Backstage Drama

Backstage Drama Trailer

New Jersey native, Sandy Mezzini witnesses a murder committed by thugs in a drug cartel and is placed into witness protection as a janitor in the community theater of Grand River, Michigan. Imagine Waiting for Guffman, meets Glee with a splash of The Sopranos.

BACKSTAGE DRAMA is a community and independent theater fundraising project produced with the talents of both theater and the film/tv communities. BACKSTAGE DRAMA takes place in the fictional town of “Grand River, Michigan” with the intention of showcasing the enormous talents of the volunteer theater community found in cities, large and small, around the country. Produced and Created by the Emmy® Award winning team of Teresa L. Thome and Patrick W. Ziegler, the episodes include original music by Tony® Award winning performer, Levi Kreis, and Chicago natives and Harold Arlen Award winning team Cheryl Coons and Chuck Larkin.

How we are like “Kickstarter” and helping Community Theater

For a nominal one time fee of $9.99, a year-long subscription may be purchased to view the BACKSTAGE DRAMA series with 30% percentage of that cost donated to the community theater of your choice. Think of it as we are doing our own model of "Kickstarter" but instead of a percentage of your donation going to "Kickstarter" it goes to a community theater and the rest of your donation of $9.99 or above goes to create more episodes which creates more production and more jobs for artists.

All community and independent theaters across the country are invited to become a participating theater in the project. Theaters need only sign-up by clicking on this link. All theaters will be eligible for a 30% share of the sale of each subscription. Want to learn more? Click here for our FAQ.

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