Wishlist

Things ARTC needs or wants to make bringing audio drama easier, more fun, and better quality.

This is a no-holds-barred list, so use your imagination. You never know what you can achieve until you decide you want to achieve it and you never know what you can get until you ask.

General donations

Contact donate@artc.org to discuss donation of any of the below items or a monetary contribution.

Membership levels

ADAPTATION TIER
Serial Programming – $25 donation four times a year.
Your name in the program/website for one season, an ARTC bumper sticker, and 1 CD of your choice.

The Centauri Express Level – $50-$99
Your name in the program/website for one season, an ARTC bumper sticker, and 1 CD of your choice.

The Gaslight Level – $100-$499
All benefits of the Centauri level plus 2 season passes to our live performances and a second CD of your choice.

The Lovecraft Level – $500-$999
All benefits of the Gaslight level plus a verbal mention during the next show after your donation and a third CD of your choice. Verbal mention will not be included in any podcasts.

The Dean's List – $1000-$1499
All benefits of the Lovecraft level plus any number of ARTC T-shirts up to 5, 2 additional season passes, a fourth CD of your choice, and the option to purchase additional CDs at a 10% discount.

ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING TIER
All “Original Programming” donors will receive all benefits associated with the “Adaptation Tier”

The Mildly Exciting Level – $1500-$1999
Sponsor a piece of our equipment! A verbal acknowledgement at one live show of your choosing which will later be podcast. Equipment that can be sponsored includes the snake, the mixer, the speakers, the microphones, the Foley table, the amplifier, or any other piece of audio equipment we use.

The Brotherhood Level – $2000-$2999
Sponsor the entire live season. A verbal acknowledgement at each live show of the season, which will be podcast.

The Orbit of the Moon – $3000-$4999
Sponsor a CD exclusively – Pick from our upcoming productions and yours will be moved up the production list. You will be the only sponsor and will have your name or corporate logo on the packaging as well as sponsorship credit at the beginning and end of the recording.

Thomas E. Fuller Level – $5000+
Reserved for serious radio aficionados. Radio is all about imagination, so use yours! Pledge a donation at this level and name what benefits you want. If it is within our power we will grant it. If not then we will decline your pledge.

Technology

• Laptop computer capable of running the following software efficiently (Windows platform):
  • Sony Soundforge
  • Sony Vegas
  • Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access)
  • Word Perfect
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe DreamWeaver
  • other standard Internet, graphics, and Point-of-sale tools
• Laptop or Desktop computer (Macintosh platform)
• Software (either or both of Windows and Macintosh versions, if available)
  • Microsoft Office suite (including Word, Excel, and Access)
  • Adobe Creative Suite 5
  • ProTools

Audio equipment and other related items

• House Monitors (i.e. speakers) that we can fly (hang from the ceiling) at Academy Theatre
• Condenser (vocal) Mics (among other things, better for female & younger actor's voices.)
• Stereo Condenser Mic, or a matched pair of condenser mics (This would have been a good way to record the Brides in stereo for "Dracula," for example.)
• Mixing Board

Office supplies

• Copier
• Paper
• Color laser printer (and toner for same)

Miscellaneous items

• Van or other cargo-capable vehicle able to transport audio equipment. Fold-down seats to allow passengers a plus.
• LCD projector with screen
• Rehearsal/studio/performance space

Kickstarter rewards

A brainstorming exercise to modify the above rewards system for Kickstarter.com

• $5 - ARTC bumper sticker
• $10 - The above, plus CD copy of the studio version of "The Dancer in the Dark" upon completion
• $25 - The above, plus two free tickets for the live performance of "The Dancer in the Dark" performed at the Academy Theatre in Spring of 2011
• $50 - All of the above, plus any 2 other ARTC CDs of your choice
• $100 - All of the above, plus any 2 additional ARTC CDs of your choice, plus verbal mention and your name in the playbill at the live performance
• $300 - All of the above, an additional 4 free tickets to the live performance, and recognition in 1 episode of the ARTC podcast
• $500 - All of the above, plus any one ARTC-branded merchandise item we offer
• $1000 - Named as a sponsor on the CD studio version of "The Dancer in the Dark"