A LETTER OF APPEAL from CLAUDIA HOMMEL

Excitement is brewing. All the actors and directors are giving their time for the most modest of stipends. The Theatre Building has offered us rock-bottom rental and non-profit status. But it is a BIG show and the cost of the readings will run to over $6,000. So I'm counting on lots of people like you to help pay the bills with bills in small denominations. Here's how.

Visit our Kickstarter.com page to pledge any amount from $10 to $200.

If you're able to attend the reading, your donation guarantees a reserved seat. Near or far everyone is getting a thank-you gift of coaster, poster, painting, or CD. We have until August 1 to count down the Kickstarter goal of $1650. Once we reach that goal, your pledge will become reality.

With a total of $6000 to be raised, we're also look for the big backer with a gift of $200 to $1000. If that's you, skip Kickstarter and send your check or credit card payment directly to Stage 773, earmarked for the Jazz Fauré Theatre Project. This allows your gift to be tax-deductible and helps us avoid most handling fees.

Checks payable to "Stage 773" and earmarked (memo line) "Jazz Fauré'" can be mailed to:
Theatre Building
1225 W. Belmont
Chicago IL 60657

For a tax-deductible donation by credit card, please contact Claudia for details at 773-509-9360 or send an email to clobert@sbcglobal.net with subject line "I'm ready for the big time!" or "Je suis impresario" or "Jazz Foray Rocks". (Whatever you say, my heart will skip a beat with a super "wow".)

If you don't need the tax-deduction and we've already reached our Kickstarter goal, you can make a donation by following this link. We use PayPal for guaranteed, secure online donations using your MasterCard or Visa.

One more way to help is to pass this along to your friends, colleagues, media contacts. The show and concept is sure to appeal to lovers of jazz, classical music, musical theatre, cabaret, art, Paris, wine, women and song!

Word of mouth is our best resource by any method you choose: email, Facebook, Twitter, blog, phone or mon dieu in person! Send me your suggestions of anyone or any media I may have missed.

However you show it, your support means all the world to me! Merci mille fois - thank you a thousand-fold.