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Support New Play Development at
THE FORGE
Mechanical Raven wants to support mid-life artists whose work falls outside of traditional institutions and processes. With THE FORGE, we are building a fund to develop new work (and fill the gap left by the loss of so many new play institutions and programs in the last decade). Our overhead is low and our goal is to provide thriving wages to artists to develop their work on their own terms.
The Forge Donors
as of October 2025
Jennifer Chambers | Youree & Emily McBride | Stephen Nelson & Peter Vitale | Tommy Sadoski
Jyana Browne | Lois & Dan Carter | Shafinaz Hussein | Mara Isaacs
Erik Champney | Barbara & Jim Cummings | Christopher Healy | James McElwain | Michelle Preston | Laura Rin | Jonathan Taylor | Joshua G. Townsend
Brandi & Chad Alexander | Rachel Dickstein | Betsy Disharoon | Anne Dunning | Lanna Joffrey | Neil Levi | Erin Massey Smith | Hillary Miller | Loyd & Marie Neve | Dean Temple | Ryan Williams
Akiko Aizawa | Diane Alianiello | Cassie Beck | Dahlak Brathwaite | Gia Forakis | Emma Goidel | Meropi Peponides | Allison Prouty | Charity Schubert | Crystal Skillman | Chi-wang Yang
Thank you for your generous support!
How your donations to The Forge are spent
Living wages for 11 artists (actors, writers, musicians)
Child care stipends for actors who are parents
Artist sick leave
Artist travel
A bit of cash on a highly subsidized rehearsal space
Snacks! To sustain artists through their creative process. (Artists consume a lot of snacks)
This in turn generated in-kind donations, including AV support, social media marketing, producing support, and space. Every dollar contributed had a tangible impact. And next year we hope to do even more.
Why Give?
Art is the antidote to despair–the stories we tell matter. So I’m inviting you to join me in doing something to protect and foster the work we all love - donate to The Forge, Mechanical Raven’s new play development fund. Every dollar raised goes directly to lead artists and their chosen collaborators, as well as essential resources like space.