STAGE TUBE: The Cast of Off-Broadway-Bound INVISIBLE THREAD Will Travel to Uganda

Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews' INVISIBLE THREAD, formerly titled WITNESS UGANDA, is headed on the trip of a lifetime before it lands back in the States for its off-Broadway premiere at Second Stage this fall. The cast has surpassed its $45,000 crowdfunding goal and will be traveling to Uganda to connect with the students that inspired the show. Click below to see what the creators had to say about the trip!

For the last ten years, Griffin, Matt, and their organization, UgandaProject, have been sponsoring the education of ten students in Uganda. This August, one of the students is getting married, and the cast of INVISIBLE THREAD will sing a selection from the musical at his wedding in Kampala. The group will also take part in service projects, perform at an AIDS clinic, take language and dance classes and more, all documented by a film crew. Funds raised will cover airfare, housing, transportation, food, supplies, visas and on-the-ground activities.

A statement on their crowdrise page reads, "Our goal is to connect with the people and places that have inspired our show and to come home and share an authentic theater experience with our audiences in New York City!"

Over the last few years, the musical has raised over $200,000 for the students' educations in Uganda. The creators launched a US school tour, performed concerts nationwide, performed at TEDx Wall Street, opened for the Grammy award winning band FUN, and played a sold-out run at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard. Invisible Thread is the winner of the 2012 and 2014 Richard Rodgers Award, and ASCAP's Dean Kay and Harold Adamson Awards.

INVISIBLE THREAD premiered at American Repertory Theater last year, directed by Tony winner Diane Paulus. It tells the story of Griffin, a young man from New York City who volunteers for a project in Uganda. Per press notes, "he finds himself on a journey that will change his life forever. Inspired by a true story, this rousing new musical exposes the challenges confronted by American aid workers and the complex realities of trying to change the world."