LAST DAY. I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that, should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er'
almost 3 years ago – Tue, May 18, 2021 at 11:14:34 PM

A message from Dorian Gray

My Lords, Ladies & Lovers:

So here we stand. 

On the final day of our little flirtation.  

Time to declare. 

Time to pick a side. 

If you are one of the legions following me, undecided: this is your last chance.  

Come over. I promise you, it will be quite the experience.  Like feasting with panthers. 

If you have already declared,  the Sisters of Gray thank you. 

& for those who have chosen the other side. 

Well, you can't say we didn't warn you.  -- DG

"Yet each man kills the thing he loves
  By each let this be heard,
Some do it with a bitter look,
  Some with a flattering word,
The coward does it with a kiss,
  The brave man with a sword!"

50k Stretch Goal Hit! Make Dorian Sing! Final 2 days!
almost 3 years ago – Tue, May 18, 2021 at 07:35:01 PM

This one's from me, Arvind

Gosh, golly, gee, whizz  - looks like we are going out with a bang. 

We are into the final two days and you are just killing it.  We had one of our best days of the whole campaign yesterday, and today looks like being better still.   THANK YOU. 

50k stretch goal hit!  Behind the scenes video is going to happen, oh yes it is.   I'm going to be pointing a camera at all our lovely actors and capturing them at their unfiltered best as we record our show.   You'll feel like you're in the studio with us but without any need for all those pesky covid protocols.    We can't wait. 

Next goal - Make Dorian sing. Dorian is being played by Lauren Patten, who happens to have one of the greatest singing voices ever put into a human body.  If you don't believe me, here she is singing the very on-point "God is a Woman"

So, our next stretch goal, at $69k, is that we will have an original song written to be part of the GRAY audio-drama and Lauren will sing it!    Come on, help us get there...! 

The next 48  hours are going be exciting.   Thank you for being on this ride with us!  Can't wait to see where it takes us... 

Arvind.   Creator, GRAY

Final Weekend, Final Days, Time to say your last Hoorays
almost 3 years ago – Sat, May 15, 2021 at 04:19:05 PM

A message from Dorian Gray

My dear Lords, Ladies & Lovers:

Well, here we are.  So close to the finish line. But of course, it won't be the end. It's not even the end of the beginning.   These heady Kickstarter days have simply been our flirtation. Our relationship is ahead of us... 

I'm so looking forward to the days ahead. When you can fall gradually, intoxicatingly, totally in love with me.  I know you are too.  But before that can all happen, we have a few more goals to meet, and a few more miles to walk together.  200% funded sounds pretty good, but you know what is better? More.  More is always better. 

"Everything in moderation, including moderation".

Think about it.  -- Toodles, DG

PS If you want to dive deeper into knowing me, here's an interview one of my "creators" Arvind did in which he's MOST indiscrete

$42,000 hit, 600+ backers, a week to go, new goal revealed!
almost 3 years ago – Thu, May 13, 2021 at 12:52:12 PM

“Actors are so fortunate. They can choose whether they will appear in tragedy or in comedy, whether they will suffer or make merry, laugh or shed tears. But in real life it is different. Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualifications. The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.”

So,  if and when we hit $50,000 (and we can, we will, ) we'll produce a behind-the-scenes video of the making of the audio drama, a chance to see our wonderful cast and creative team at work as they strut and fret and bring GRAY to her immortal life.

And since we are shouting out to actors, if you haven't noticed BROADWAY IS BACK.   Jagged Little Pill resumes performances 21 October. That's all the more reason to back / upgrade to the Jagged Little Fandom level, or just to book tix to Jagged!  

Almost at $42,000! Meaning, trauma, art
almost 3 years ago – Mon, May 10, 2021 at 07:10:51 PM

My Lords, Ladies & Lovers:

We seek meaning in numerology.  Looking for affirmation from rolls of the dice.  We seek significance anywhere we can, fearing the terror of a random universe,  fearing god doesn't love us as our parents did.  

Spoiler: she doesn't.  

Nevertheless, it's hard not to feel the hand of the uncaring universe in the news that sometime today, on the eve of the 20th Anniversary of Douglas Adams untimely death, we will surpass our current stretch goal of $42,000.   How's that for the ultimate meaning?

Generally, I have little trust in the occult and the supernatural. Whatever magic has given to me,  it has taken far more away.  But I do love beautiful things, and I certainly believe that creating art is the only rational response to trauma,  and so I draw your attention to this beautiful set of Tarot cards created by Winslow Dumaine, and their description of it, below. 

Yours, DG

The Tarot Restless is a unique tarot deck set within a morbid fantasy universe in the midst of a cosmic infertility apocalypse. The deck consists of 100 hand-drawn illustrations printed on silver-gilded cards, packaged in a rigid two-part box. The accompanying text, Restless Meditations, includes a short story, new interpretations, and new functions for each card.

In creating this deck, I took my experiences with an abusive relationship, betrayal, and heartbreak, and retold them on a cosmic scale. The goal of this work is to help guide people through traumatic experiences so that they can use their pain to foster new growth. Suffering is a part of life - with this work, I hope you use your pain to create new strength. The third edition comes with 100 silver trimmed cards and a book of lore and interpretations.  www.winslowdumaine.com/tarot