Infinite - A New Musical
New York City, New York | Theatre
Sci-Fi, Musical
In this story of queer self-discovery and liberation, two women find themselves trapped inside an AI experience. Now they must look inward, face old fears, and form new friendships. Will they escape the Infinite Experience or fall prey to its empty promises of paradise?
Infinite - A New Musical
New York City, New York | Theatre
Sci-Fi, Musical
1 Campaigns | New York, United States
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In this story of queer self-discovery and liberation, two women find themselves trapped inside an AI experience. Now they must look inward, face old fears, and form new friendships. Will they escape the Infinite Experience or fall prey to its empty promises of paradise?
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Welcome to Infinite Fest
What would happen if you could experience everything you've ever wanted all at once?
Slip on your VR glasses and enter the Infinite Experience. Tech entrepreneur Franco Bruneschelli designed Infinite to provide you with the perfect night. Experience the night of your dreams while your fellow concertgoers experience theirs. Or so the promise goes…
But who would promise you such a thing? What would you have to give in exchange? And what would happen after everything you ever wanted had passed?
Infinite explores such promises, ever unfulfilled by the technology that shapes our daily lives.
Creator's Statement
Infinite began its life ten years ago through a series of songs inspired by a pain I did not yet understand.
I soon realized that I needed to be honest and admit to myself that I am transgender. I was hurting because I was trying to live life as a man, inside a mold that wasn't mine.
Over the next several years, I developed the show alongside my slow, gradual process of coming out to myself and to the world. I presented a concert of the show-in-progress in 2017, followed by a teaser sequence and EP in 2018.
So many brilliant artists touched the show every step of the way. As a result, Infinite soon outgrew my personal coming-out journey. Still, that journey remains the integral write-what-you-know heart of the show.
Today, Infinite is a speculative sci-fi rock musical and movement piece. On stage, a four-person movement ensemble represents the technology driving the Infinite Experience. Meanwhile, a movement ensemble depicts the crowd, lost in their individual experiences. The lines between the written and movement stories blur until they become one.
A special thank you to Shannon R. Carroll, Julia Grace Scanlon, Justin Cavazos, Jared Cavazos, and Matt Bertken whose creative artistry helped build Infinite into what it is today.
Why Infinite Needs Your Help
Since coming out, I have found my community, my confidence, and my sense of purpose. After two private readings and feedback sessions with this community, I am certain: it's time to bring Infinite and its world to life on stage.
The Tank, a nonprofit performance venue, will present the show July 6-14 in Manhattan, New York. The presentation will be a heightened staged reading, featuring a full cast and a movement ensemble.
The Tank has offered their space free of charge for our tech and performance days. Your generous donations will go toward one or more of the following categories of expense:
- Paying People - The most important part, paying artists for their labor on and off stage.
- Logistics - Renting rehearsal space and equipment to support the artists' work.
- Design - Make-up, costumes, production design, and the other elements that make a show shine.
There has never been a better time to bring Infinite to life. It explores our codependent relationships with technology and the loneliness that it breeds. An all too familiar feeling for many of us. Infinite and its characters are rooted in a world we all know, love, and fear.
In a Nutshell
Dana and Stella, former childhood friends, find themselves trapped inside an AI experience. Will they escape the Infinite Experience or fall prey to its empty promises of paradise?
Support Infinite and its team of queer multidisciplinary artists by donating today. Your donations will fund a live production of the sci-fi rock musical. All proceeds will go towards logistics, design, and labor on and off stage.
We are all grateful for the creative opportunity provided by your generous donations!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
The Old Friends
Costs $1,500
The performers who play Stella & Dana, our protagonists, will each receive a stipend of $750 for their labor.
The Spotlight Stealers
Costs $1,500
The performers who play Franco & Colin, our antagonists, will each receive $750 stipends for their labor.
The Bachelorette Party
Costs $3,000
The performers who play Georgie, Mira, Clare, & Roxanne, primary supporting characters, will each receive $750 stipends for their labor.
The Archetypes
Costs $3,000
The performers who portray The Archetypes, mostly-silent observers, will each receive $750 stipends for their labor.
The Crowd
Costs $3,000
The performers who portray The Crowd, the storytelling movement ensemble, will each receive $500 stipends for their labor.
The Background Players
Costs $500
The performers who play Vicky J & A Young Man, tertiary characters, will each receive $250 stipends for their labor.
Directing Team
Costs $3,000
Director, Movement Director, and Stage Manager will each receive $1000 stipends for their labor.
Design Team
Costs $800
A sound designer & a lighting designer will each receive $400 stipends for their labor.
The Band
Costs $2,250
Three members of an electronic-rock band will each receive $750 stipends for their labor.
Technical Staff
Costs $400
A board operator and a runner will each receive $200 stipends for their labor.
Scenic Items
Costs $200
This presentation will not feature much set, but judicious use of items will help define the unique setting of the piece.
Rehearsal Space
Costs $300
This will cover 8 hours of rehearsal per week for 10 weeks.
Makeup
Costs $250
Our onstage artists need to prepare themselves to be seen! This will ensure they aren't paying for their own materials.
Wardrobe
Costs $250
The workshop will mostly use pieces from people's own wardrobes & seek to borrow from other theaters. This is for the ones we can't find.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
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About This Team
Elle Lagalante - Creator & Producer
I am a musician, performer, and writer with an interest in art as community healing practice. My capstone project as an undergraduate was an original musical called Mirror Image, created and performed in one year through a collaborative process with a team of queer & woman creators. I have worked as a music director for dozens of theaters in the SF Bay Area, where I honed my artistic sensibilities and production skills. Today, I can be found working as an elementary school teaching artist, playing keyboards and music directing for the band Hurricane Holly, and organizing + running the monthly Dyke Mic Workshop.
Crystal-Marie Alberson - Director
I have had countless late-night conversations with Crystal-Marie talking about our dreams and visions of an inclusive, sustainable, and creative theatre-making process. I have been an enthusiastic audience member for many of Crystal-Marie's projects. When I realized it was time to bring Infinite forth, I was so excited to have a project to propose to her, and I'm so lucky she said yes. Here is her bio:
Crystal-Marie Alberson is a theatre artist based in Brooklyn, NY. Working primarily in ensemble theatre bringing new and unknown works to life. A creator with many titles; Improviser, Devisor, Director, Teacher, Human. Originally from Tennessee, she grew up on a first-generation farm and later got her BA in Theatre from UT, Knoxville. She continues to train and perform with a Brooklyn-based ensemble, Letter of Marque Theater Co, and works as a Teaching Artist around the city with Irondale Ensemble Project and Brooklyn Arts Exchange.
Crane Randle - Movement Director (for Concept Trailer)
When I saw Crane's movement videos on their Instagram, I immediately knew their sensibilities were aligned with my dreams for the implementation of The Archetypes. Our first collaboration, on the Movement Concept Trailer, yielded a beautiful, powerful, and unique vision beyond my wildest dreams. Their commitment to bringing queer & trans bodies into the project is integral to achieving the project's mission of expanding the boundaries of who dance and theater is for.
[note: Crane is currently working on the Movement Concept Trailer; I will be discussing continuing our collaboration after the video is shot]
TBA - Music Director
I want to uplift trans women in rock & electronica because I love us. So this person will be one of my fellow transfem musicians, but it won’t be me because I want to make sure I have enough bandwidth to tend to the entire production.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Welcome to Infinite Fest
What would happen if you could experience everything you've ever wanted all at once?
Slip on your VR glasses and enter the Infinite Experience. Tech entrepreneur Franco Bruneschelli designed Infinite to provide you with the perfect night. Experience the night of your dreams while your fellow concertgoers experience theirs. Or so the promise goes…
But who would promise you such a thing? What would you have to give in exchange? And what would happen after everything you ever wanted had passed?
Infinite explores such promises, ever unfulfilled by the technology that shapes our daily lives.
Creator's Statement
Infinite began its life ten years ago through a series of songs inspired by a pain I did not yet understand.
I soon realized that I needed to be honest and admit to myself that I am transgender. I was hurting because I was trying to live life as a man, inside a mold that wasn't mine.
Over the next several years, I developed the show alongside my slow, gradual process of coming out to myself and to the world. I presented a concert of the show-in-progress in 2017, followed by a teaser sequence and EP in 2018.
So many brilliant artists touched the show every step of the way. As a result, Infinite soon outgrew my personal coming-out journey. Still, that journey remains the integral write-what-you-know heart of the show.
Today, Infinite is a speculative sci-fi rock musical and movement piece. On stage, a four-person movement ensemble represents the technology driving the Infinite Experience. Meanwhile, a movement ensemble depicts the crowd, lost in their individual experiences. The lines between the written and movement stories blur until they become one.
A special thank you to Shannon R. Carroll, Julia Grace Scanlon, Justin Cavazos, Jared Cavazos, and Matt Bertken whose creative artistry helped build Infinite into what it is today.
Why Infinite Needs Your Help
Since coming out, I have found my community, my confidence, and my sense of purpose. After two private readings and feedback sessions with this community, I am certain: it's time to bring Infinite and its world to life on stage.
The Tank, a nonprofit performance venue, will present the show July 6-14 in Manhattan, New York. The presentation will be a heightened staged reading, featuring a full cast and a movement ensemble.
The Tank has offered their space free of charge for our tech and performance days. Your generous donations will go toward one or more of the following categories of expense:
- Paying People - The most important part, paying artists for their labor on and off stage.
- Logistics - Renting rehearsal space and equipment to support the artists' work.
- Design - Make-up, costumes, production design, and the other elements that make a show shine.
There has never been a better time to bring Infinite to life. It explores our codependent relationships with technology and the loneliness that it breeds. An all too familiar feeling for many of us. Infinite and its characters are rooted in a world we all know, love, and fear.
In a Nutshell
Dana and Stella, former childhood friends, find themselves trapped inside an AI experience. Will they escape the Infinite Experience or fall prey to its empty promises of paradise?
Support Infinite and its team of queer multidisciplinary artists by donating today. Your donations will fund a live production of the sci-fi rock musical. All proceeds will go towards logistics, design, and labor on and off stage.
We are all grateful for the creative opportunity provided by your generous donations!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
The Old Friends
Costs $1,500
The performers who play Stella & Dana, our protagonists, will each receive a stipend of $750 for their labor.
The Spotlight Stealers
Costs $1,500
The performers who play Franco & Colin, our antagonists, will each receive $750 stipends for their labor.
The Bachelorette Party
Costs $3,000
The performers who play Georgie, Mira, Clare, & Roxanne, primary supporting characters, will each receive $750 stipends for their labor.
The Archetypes
Costs $3,000
The performers who portray The Archetypes, mostly-silent observers, will each receive $750 stipends for their labor.
The Crowd
Costs $3,000
The performers who portray The Crowd, the storytelling movement ensemble, will each receive $500 stipends for their labor.
The Background Players
Costs $500
The performers who play Vicky J & A Young Man, tertiary characters, will each receive $250 stipends for their labor.
Directing Team
Costs $3,000
Director, Movement Director, and Stage Manager will each receive $1000 stipends for their labor.
Design Team
Costs $800
A sound designer & a lighting designer will each receive $400 stipends for their labor.
The Band
Costs $2,250
Three members of an electronic-rock band will each receive $750 stipends for their labor.
Technical Staff
Costs $400
A board operator and a runner will each receive $200 stipends for their labor.
Scenic Items
Costs $200
This presentation will not feature much set, but judicious use of items will help define the unique setting of the piece.
Rehearsal Space
Costs $300
This will cover 8 hours of rehearsal per week for 10 weeks.
Makeup
Costs $250
Our onstage artists need to prepare themselves to be seen! This will ensure they aren't paying for their own materials.
Wardrobe
Costs $250
The workshop will mostly use pieces from people's own wardrobes & seek to borrow from other theaters. This is for the ones we can't find.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Elle Lagalante - Creator & Producer
I am a musician, performer, and writer with an interest in art as community healing practice. My capstone project as an undergraduate was an original musical called Mirror Image, created and performed in one year through a collaborative process with a team of queer & woman creators. I have worked as a music director for dozens of theaters in the SF Bay Area, where I honed my artistic sensibilities and production skills. Today, I can be found working as an elementary school teaching artist, playing keyboards and music directing for the band Hurricane Holly, and organizing + running the monthly Dyke Mic Workshop.
Crystal-Marie Alberson - Director
I have had countless late-night conversations with Crystal-Marie talking about our dreams and visions of an inclusive, sustainable, and creative theatre-making process. I have been an enthusiastic audience member for many of Crystal-Marie's projects. When I realized it was time to bring Infinite forth, I was so excited to have a project to propose to her, and I'm so lucky she said yes. Here is her bio:
Crystal-Marie Alberson is a theatre artist based in Brooklyn, NY. Working primarily in ensemble theatre bringing new and unknown works to life. A creator with many titles; Improviser, Devisor, Director, Teacher, Human. Originally from Tennessee, she grew up on a first-generation farm and later got her BA in Theatre from UT, Knoxville. She continues to train and perform with a Brooklyn-based ensemble, Letter of Marque Theater Co, and works as a Teaching Artist around the city with Irondale Ensemble Project and Brooklyn Arts Exchange.
Crane Randle - Movement Director (for Concept Trailer)
When I saw Crane's movement videos on their Instagram, I immediately knew their sensibilities were aligned with my dreams for the implementation of The Archetypes. Our first collaboration, on the Movement Concept Trailer, yielded a beautiful, powerful, and unique vision beyond my wildest dreams. Their commitment to bringing queer & trans bodies into the project is integral to achieving the project's mission of expanding the boundaries of who dance and theater is for.
[note: Crane is currently working on the Movement Concept Trailer; I will be discussing continuing our collaboration after the video is shot]
TBA - Music Director
I want to uplift trans women in rock & electronica because I love us. So this person will be one of my fellow transfem musicians, but it won’t be me because I want to make sure I have enough bandwidth to tend to the entire production.