Project Update: 🎭 CINDERELLA'S CASTLE - A New StarKid Musical Coming to KICKSTARTER on April 6th!
As we continue to push forward on SK Labs and wrap up the StarKid Returns rewards, we're also launching a new crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter this Saturday, April 6th, 2024. This time we'll be raising funds for a fantasy-filled musical adventure...
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Dive into the depths of the production, from peeks at the musical score, to cast reveals, to glimpses at this new fantasy world we'll all create together.
We're lining up special rewards to celebrate your support, including new apparel, exclusive digital backstage content, and more!
Our journey would not be complete without all of you. Your contribution helped make our StarKid Returns campaign a success, and we'd love to have your support in creating the magical realm of Cinderella's Castle.
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Today at work I misplaced my gold Starkid pen that I received as one of the rewards for backing this project. I’m devastated. It was my favorite pen and I used it every day. Is there any way to get another? I don’t mind paying for it. Just have to try all I can in my quest to get my favorite pen back!
Project Update: 💫 UPDATE on STARKID 🧪 LABS, 🎁 REWARDS, and a POV VIP TOUR of the 🪩 JANGLE BALL!!!
Since the STARKID RETURNS campaign ended in October of 2022, we've toured with the JANGLE BALL, produced NERDY PRUDES MUST DIE (and released the show on YouTube). We've shipped physical rewards and signed scripts, but we're not through yet!
Last weekend, on Saturday March 16th, we hosted our STARKID REACTS Livestream for SK Returns backers who contributed $25 or more. If you missed the stream (where SK cast & crew members re-watched our latest musical NERDY PRUDES MUST DIE), you can still catch the unlisted video on YouTube. Be sure to check your email for the STARKID REACTS messages, containing the link to the stream.
And speaking of emails, we've already started scheduling our $1,000 tier STARKID RESPONDS video chats. So if you're one of the 24 backers who we'll be having an hour-long Zoom conversation with, please make sure to look out for messages from us about planning those hang-outs. We had our first round of video chats today, and they were tons of fun!
As far as rewards go, that just leaves the STARKID RECORDS Personalized Songs! We're pleased to report that those are being worked on right now and should go out within the next few months.
WHICH BRINGS US TO THE SK RETURNS PROJECTS THAT ARE IN CURRENT DEVELOPMENT. Namely, STARKID LABS...
While the three SKLabs projects are all in various stages of pre/production, we're looking to have all of them completed within the next year. In fact, here are some brief updates from the three SKLab teams:
First off, the forces behind SISSY had this to say:
"The script for Sissy is in active development, with Tammy and Corey L. setting some deadlines for different stages of the script and production. We’re aiming to mount the reading in summer of 2024."
Next, Lauren Lopez, the creator of THIS TITLE IS PERMANENT! teased a winter '24/'25 release with the following statement:
"Ok you ABSOLUTE FREAKS™️! This Title is Permanent will be premiering in the winter, which should give everyone ample time to watch Divas Live 1999 (in full!) before listening."
And the producers of SPACE BABY (currently targeting a fall 2024 release) sent this transmission:
"Ahoy there, Interstellar travelers! We’ve been hard at work bringing our new anthology series, Space Baby, to life! You might ask… what IS Space Baby?!
Space Baby was conceived as a safe space for artists to bring to life their wildest, most WTF ideas. This cosmic variety show will feature the work of a diverse array of creators and digital mediums seen through the eyes of our titular tot as he sets out to discover the origins of life itself. Participants are given a prompt, a budget, and (most importantly) permission to get weird. Don't overthink it. At its core, Space Baby is an experiment in creativity, comedy, and play.
So where’s the show?!
Starting back in early 2023, we began the process of finding someone to bring our titular tot to life in puppet form! After meeting with several different puppeteers, we found an amazing artist based in the Washington DC area who agreed to take on the challenge within our limited budget. Turns out, making a puppet takes a long time! Over the summer and into fall, as we awaited the arrival of our heroic space child, we met with a variety of artists as we assembled the creative team for this first episode. Then, in late November of last year, Space Baby was done and sent to us! Now in 2024, the time has finally come to begin production. The creative team is assembled, our intergalactic infant is in our hands and we are SO excited to show you all what we’ve been working on. It’s gonna get weird!
The creative team (so far) includes:
Jaime Lyn Beatty (co-creator)
Curt Mega (co-creator)
James Tolbert (writer and director)
Matt Dahan (original music)
Angela Parrish (original music)
Leigh Lahav (animation)
Sinead Persaud (writer and director)
Kim Whalen (producer and actor)
Amy Plouff (original props)
Nick Gage (theme song)
And more!!!
Be on the lookout for an official trailer dropping later with a target release date of late summer / early fall! Thank you for helping us bring new stories to life!
Sincerely,
Jaime, Curt, and the Space Baby Team"
In fact, you can watch a teaser for SPACE BABY right here!
In addition to the SKLab projects themselves, we'll also be producing the SKLABUMENTARY (a short documentary detailing the process of bringing these experimental endeavors to life). That featurette should be coming out in late 2024/early 2025 as well, so stay tuned for more updates!
In the meantime, THANK YOU again for supporting the STARKID RETURNS BackerKit campaign. We so appreciate your involvement and your patience. We hope you've enjoyed all the projects that have been released thus far, and we can't wait to show you the rest of them!
Gratefully yours,
Nick Lang
StarKid Productions
PS. We've got one more treat for you! A special peek backstage at the STARKID JANGLE BALL in your first POV VIP TOUR (the NERDY PRUDES backstage tour will be coming soon)! Enjoy!!!
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Did any returning backers receive this download? I got the pin with my other physical rewards, but never received the mp3. I just checked, and it's not listed under my Digital Downloads. I e-mailed [email protected] on March 9, but have not heard back. Thanks!
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Can we get the link to watch Starkid reacts? I checked all my folders searched "starkid" and never got the email announcing it.
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Hey, I’m hearing that the livestream already happened and I never received an email about it… I tried every search but there’s really nothing there. I’m so bummed I missed it. Can I at least watch it back somewhere?
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Starkid I love you to death but the total lack of responsiveness on the video party line is getting a little crazy. It's been more than a year. Please provide us with an update of when we can expect that reward to be fulfilled. Thank you!
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Have any script tier backers gotten the NPMD script or even the Jangle Ball script yet? I know they said for NPMD they'd wait until after the YouTube release and it's been a couple of months with no word and it's getting a little concerning since I don't want my script to be lost in the mail. They say to contact them through here for questions but I don't think they even check these boards. I don't want to sound sour but there hasn't been any update on the rewards that were put off for later like the live streams and scripts, and the method of contact they say to use appears ineffective. Have any fellow backers gotten anything, even an email or DM response?
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Anyone have an idea when the starkid responds reward will take place
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I hope I’m not being impatient, but just wondering if the scripts were sent out yet?
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has anyone gotten either demo album yet? also are there still plans to release the jangle ball dvd/soundtrack?
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So I got a shipping notification on October 14th that said my rewards shipped. I look at the tracking and it said they were delivered on the 1st of September. I moved on September 5th but I never received my rewards and have been consistently checking with my previous place of residence. I contacted backerkit but I honestly don't know what else's I can do.
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Hi there! I didn't know how else to reach out, but Kickstarter deleted my 10niversary pledge for some reason, saying I created my account in June of this year. I have receipts of my pledge, so would there be any way I can get the recording of Workin' Boys?
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I recieved my main body of my pledge but got the wrong club badge and my lords pins were missing? Can anyone help? Ive emailed and asked backerkit but nothing!
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Woo. My rewards arrived. When I first saw the size of the box I was worried that not everything would be in there but someone is talented at making it all fit. Now just to wait for the script and the digital rewards!
