LIU Brooklyn in association with Unattended Baggage presents:

A VERY MERRY UNAUTHORIZED CHILDREN’S SCIENTOLOGY PAGEANT - LIVE!

A new TV special in the style of NBC & FOX Live!

Music, Book & Lyrics: Kyle Jarrow

Based on a concept (and originally directed by) Alex Timbers

Director/Adapted for television by/Executive Producer/Production Designer: Sean Pollock

Taping Date: 11/5 @ 2 & 7PM Off Broadway @ The 14th St Y

Summary: An anonymous company of merry children gather and rejoice in telling the story of Scientology founder and hero L. Ron Hubbard. Rejoicing in songs such as "Hey! It's a Happy Day!," this satirical musical about Scientology explores the magic of Dianetics, the fascinating E-meter, the immortal Thetans, and the entrancing story of Xenu with the straightest of faces. The show was originally presented in 2003 in New York City by Les Freres Corbusier and won a 2004 Obie Award.

Artistic Goals: This project is five years in the making and is, at last, we’re bringing this musical spaceship back Off Broadway where it belongs for the first time in 2006. We have successful engagements at 54 Below and Greenroom 42 with an incredible cast of children. However, want to bring this project beyond just a stage production–we want to bring it to your screens so you can watch it FOR FREE, whenever, whenever on IFT Network. We’re presenting this show in a new and exciting way in the style of an NBC / FOX Live! Musical special for a live in studio audience.

Financial goal: We'll keep it brief--we need help paying staff. We need help getting money for advertising. And some other things, like rehearsal space, props, costumes, and videography.

We’re offering a few cool perks too, but they must be claimed via email at unattendedbaggage@gmail.com (see deadline dates below):

$50 or more will get you a shout out on our social media channels!

$100 or more will get you will get you a thank you in our digital program, a shout out on our social media channels, (2) free tickets to our live taping (must be claimed by 11/2)

$150 or more will get you a thank you in our digital program, a shout out on our social media channels, (2) free tickets to our live taping AND some special behind the scenes audio rehearsal footage (must be claimed by 11/2)

$200 or more will get you a a thank you in our digital program, shout out on our social media channel, (3) free tickets to our live taping, some special behind the scenes audio footage, a signed poster of the show, & some Unattended Baggage/Very Merry Live pins mailed to you (must be claimed by 11/2)

Staff:

Produced by Angel Edme, Niara Sena, & Melanie Alice Ward

Associate Produced by Paige Esterly

Associate Direction/Choreography/Crowdfunding Managing provided by: Sarah Rose

Production Stage Manager: Michelle Giout

Asst. Stage Manager: Binh Phan

Asst. Choreographer: Nuria Hunter

Sound Designer: Jesse Timm

Lighting Designer: Zach Dulny

Musical Direction & Orchestrations provided by: Richard Lowenberg

Accompaniment provided by: John Wysocki

Crowdfunding Video Directed & Edited by: Shon Rabinowitz

Logo by: Hannah Saeed

Thank you for supporting! <3

Fund A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant: LIVE!

By Unattended Baggage

Fund A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant: LIVE!

A grad-student project co-produced with Unattended Baggage & LIU Brooklyn's TV Writers Studio!

Team Members