Where Your Support GoesYour contribution directly supports the creation of THIS MAD RIVER, including artist compensation, puppet construction, design materials, rehearsal time, original music, and production costs.As Rubicon Studios’ first full-length production, this campaign does more than help us make one show. It helps launch the company and creates a foundation for future original puppetry work in the Treasure Valley and beyond.

Support Rubicon StudiosRubicon Studios creates contemporary puppetry for stage and screen, combining visual artistry, movement, and performance to bring imaginative stories to life.Your support helps us develop new work, support artists, and bring exciting new productions to audiences in Boise and beyond.Every contribution, large or small, helps us create ambitious new work and build a lasting future for puppetry in our community.Thank you for being part of the journey.

Welcome to THE MINE.With one dirty fingernail, Scratchy, our archaeological miner of the macabre, entices you into the deep dark depths of THE MINE! What discoveries lie below? Let us tell you!First, a story of a gambler who sees that he has been dealt a bum hand, but refuses to look at it. Problem is, they don't like being ignored. Another is the story of a loving husband who can't wait to get home to his wife, but " JESUS CHRIST, HONEY! LOOK AT ALL THAT MUD YOU'VE TRACKED IN!" Lastly, a story of a man who doesn't quite hit rock bottom, but....well you'll see.Chaz Gentry writes, and illustrates his debut comic in this limited run anthology of HORROR, HUMOR, and a little bit of WHIMSY.THE MINE is entirely hand drawn and shaded. Taking from November 2023, till November 2024, it was almost entirely inked and shaded on Bristol paper. A labor of love to the craft of older horror anthology comics.Also littered through the book are a few extra goodies as well. Links to past works in film and video, and a few nuggets of art created along the way.