CREATURE/COMFORT, a new musical by drag kings Excess Materials and Hugh Mann Race, is coming to the Exponential Festival from January 22nd - 24th - but we need your help to make it happen! We're raising money to pay our all-trans and queer cast and creative team, and help us make the show the best it can be with costumes, sets, puppets, and more!

Tickets for our premiere at Life World are on sale now, but if you want a chance to support the show and get exclusive perks or even reserve the best seat in the house, you can buy a VIP Ticket only through our fundraiser!

About the show:

What if Frankenstein’s monster made himself? What if The Island of Dr. Moreau were gayer?

It's 1953, and Dr. Bartholomew Bright and his faithful assistant Kevin have one goal: to make the perfect monster. But with the FBI closing in, will their experiments succeed? Or will they be caught before Kevin has the chance to confess that his feelings for Dr. Bright are more than just scientific? Created by drag duo Mann & Materials, this campy musical comedy asks just how much we’ll transform for love. Featuring an original synth-pop score, fantastical monstrous puppets, and homosexual awakenings, Creature/Comfort invites its audience to find (and lovingly embrace) the monster within.

Click the Auction tab at the top of the page to access any of the rewards listed below!

Donation Perks:

You can make a donation on this page, or go to the auctions page to get perks as a thank you from us for your support! On the auctions page you also buy VIP tickets to the show, Creature/Comfort swag, and check out some incredible donated items that are up for auction, including items from Carey Pietch and Antolini Glass Co!

$5 - Love from the monsters - The monsters are giving you a little forehead kiss (thank you!)

$10 - Creature/Comfort Sticker - We'll send you a limited edition Creature/Comfort sticker

$25 - Special Thanks! - We’ll include your name in the Playbill + send you a limited edition sticker!

$35 - Creature/Comfort Beanie - Gold beanie with the Creature/Comfort logo embroidered on it.

$50 - Cast Album Digital Download - Receive a digital download of the cast recording once it is completed!

$50 - Creature/Comfort Shirt - Receive a limited edition glitter Creature/Comfort shirt!

$50 - VIP Ticket - Front-row seat to a Creature/Comfort performance of your choice!

$125 - VIP Ticket + Swag - A VIP ticket to a Creature/Comfort performance of your choice, a limited edition glitter Creature/Comfort shirt, a limited edition sticker, and a signed cast Polaroid!

$250 - Cameo video from the cast or characters - Want us to tell someone happy birthday, or break up with your shitty ex for you? We’ll make you a custom video (in character or in drag, whatever your preference is!)

$500 - Name a puppet in the show! - Get the chance to name a monster after yourself, your pet, your celebrity crush, anything you want!

And if you aren't able to donate at this time - SHARE THIS CAMPAIGN! The more people who see it, the better!

Fundraiser Party:

Scientific research is expensive, especially when it involves conducting questionably-ethical experiments on critters of all kinds. For one day only, Dr. Bright will be opening his lab to the public - witness transformative experiments, meet the monsters, drink a secret elixir, and perhaps even create a monster of your own. Join us on December 6th at 2:30 pm at Wonderville for a fantastical fundraiser party and your chance to win any number of gifts, gags, and goofs.

Featuring performances, music, and interactive experiences by: Excess Materials, Hugh Mann Race, Masc Ari, Chevy Lace, Glub Glub Labs, DJ Gay Panic, and MORE!

Over 20 raffle and live auction prizes, including art, books, s*x toys, show tickets, and much much more.

Costume Contest - Best monster costume wins a free ticket to Creature/Comfort in January!

GET FUNDRAISER TICKETS HERE

Romance Novel Cover Commission by Carey Pietsch!