The Flying Trunk

A New Musical Based on the Story by Hans Christian Andersen

The Flying Trunk

Premiering on Stage:
May 30-June 15, 2014
Spotlight Youth Theatre
Glendale, Arizona

Album Now Available:
nimbitmusic.com/theflyingtrunk

Book & Lyrics
Bobby Sample

Music
Josh Hontz
Bobby Sample
Connor Sample
Katie Sample

Based on the Story by
Hans Christian Andersen

What's the story about?
About the show's creators
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Kickstarting

April 16, 2013

Have you seen our Kickstarter Project? We're a little less than halfway through our pledge period, as I type this post, and it has been an education already.

Right now, we're "trending" toward making our goal almost exactly, which is to say, we're not counting on our unhatched chickens. We appreciate every gesture of support, big or small, as if it will be the one that causes the project to succeed. As you might know, Kickstarter rules dictate that the funding occurs only if the pledge goal is reached.

At the same time, we know most people can't afford to sponsor projects. Or, realistically, they've already got a list of causes they can't afford to exceed. All those people can still give us a huge boost by simply sharing the Kickstarter link, on Facebook, their Google lists, and wherever else the message fits.

The educational part of this, for us, is marketing, marketing, marketing. I'm not much of a PR guy myself, but the problem of how to get the message out for local arts projects is a real puzzle. We believe that sharing media like music and video well in advance of the stage show, on the nearly-free Internet, is a more promising way to get the message out to our target audience than whatever print media we could afford. We've yet to prove that's the way that works, though. Kickstarter will give us our first hint.

Bobby

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