Donate
Stories do not exist until someone helps bring them to life.
If you believe that theatre and film matter, that independent storytelling deserves to exist beyond a single season, beyond a single room, this is where that belief becomes something real.
This page exists for one reason. Donate to support film production and theatre recordings that would otherwise never reach the audiences they deserve.
Support this project
The Reality of Independent Creative Work
Independent theatre and film do not have the funding structures that sustain commercial production. There are no studios writing cheques. There are no network deals covering post-production costs.
There is the work. And there are the people who care enough about it to make it happen.
For those looking to support theatre and film production at the independent level, the challenge is finding a place where a contribution creates a genuine, visible impact. Not a percentage disappearing into administration. Not a donation absorbed by an institution that already has resources. A direct investment in specific creative work by a specific artist with a verified track record.
That is what this page offers.
What Is Being Built
The vision here is specific and practical.
Theatre disappears the moment the curtain comes down. A live performance exists once, for the people in that room, and then it is gone. Recording changes that equation. A production captured properly can reach an audience in São Paulo, Seoul, or a classroom in rural Australia, years after the original performance closed.
This project is working toward:
- Recording live theatre productions for global distribution.
- Developing film projects that extend the work beyond the stage.
- Creating a lasting archive of productions that would otherwise exist only in the memories of the people who were there.
- Making the work accessible to audiences who cannot access live theatre in their location.
This is creative project funding with a clear purpose. Not a vague arts initiative. A concrete plan to capture, finish, and share work that is already being made.
Why Support Alex Broun
Alex Broun is an internationally performed playwright and screenwriter whose work has been staged in over 50 countries, translated into multiple languages, and performed in venues ranging from studio theatres to international festivals across six continents.
His plays have been produced in the USA, Australia, the UK, Portugal, India, New Zealand, South Africa, and Dubai, among many others. His short play catalogue is one of the most produced in the world at the independent and community theatre level, with over 2,000 productions to date.
He has written and directed short films. He has written poetry and creative prose alongside the theatrical work.
This is not a first project from an unknown creator. When you donate to artists and filmmakers, the question that matters most is whether the work is real. Here it is, and it has the production history to prove it.
Explore Alex Broun’s work
Where the Money Goes
This is the part that matters most, and it deserves a straight answer.
When you donate to creative projects through this page, your contribution goes directly toward:
Production recording costs
Camera operators, sound recording, lighting for filming, and the technical infrastructure required to capture a live performance at a quality that works for distribution.
Editing and post-production
The work that happens after filming. Editing, colour grading, sound mixing, and the time required to turn raw footage into a finished product that does justice to the original performance.
Distribution and accessibility
Getting the finished recordings to audiences. Platform costs, subtitle and accessibility work, and the infrastructure that makes international distribution possible.
There are no management fees sitting between your contribution and the work. No corporate overhead. No layer of administration consuming a percentage before anything reaches production.
When you choose to fund theatre productions or support independent film projects through this page, the money goes to exactly what it says it does.
Support the Work – Choose Your Contribution Level
If you think www.alexbroun.com is great and you would like the website to continue then DONATE to help cover the costs of running the website and be in line to earn some amazing rewards.
DONATE NOW – Click the button below to donate via Paypal
DONATE $25 or over and you can be listed as a Special Thank You Supporter on our Supporters page
DONATE $50 or over and you can be listed as Extra Special Thank You Supporter on our Supporters page
DONATE $100 or over and you can be listed as an Eternal Gratitude Supporter on our Supporters page
DONATE $250 or over and you can be listed as a Character Supporter on our Supporters page and Alex will name a character in one of his plays after you or a person you nominate.
DONATE $500 or over and you can be listed as a Dedication Supporter on our Supporters page and Alex will dedicate one of his play to you or a person you nominate.
DONATE $1000 or over and you can be listed as a Course Supporter on our Supporters page and Alex will run one of his acclaimed weekend 10-minute playwrighting courses in a location of your choice anywhere around the world. (Travel, accommodation and venue hire costs additional.)
DONATE $2000 or over and you can be listed as a Commissioning Supporter on our Supporters page and you can commission Alex to write a ten-minute play on any subject you desire.
SUPPORTERS
www.alexbroun.com is eternally grateful to our nearly 200 very generous supporters who made the upgrade to this website possible through our crowd-funding campaign.
If you would like to support the work of www.alexbroun.com and be added to list below.
A huge thank you to:
Commissioning Supporter
Phillip McDonald
Course Supporter
Cheryl Pomering
Dedication Supporters
Abhinay School of Performing Arts
Aishveryaa Nidhi
Jono Gavin
Rodney Seaborn Playwright’s Award
Dr Smita Shah and Ralf Itzwerth
Suzanne Hauser
Character Supporters
Jane H
Brooke Logan
Kaz Getts
Moni Lai Storz
Peter Bloem
Ron, Jackie and Helen Ashkin
Shivani Wazir Pasrich
Sonia Zabala
Stephen Carnell
Vera Yakimenko
Eternal Gratitude Supporters
Judy Doubas
Brett Garland
Pauline Kingsford-Smith
Lili Levesque
Aishveryaa Nidhi
Susan Turner
Christopher Pender
Deborah Leiser-Moore
Dorothy Paramore
Fat Kid Films
Greg Growden
Kate Wyvill
Kelly Butler
Louise Howlett
Malcolm Broun OAM QC
Mark Maguire
Maurizio Degliesposti
Miranda’s Dressing Room
Moni Lai Storz
Neil Gooding
Paul Mailath
Peta-Marie Rixon
Peter Woolf
Robert Chuter
Suzanne and Frank Sutherland Davidson
Timothy Daly
Yee Yang ‘Square’ Lee and Sums Selvarajan
Extra Special Thank You Supporters
Charlotte Broun
Judy Couttie
Marilyn Harris
Paul Hill
Pete Malicki
Andrew Max Hall
Chris Ramos
Agnes Aviiki
Alaine Neilson
Amanda Marsden
Anju Alva Naik
Anne Looby
Aria Maria Jones
Arminelle Fleming
Barton Williams
Benjamin Ryan Robinson
Bob Galley
Clive B Hayes
Dan Clancey
Debbie Tilley
Emma Janeczko
Francis-Joseph Hughes Gross
Geoff Sirmai
Iain Moss
Ian Westley
Jamie Hayes
Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia
Jennifer Porter
Jeremy Guzman
Joan Lesley Gravina
Josephine Eberhard
Judy Couttie
Judy Doubas
Juliene Vanner
Karen Bayly
Kate Godwin
Kathryn Kerr
Leo Domigan
Leof Kingsford-smith
Linden Wilkinson
Liz
Margaret Wilkins
Mark Cashman
Matt Thomson
Michelle Seaton
Ness Harwood
Robert Allan
Rodney Seaborn Playwright’s Award
Sean Donaldson
Shaun Parker
Shourya Nidhi
Sir Wayne Broun
Sonal Moore
Suzy Wilds
Valentino Arico
Vee Malnar
Victor Kline
Special Thank You Supporters
Richa Anand Nigam
Gaye Britt
Charles Hopta
Justin Fleming
Taylor Re Lynn
Agnes Somlo
Alison Meredith
Amrita Dasvarma
Amy Coutts
Angela Peters
Anne-Marije Bussink
Annie Bilton
Annie Suttor
Ashley Pardey
Belle Fitzgerald
Beverley Anidjar
Blemish Books
Brenda Davies
Brian Cobb
Bridgette Burton
Carol Amos
Carol Dance
Charlotte Broun
Chris Baldock
Chris Ramos
Christine Grant
Clare Martin
Con Nats
Daan Spijer
Daniel Byrnes
Daniel Cohn
David Bulmer
David Scribner
Deb Hunt
Denise Lego
Dona Parise
Elizabeth Ban
Eltham LittleTheatre
Faith de Savigne’
Footprint Theatre
Frances Jankowski
Gareth Benson
Gaye Britt
Glenda Hamilton
Graeme Cruise
Graham Yates
Greg Bepper’s Thunderbolt Theatre & Film Productions
Greg Rochlin
Hugh Cann
James Fahringer
James Gallaway
Janeen Sonsie
Jann Houley
Jasper Bagg
Jimmy Xavier
Kate Coates
Kate Toon
Katherine Shearer
Keern Haslem
Kylie Shead
Linda Stainton
Louise Mentor
Maree Barnett
Marie Andree
Marie Ryan
Marie-Therese Byrne
Mark Andrew
Martin Simpson
Mary Walker Productions
Melissa Armstrong
Meme Thorne
Michael McCrann
Michele Cashmore
Moni Lai Storz
Nastassja Djalog
Nick Bolton
Orlena Steele-Prior
Pat brennan
Paul Layton
Peggy Carlson
Pete Turnbull
Peter Denis Flaherty
Peter Magdas
Philip Wallis McDonald
Rain Fuller
Ravi Chanana
Rio Fitch
Sally Goodspeed
Samantha Broun
Samantha Prosser
Sarah Halfpenny
Sarah Roberts
Shannon Woollard
Sharon Kennedy
Sharon Mullin
Sheree da Costa
Sheri Graubert
Sherry Baker
Steven L. Johnson
Sue Lindsay
Sylvia Keays
Tania Siddiqi
Terry Burgan
The Colour Blind Project
Therese Cloonan
Tim Hehir
Travis Freeland
Val Athanassiou
Vinod Poojary
Virginia Broun
Zena Al Nazer
If you would like to support the work of www.alexbroun.com and be added to list above
What Your Support Enables
Choosing to support playwrights and filmmakers is a decision to be part of something being made, not just a transaction.
With your support:
- Productions that would otherwise go unrecorded get captured and preserved.
- Audiences who cannot access live theatre get to experience the work.
- Independent film funding gaps that stop creative projects mid-development get closed.
- The archive of recorded work grows into something that outlasts any individual production run.
When you support independent artists at this level, the impact is direct. There is no intermediary between your contribution and the work it enables. You are not backing a company. You are backing a body of creative work with a genuine international audience.
This is what it means to back independent creators. Not in principle, but in practice.
Make a contribution
Support Creative Work That Already Has an Audience
The plays are written. The productions are being staged. The demand from audiences across more than 50 countries is real and documented.
What this project needs is the resources to capture that work properly, finish it to the standard it deserves, and share it with the audiences it has already earned.
Support storytelling that has crossed borders, languages, and cultures. Support creative work that exists because of a commitment to the craft, not because of institutional backing or commercial investment.
If you have read this far, you already understand why that matters.
Help bring this production to life
Frequently Asked Questions
How will my donation be used?
Every contribution goes directly toward the costs of recording, editing, and distributing theatre and film productions. That means camera and sound equipment, post-production editing time, and the platform and distribution costs that make the finished work accessible to international audiences. There are no administrative fees or management costs between your donation and the work it supports. Creative funding initiatives like this one depend entirely on that transparency to function.
Can I support a specific production or project?
If you have a specific production or project you would like your contribution to go toward, please get in touch through the contact details on the site. Where possible, contributions can be directed toward specific recording or film development projects. Anyone wanting to support independent film projects or a particular theatrical recording is welcome to reach out directly to discuss how their contribution can be applied.
Is there a minimum donation amount?
There is no minimum. Every contribution regardless of size goes toward the production fund and makes a practical difference. Independent creative work is funded incrementally. A small contribution from many people committed to supporting creative work and storytelling adds up to something that would not exist without that collective support.
Will I receive updates on the project?
Yes. Contributors will receive updates on productions being recorded and developed, including progress on editing, distribution, and the broader creative work being produced. Choosing to support artistic projects at this level means being part of them, and that includes knowing what your contribution is helping to build.
Why is funding important for independent theatre and film?
Independent theatre and film operate without the commercial infrastructure that sustains mainstream production. There are no studio deals or network commissions covering every project. Support theatre and film production at the independent level means covering the specific costs that institutions and commercial producers never have to think about because they have existing infrastructure. For independent creators, creative project funding is not supplementary income. It is the difference between the work existing and not existing.
How does my contribution help bring productions to life?
Directly and practically. A live theatre production without a recording disappears when the run ends. A film project without post-production funding sits unfinished. Your contribution covers the specific costs that sit between a production being staged and that production reaching a global audience. When you donate to support film production or theatrical recording, you are covering camera operators, editing time, sound mixing, and distribution costs. These are not abstract expenses. They are the specific things that turn a live performance into something that can be seen anywhere in the world, long after the original production has closed.