Théâtre des Vampires: an IWTV Fanzine

Thank you participants for your incredible charity suggestions and for voting in our bracket-style polls ♥️ We’re excited to share this volume’s winners - where all proceeds from the fanzine will be split equally between them.

((due to twitter/Bluesky character limitations - this portion will likely be in a seperate comment/thread - insta/tumblr - go ahead and post this all together))

We’ll provide receipts in the early fall once we finalize our fundraising totals, including any leftover store inventory sales. Please keep in mind that production costs, like taxes and manufacturing, come out of the funds raised, so the more we raise, and sell, the more we can donate 😉 We truly appreciate your support 🤟

Participants: if you haven’t already, please see the server announcement and/or email from over the weekend for the link to vote for our cover artists - we received 12(!!) submissions, and we need your help to narrow it down to two 🗳️

Feeling lucky? 🍀 Cover artist hopefuls, the due date to submit your cover art drafts is around the corner (the 21st) 📆 - please see our email for the details, including the submission link 🤗

📣 Contributors: the 2nd round of voting for our March Madness style charity voting closes on the 19th - see our email for the link to cast your votes 🫶🏻

Plans change (i.e. kind of submissions, maybe withdrawing) - life happens, and how things begin vs what it looks like in the end, could be very different. But for now, the general gist is what it says it on the tin 😎

📣 Contributors: see your email for all the deets on our March Madness style charity voting & the stagehands directory 🫶🏻

Closed for Rehearsals 🎭

The TDV Fanzine is now closed for rehearsals.

Thank you to everyone that signed up to join this year’s ensemble 🖤

✨️ Contributors: Please look at your email that was sent over the weekend for the rehearsal’s instructions ;)

✨️ Esteemed audience members: while we may be slowing down the public promo phase during our community and creativity phase, stay tuned . . . We'll light up the stage again once we lift the curtains on the crowdfunding phase 💕

You can also follow along for important updates via our Regulars Lounge newsletter.

🎭 Our sign ups are now closed 🎭 Contributors keep an eye out for an email over the weekend 👀🫶🏻

Final hours ❗️

Our application form is closing for the season in just under 12 hours! If you wish to join our troupe before we let the curtains fall down for rehearsals, head to our form NOW: bit.ly/jointdv2

Last Call 🚨

Don't miss the chance to join the TDV Volume 2 ensemble. Our application form is closing at midnight (CT) tomorrow.

Join now: bit.ly/jointdv2

Join the Regulars Lounge 🍷

Are you less of a troupe member and more of a patron? Join our Regulars Lounge: a newsletter for everyone who is *not* a contributor or helper but wishes to stay on the loop on all things TDV.

Sign up to our newsletter: bit.ly/newstdv2

A labor of love 🖤

Troupe members donate their time and talents to make this fanzine possible, without any money, physical goods, or discounts given in return. The project is a labor of love: fans getting together to create art & raise money for charity 🫶

Join: bit.ly/jointdv2

Calling All Merch Artists ✨

Are you interested in designing some fun #IWTV merch? Join us and help us fill our concession stand full of goodies, previous experience not a requirement :)

Fill our form: bit.ly/jointdv2

No audition required 🎭

Being an open call fanzine means we welcome *everyone*. Whether you've been creating fanworks for a month or a decade, and whatever shape your art takes, you are welcome here 🖤

Haven't joined yet? bit.ly/jointdv2

The days are numbered! One more week until sign ups close 🤗

Join us for an open call for charity fanzine where all proceeds go to inclusive charities YOU vote for - all while getting to make exclusive art in a welcoming community. Sign up here at: bit.ly/jointdv2

How to sign up as a stagehand ✨️

We have a separate stagehand form: bit.ly/helptdv2

You can sign up for as many categories as you want and you can be a contributor

AND a stagehand :)

‼️ Keep in mind: the contact info you provide will be made available to contributors

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Become a behind the scenes helper ✨️

A beloved member of any theater company, stagehands are available to help creatives bring the best and most polished version of their art to life.

Interested? Fill out our stagehands form: bit.ly/helptdv2

All proceeds to charity 🖤

Every cent we get beyond what is needed to cover production & shipping costs is donated. This means that contributors get no free or discounted physical goods, though they DO get digital copies of the zine & merch designs :)

Join us: bit.ly/jointdv2

What types of submission do we accept? 🤔

The short answer is: almost anything!

Scroll to see some examples of the type of pieces we accept in each category, plus the *very few* we do not. And remember: if none of these fit what you have in mind, you can write something in through our “Other” option ;)

Have something in mind? Sign up: bit.ly/jointdv2

First up: Art! 🎨

Aside from the traditional illustrations, we accept pretty much anything you can think of: embroidery, hollowed books, sculptures, even videos 👀

Writing ✍️

We are happy to print pretty much anything you want to write. Just make sure to keep it on the shorter side, so we can fit everyone into the one book ;)

Merch designs 🪄

We are open to producing many types of merch goodies! This list covers only some of the most common ones, feel free to pitch us on anything else* ;)

*within our size and price limitations 🫣

How to apply to be a cover artist 💫

Simply sign up as a contributor for the “Art” category. Close to the end of the section you will be asked if you want to apply as a cover artist. Choose whether you want to apply for the SFW or NSFW cover, and done!

Interested? bit.ly/jointdv2

Music credit for other platforms: “Gifts to your future self” by Adam Dodson