Kia ora to our earliest supporters!Thank you so much for jumping right on to our campaign on the very first day. It means everything to us that you believe in what we're doing enough to back us so early. $150 in just 12 hours - thank you so much, that's truly epic. We're looking forward to regaling you for the next five weeks with our regular updates. It's not just going to be gushing like the above. No, we have a whole five week calendar of details to deliver to those who want to know. In today's update, let's deep dive into the story of Episode Two: '20 Questions'...Joey and Cara make it to a house in the apocalyptic wasteland, with zombies hot on their heels. In their tussle to slam the door shut, Joey is injured and infected. Feeling the unstoppable transformation taking over his body, he asks Cara to let him die in the manner of his choice: not screaming, bleeding, wailing. Just talking.Writing and directorial team Ben and Amy (who you will get to know a little better soon in the coming update where we interview them) wanted to explore another aspect of the J.A.F.A. setting in this second episode. It was already established that this was Aotearoa in the zombie apocalypse. And we like to subvert things a little bit down this end of the world, don't we? The previous episode showed a small, silly moment in a fairly average day for two survivors. This time we wanted to do something a little higher in stakes, still showcasing the human and the domestic... just with the zombie apocalypse as the setting.The zombie genre is full of men making heroic sacrifices to save their families, or communities, or even just one other survivor. So what if we took that trope, and subverted it by making poor Joey's death ultimately not all that special, except perhaps to him and Cara? After all, so many of us don't get a big dramatic death where we are glorified afterwards as a sort of martyr. Even if his circumstances seem extreme, Joey's doing something so normal and human, as we all must do some day. We're lucky if we get as much choice as he does.The script is gripping and tender, and we cannot wait to bring it to life for you.Thank you again for your support!

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We're off to a great start! So far, thanks to our generous donors, we are at 42% of our target. We’ve got 17 days only to hit our target.  If you can ... fantastic! If not thanks in advance for sharing.Your contribution directly fuels rehearsal and refinements to bring this unique prop-free, pulsating story into it’s final razor sharp form.“It’s impressive, well written and full of humorous insights and revelations.” – Cate Prestige, Theatreview.Dog Lovers this one is for you! Experience the chaotic, heartfelt and hilarious world where humans and their faithful four-legged friends collide in Stephen’s astonishing transformations … a gloriously funny tale about a man losing face to find his place . Be part of the story. Help us make Social Animal the absolute best it could be. Your belief fuels our art!Donate now and help us hit the ground running.“Stephen Papps plays twelve characters with beguiling virtuosity … a gloriously funny solo tour de force.”Just $20 helps to cover an hour’s rehearsal!The journey so far: Acclaimed seasons in Whangarei and Hamilton Arts Festival.A special thanks to all our donors so far!!!Cheers!

Hi everyone, Wow - I've been completely blown away by the support over the last 13 days. Almost $5,000 in two weeks is absolutely stupendous - I'm so grateful. And to all the 'Anonymous' donors, I wish I knew who you were so I could thank you personally, but please take this as your thank you!!We're currently $35 away from our target; at the rate we've been going, this may well be donated at some point over the next few hours. The campaign is open until the end of the month, and any extra funds we raise from this point on will help to cover the fee that Boosted charge for us to use their platform, as well as hiring a rehearsal venue. So essentially what I'm saying is, thank you all so much for your support so far, and if you find yourself coming to this page now, every extra dollar above the $5,000 target will still be put to good use, so any further donations are very gratefully received!Thank you all, Fergus :)

We really appreciate you!!!Every $ helps us get to Arizona to represent  New Zealand 

Thankyou everyone for your generosity Please help us reach our goal by sharing our story with your friends if you canGetting close :)

Thank you so, so much to all our amazing well-wishers for your generous donations. We are going to Phoenix to represent NZ, and we could not be more proud to do so.You are a part of this dream now :

We are just under half of our goal and under one week to go!! Any support you’ve given has meant so much and we love how invest people are in this project!! Thank you all so much! Here’s an update from our lead actors!!https://youtube.com/shorts/4wb6rEkQxhE?si=7dWwJJr7m7OlLzko