A Midsummer Night to Support our Dreams!

Join Broken Doll Productions in our first ever performance! The evening will be an interactive experience including song, dance, and select theatrical performances all in the theme of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Nights Dream

This event is FREE to attend, though donations would be greatly appreciated. Refreshments and some local art will be sold 

throughout the night

***Coming in costume is strongly encouraged***

Silent Auction Benefit Dinner!

Join us August 6, 2012 at 8pm, at Paradou at 8 little west 12th street, between 9th ave and Washington ave, for our first ever Silent Auction Benefit Dinner! A ticket to join us is $78, with that comes a fabulous three course meal, an open bar, access to our auctions (featuring local artists!) and a $20 gift card to Paradou!


To purchase a ticket, email us or click here to purchase a ticket online.

Thank you Backers!

A week into our kickstarter launch, and we've raised a whopping $470 out of our $7000 goal, so we want to thank our backers. We wouldn't be here without you guys, you all seriously rock! On the other hand we still have a long way to go, so keep Spreading the word!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1653911109/broken-doll-productions-youth-theater-project

Also check out our photos from the first day of camp in the gallery tab!

Kickstart our Kickstarter!

Our Kickstarter funding project is up and running. Visit us and witness the magic Z(and donate a couple of bucks if you can)! Also, you can watch our video and access our project through Brooklyn Radio, a local independent radio blog that's supporting us by spreading the word. You can help out by donating to our cause directly through Kickstarter or you can just help us get the word out by shouting the news from the rooftops and sharing and sharing and sharing the link! We thank you from the bottom of our theatrical hearts for any help you can give us!

Our Story

Watch our new video on Youtube to find out why BDP is so important to us!

Broken Doll Etsy Shop!

Broken Doll Productions now has its own Etsy shop filled with awesome handmade totes, notebooks, clutches (or Ipad cases for the fellas,) and art! 

What this means is, if anyone is DYING for some BDP merch, you don't have to wait for our next event, you can score some from the comfort of your home! 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/BrokenDollProduction

DANCE PARTY PICNIC AND RAFFLE!

Come out and Support us at McCarren Park, June 23 2012 at 11 am for a day full of fun games, yummy snacks, awesome music, and a totally sweet raffle. All proceeds go towards funding our summer program! So come grab a bite, shake your groove thing, and spend some money (totally optional) in the name of the theater arts!

Broken Doll Merchandise?

Broken Doll Productions has been given a table at the Williamsburg Artists and Fleas Market, and we've been crafting our tails off making really sweet (handmade and recycled) totes and notebooks, wallets, and buttons. Come out and visit us Saturday June 2nd, and Sunday June 3rd at the Williamsburg Artist and Fleas on N7th st and Wythe ave.


http://www.artistsandfleas.com/

Benefit Concert is a Smash Hit!

Earlier tonight at Spike Hill in Williamsburg, three amazing bands took the stage at a benefit concert to support Broken Doll Productions: Wooly & the Mammoth, The HATE my Day Jobs, and The Constant. Each of the bands put on a stellar performance. We wish words were adequate to express our gratitude to the amazing musicians who played at the show and to everyone who came out to see the show. We would also like to thank the staff at Spike Hill, particularly Mads Black Just-Olesen, for helping us put together this fantastic event.

Benefit Concert at Spike Hill!

Feed your ears at a benefit concert featuring The HATE MY DAY JOBS ("Garage-y swagger rock, male vocals ring of Television on meth, good ballsy rock and f***ing roll." KZSU Stanford) and The Constant ("independent bands come out with great music, but this is GREAT music." Alternativeaddiction.com). Come on down and rock out for a good cause (Broken Doll Productions is a free non-profit youth-run theater education program serving Brooklyn youth). View the event listing and get tickets here: http://www.spikehillmusic.com/event/115677/.

BDP Arts and Crafts

This Monday, BDP staff, members, and supporters will be getting together to begin creating a line of artisan merchandise to raise money for the BDP summer program. Some of the amazing arts and crafts we will undertake are handmade tote bags, recycled notebooks, and buttons. Look for our next announcement when our line of artisan merchandise goes retail!

Donation Season

Today, seven of BDPs youth facilitators pounded the nearly 80-degree Brooklyn pavement hunting for donations for our upcoming silent auction on June 16, 2012. We received many awesome donations from the various local craftsmen (and women) at the Williamsburg Artists & Fleas. Special shout-outs to everyone who donated, and to everyone who took the time out of their day to listen to us!

PS: Meet the BDP youth facilitator crew on the new page. Oscar Rivera, senior youth facilitator and BDP secretary, took some great portrait photos today before they headed out to hunt.

New band added to the May 19th lineup!

In addition to The Constant and The HATE MY DAY JOBS, Wooly & the Mammoth will be playing the 8:00 pm slot at the May 19th benefit concert at Spike Hill in Williamsburg. Don't miss this awesome rock concert with a heart of gold! That's right, all these bands are charitable homies. The bands are donating all proceeds from the concert to the Broken Doll Productions summer youth theater program! Buy your ticket's early and save $2.00! See you at the show!

Broken Doll Benefit Concert May 19th!

Check us out! The HATE MY DAY JOBS and The Constant are playing a show at Spike Hill in Williamsburg on Saturday night , May 19, 2012. Doors open at 8:00 and the show starts at 9:00. ALL proceeds and ticket sales will go to benefit Broken Doll Productions, a non-profit youth theater program in Bushwick Brooklyn. Tickets are $5.00 in advance and $7.00 at the door. Spike Hill is a 21+ venue. For more information about Spike Hill and the benefit show, see the show's listing at Spike Hill's website. Buy your tickets now! Show some love and rock out with your... well, you know. See you at the show!

Let's have a picnic... Tomorrow!

Look, I don't want to hear any excuses. I'm offering you a free sandwich, sun, fun, friends, a chance to win a raffle, and of course, the opportunity to pat yourself on the back and feel good for supporting a legit non-profit.

From 1:00 to 4:00 pm Broken Doll will be at Maria Hernandez Park on Knickerbocker Avenue (between Starr and Suydam) in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Come and join us and celebrate a new cultural institution in Brooklyn!

See you there!

The Picnic is Coming!

April 14th is nearly upon us; it lies a paltry seven days away. Do you know where the Broken Doll Productions team will be? That's right (gold star for you)! We will be in Maria Hernandez Park on Knickerbocker Avenue (between Suydam and Starr) in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Bring a friend, have a sandwich, and sign up for our summer youth theater camp! Know a young person who might be interested! Bring him/her to a picnic! See you there.

We Need Your Help!

Broken Doll is soliciting donations for our Silent Auction, slated to take place the weekend of June 16, 2012 (with a rain date of June 23, 2012). Not only are you all invited to attend the our Silent Auction extravaganza, but we're also imploring you to help. We are asking for donations of interesting items for our auctions. Crafts, art, books, gently used household items, gift certificates, gift baskets... if you think others might want it, we'll take it. In addition, we've created an Amazon Wishlist (http://amzn.com/w/DL39XO76G7CO) with items we need to produce the event. Instead of a direct donation, you can order something off of our wishlist for us and help us produce this fundraising event. Please think about this before you discard this post and think about what you can give. Every little bit helps.

Registration Picnic!

On Saturday April 14, 2012 at 1:00 PM, come down to Maria Hernandez Park on Knickerbocker Avenue in Bushwick Brooklyn, and bring a friend. Broken Doll Productions is having a picnic and a registration drive! Come for a sandwich and sign up for our summer youth theater camp on the spot! Bring a friend and get a surprise present! Come for the food, come for the raffle, just be there! Look for our sign at the park starting at 1:00 PM.

So you want more good news?

Why stop at having a summer home? Why not find a sugar daddy (momma) if you can? Well we found our fiscal sponsor and as of April 3,2012 at 12:30 PM Broken Doll Productions will officially enter into a fiscal sponsorship contract with The Field. Why I'd fiscal sponsorship so exciting you might ask? Because now we can actually apply for government and foundational grants under The Field's official 501c3 certification! A viable summer budget is starting to look amazingly realistic!

Anyway, I'll be attending an orientation at The Field on April 3rd and will be signing the sponsorship contract directly after. Keep your eyes peeled for grants that might help us out. If you hear of any, shoot us an email at brokendollbrooklyn@gmail.com. I'll keep you posted (literally) on our grant applications process.

Summer Home—Pictures!

10 Goodwin Place. That's right folks. The paperwork has been signed, a deposit has changed hands. It is officially official. Like, seriously. From July 9, 2012 through August 17, 2012, Broken Doll Productions' Summer Youth Theater Production Day Camp will be located at Cre808 Studios at 10 Goodwin Place, Brooklyn, NY 11221. Eric and his wonderful wife, the co-owners of Cre808 Studios, are as excited as we are to have Broken Doll Productions housed under their roof. I'm including some pictures in this witty little post to give all of you an idea of what our new home looks like.

Broken Doll's Summer Home

Don't start complaining about how long it took me to post this: Cre808 took some time getting back to us. The best part is, however, they said yes! We met with Eric, who co-manages Cre808 with his wife. Eric is amazing and showed us around the amazing space, right in the heart of the Bushwick community. For anyone who wants to take a peek, you can walk by 10 Goodwin Place, our summer address, and try to imagine what it looks like inside. Also, feel free to contact the folks over at Cre808 if you need space to host your own events, rehearsals, or classes.

Epic Success!

So luckily not every task I undertake spins out of control into a downward spiral of failure.

This evening we saw Cre808 Studios, a small, yet spacious basement studio on Goodwin place on the border of Bushwick and Bedstuy.

Epic Fail

Okay, so I DIDN'T visit Cre808 last Tuesday as planned (cut me some slack, I have RA). I did, however,  manage to get through nearly TWO FULL seasons of Supernatural. Oddly enough, the series takes an odd turn towards the end of the first season. I'm in the last quarter of the second season now and I'm not sure how I feel about it. But I digress...

Cora Dance and Other News

Tomorrow evening at 6:30, BDP will be in Bushwick checking out Cre808 Studios. Cre808 is a communal art space in Brooklyn that is available for rental for various events, rehearsals, classes, performances, and other exhibitions. We discovered Cre808 through the convenient website New York Performing Arts Spaces, a website that has listings of all spaces in the five-boroughs, the types of events you can rent space for, the prices for private and non-profit rentals, and more info about each space than you might actually need. Anyway, Cre808 is high on our list of hopefuls for a space to actually host our summer camp this year. We will keep you posted after our visit.

Welcome

Welcome to Broken Doll Productions. Get to know us better through browsing our website. Check back with us frequently to learn about upcoming fundraisers and summer camp registration events.


Contact us at brokendollbrooklyn@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you soon!