forgotten art, much less a play with music and dance, as well as a epic love story.  Is Good Bread Alley ambitious,... (Read More)

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