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VIRTUALLY UNUS UAL
CREATE-A-THON
JUNE 2021
#UNUSUALCREATEATHON
OUR MISSION
The mission of The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company is to
mentor, educate, and enrich youth in under-resourced
communities through the creation of collaborative, original
theatre.
OUR VISION
JOIN US FOR The vision of The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company is a world in
where all youth are given the opportunities and support they need to
THIS YEAR'S succeed.
CREATE
“I come here because it makes me
feel better about myself because
usually I don’t have enough
-A- self-confidence.”
THON
Participant and Middle School Student
WHO WHAT WHY
AND We are a group of In collaborative Ever y child from
CHANGE dedicated educators,
writers, actors,
workshop settings, we
mentor youth to write
ever y neighborhood
deser ves a place to
LIVES directors, mentors
and volunteers who
and per form their
stories, using theater
to champion those
belong, the freedom
to safely express
themselves, an
transform hearts,
minds, lives and most desperate to be opportunity to be
SIGN UP communities by heard and toughest seen, heard, and
TO BE A SPONSOR empowering young to reach. We teach known, and the
BY APRIL 30TH people to own and
share their stories.
confidence, choice,
hope, and empathy.
chance to dream and
achieve beyond their
circumstance.
CREATIVE SPARK $1,000
Your commitment of $1,000 will provide approximately fifty hours of dedicated
mentorship and arts education to one under-resourced youth.
· As a Creative Spark sponsor, your company will receive prominent name placement
during the entire campaign beginning May 7th through July 1st being seen by
thousands of Los Angeles supporters to potentially represent over 55,000 digital
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marketing/media impressions. Placement to include the following:
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o Company/Organization name to be listed on the Virtually UnUSual Create-A-
Thon fundraising campaign event pages and various e-communication to be
seen by all participants and donors.
· Announcement of sponsorship commitment on Social Media promoting the
campaign.
SPONSORSHIP · Ability to assign a representative to participate as a Team Captain.
OPPORTUNITIES LIGHTS UP $2,500
Your commitment of $2,500 will provide two parents the chance to perform
theatre together with their children, improving parental skills and building tight-
CREATIVE SPARK $1,000 knit communities.
· As a Lights Up sponsor, your company will receive all the recognition of Creative
LIGHTS UP $2,500 Spark, plus:
CENTER STAGE $5,000 o Logo placement in all campaign-related e-blasts.
o Company/Organization name on the final e-book presentation of the finished
work with the ability to write/record a thank you to all participants involved in
ENCORE $10,000 the campaign.
BROADWAY $25,000
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“I got to have fun with
people who believe in me
and love me for me.”
Neighborhood Voices Participant, Spring
2020
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CENTER STAGE $5,000 BROADWAY $25,000
Your commitment of $5,000 will provide five parents/children the cultural Your commitment of $25,000 will provide thirteen under-resourced
experience of attending live, professional theatre, providing lasting long-term youth with high-quality, transformative theatre arts education helping
benefits and creating a combined passion for the arts. them to increase academic, coping and social skills.
· As a Center Stage sponsor, your company will receive all the recognition of Lights · As a Broadway sponsor, your company will receive all the recognition of Encore
Up plus: plus:
o Small logo placement on The Unusual Suspects webpage, the Virtually o Large logo and name on all US material, including playbills, fliers and
UnUSual Create-A-Thon fundraising campaign event pages and various more beginning May 7,2021 through July 1,2021.
e-communication to be seen by all participants and donors. o Large logo placement on The Unusual Suspects webpage with a URL link
o Small logo on the final e-book presentation of the finished work with the back to the website of choice. Large logo placement on the Virtually
ability to write/record a thank you to all participants involved in the UnUSual Create-A-Thon fundraising campaign event pages and various e-
campaign. communication to be seen by all participants and donors.
o Large logo on the final e-book presentation of the finished work with the
· Sponsorship mention during press release and media promotional activities. ability to write/record a thank you to all participants involved in the
· Opportunity for a representative of your company to speak at the kick-off Zoom campaign.
Meeting for campaign participants.
· Digital recognition during campaign weekly highlight video. · Opportunity for select executives from your company/organization to participate
in our programs as a guest speaker
ENCORE $10,000 · 10 entries in the VIP Raffle drawing.
Your commitment of $10,000 will provide approximately one or more weeks of
Alumni Program services to our participating youth ages 16-26 as they
consider post-secondary opportunities via our core theatre-arts curriculum.
· As an Encore sponsor, your company will receive all the recognition of Center
Stage plus:
o Medium logo placement on The Unusual Suspects webpage with a URL
link back to the website of choice. Medium logo placement on the
Virtually UnUSual Create-A-Thon fundraising campaign event pages and
various e-communication to be seen by all participants and donors.
o Medium logo on the final e-book presentation of the finished
work with the ability to write/record a thank you to all participants
involved in the campaign.
· Recognition during campaign weekly highlight video by emcee and digital
placement for sponsorship.
· 7 entries in the VIP Raffle drawing.
CREATE-A-THON SPONSORSHIP FORM
2021
DEADLINE IS APRIL 30TH, 2021
PLEASE PRINT ALL INFO CLEARLY. PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM & PAYMENT TO JOYCE LABRIOLA AT JOYCE.LABRIOLA@THEUNUSUALSUSPECTS.ORG
NAME
COMPANY NAME
ADDRESS “Feels good because I never thought I could talk
about these kind of things before, like feelings.
PHONE I learned that everybody can work together. Like
EMAIL
everybody’s got good ideas, good questions. And it
felt cool to complete something. It’s like once you
start trying, you want to never give up.”
Yes, I would like to become a
sponsor at the following level Dorothy Kirby Center Participant, Spring 2020
BROADWAY $25,000
ENCORE $10,000
CENTER STAGE $5,000
LIGHTS UP $2,500
CREATIVE SPARK $1,000
My logo file is enclosed
Please contact the following for logo (list email/name)
Unfortunately I can’t participate as a sponsor or fundraiser, but would like to make a
contribution in the amount of $
Please make checks payable to: The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company
Mail check and this form to: The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company | 3719 Verdugo Road Los Angeles, CA 90065
Credit card payments & questions? Contact Joyce LaBriola at (708) 218-1472 or
joyce.labriola@theunususualsuspects.org
For additional information, please visit theunusualsuspects.org/create-a-thon
The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Tax ID#: 95-4661312
All gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Please consult your personal tax advisor for details.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
TAKE PART IN THE
VIRTUALLY UNUSUAL
CREATE-A-THON
FUNDRAISER
WHEN
June 2021
WHERE
Anywhere in the world, this is a virtual campaign!
Join US as we raise money to continue our 28 year legacy of bringing theatre arts education
to under-resourced and incarcerated youth, and communities, throughout Los Angeles.
GALA AMBASSADORS
Bradford & Phyllis Bancroft Annabeth Gish & Wade Allen Lara & Christian Magnusen
Nancy & Steve Carell Rachel Goldberg Luis Rodriguez
2021 HOSTS Steve & Sherie Carroll Dwight Hicks Elizabeth L. Silver
Tameka Carter Laura Leigh Hughes David E. Talbert
Melissa Peterman & Ed & Dianne Coghlan David Henry Hwang & Nina Tassler & Jerry Levine
Mo Collins & Alex Skuby Kathryn Layng Julie Tugend
Kirsten Vangsness Hector & Carollee Elizondo Sydney Kamlager-Dove Kirsten Vangsness
Sally Fairman & Kevin King Deborah Lintz
Markese Freeman Annie & Scott Lukowski
Melissa Peterman Kirsten Vangness
CENTER STAGE
WHAT IS CREATE-A-THON? SPONSORS The Campizondo Foundation
Stephen & Sherie Carroll
Create-A-Thon is our digital fundraising campaign BROADWAY
where participants raise funds and create art, Nancy & Steve Carell LIGHTS UP
whatever art means to you! Dave & Pamela Peterman
Kit Pongetti &
Write, act, sing, draw, do stand-up... create whatever you'd like and share with your friends Mark Stegemann
and family. Brighten someone's day with your creation and raise funds for Unusual ENCORE
Suspects along the way. The Johnny Carson Foundation
CREATIVE SPARK
Levine/Tassler Foundation
100% of funds raised goes towards our vital programs. Carol Biondi
Annie & Scott Lukowski Madeline Cripe
Longtime Nancy Carell performing in Blood Over Water, an original production written by our youth
supporter/actress
Viola Davis
“Everything from writing the play to actually putting
it on, we’re doing from scratch... So it’s not like
everything is fixed... You can just have any idea and
it will end up in some way in the final product. And,
everyone treats you literally like family. Like we’re just
all one big family. We accept you no matter what. “
Adrian, age 16, San Fernando High School, Spring 2020
Actress Tiffany Haddish during Reba McEntire in US Shirt
a workshop with US
participants
US supporter Mo Collins in
Supporter/actress Aisha Tyler with Supporter/actress Annabeth Gish with
costume shares about the 2020
supporter/actress Wanda Sykes students at Joyner Elementary.
Create-a-Thon
Actr
“Feels good because I never thought I could talk about these kind of things before, like
feelings. I learned that everybody can work together. Like everybody’s got good ideas,
good questions. And it felt cool to complete something. It’s like once you start trying,
you want to never give up.” “I learned to never give up.
Dorothy Kirby Center Participant, Spring 2020 Working with a group of
The Unusual Suspects program participant
people made me feel like I
Actress Toni Trucks and Actor being interviewed by ABC 7 got somebody who has my
Cedric Yarbrough meet as they
enjoy their evening back, whatever I’m
struggling with.”
The Unusual Suspects’
Incarcerated Youth Participant
Longtime supporter/actress US Board Member Decker Sadowski,
Rachel Bloom showing off her rehearses an original song for the 2020
US T-shirt Create-a-Thon
HISTORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
under-resourced individuals each
Sara Scott Decker Sadowski
In 1992, called to action by the LA
Board Chair, Senior Vice President Production Actor
Uprising, founder Laura Leigh year all through the theatre stage.
Development, Universal Pictures
Hughes created The Unusual US has received several accolades
Suspects Theatre Company (US) to for our work, including The National
David Borsari Kristina Segesvary
give strength to vulnerable youth, Youth Arts and Humanities Program
Attorney, Law Offices of David S. Borsari Private Wealth Management,
and provide them a safe outlet and Award (our nation’s highest honor Goldman Sachs
platform for self-expression. As for after-school arts and humanities
founding members of the Arts for programs), The National Juvenile Russ Cashdan Lesley Wake Webster
Healing and Justice Network, US Justice Award, and more. Board Treasurer, Attorney, Cashdan Law Television Writer and Producer
has since grown into a leader
in the fields of arts Since the Covid-19
Albert G. Chou Joe Weil
education, youth pandemic hit, US Wealth Manager, Goldman Sachs President & Founder, Psycho Films
development, quickly pivoted to
mentorship, and offering programming
Ryan Jones Charlotte White
community building, virtually to help
Senior Vice President Production Board Vice Chair,
with a presence in mitigate the Development, Universal Pictures Co-Founder, Ready to Launch
under-resourced disproportionate
schools, community impact
Melissa Peterman
centers, and juvenile of the pandemic on
Actor
detention camps our communities. Last
throughout LA County. year US successfully
Our participant-driven developed and Julio Quijada
Unusual Suspects Alumni,
theatre-arts programs go beyond launched distance learning
Post-Production Coordinator,
the reach of typical arts education alternatives, which now include live NBCUniversal
workshops to empower vulnerable and pre-recorded lessons that
youth with lifelong skills, hope, and served close to 1,000 participants in
Gina Reyes
confidence to overcome their 2020 alone. Now more than ever, TV Literary Agent Verve Talent and
difficult surroundings. we need your help to continue this Literary Agency
vital work with Los Angeles’ most
Decades later, US has developed 7 vulnerable youth and families
Karine Rosenthal
complimentary, place-based helping to reconcile history and re- Writer / Producer
programs that provide well-rounded envision futures full of joy,
“Honestly, it’s been a really fun program. The program has helped me improve my mood,
benefits for approximately 1,600 opportunity, and expectation. and it has given me a place to express myself during quarantine. It’s helped me with my
confidence… let’s say I’m in class and the teacher asks a question. Before I was in the
program, I wouldn’t answer it, even though I had the answer. After joining, I’m usually
the first one to raise my hand and answer the question. It’s helped me a lot...”
San Fernando High School Participant
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