All the things we'll remember from 2021

Dear friends,

Can you believe this year is nearly over? As we count down the final days of 2021, we asked our community to look back at all the things that brightened the year. What was unforgettable? What are we grateful for? On our blog we recently posted crowd-sourced lists of performances, books, music, and films we loved this year. And below here, find a list of moments we’ll never forget from 2021, as well as aspirations for 2022.

However you are spending these final few days of 2021, we hope you’ll take a moment to reflect on this wild year, and spend some time dreaming into the new year.

Have a happy new year, and we’ll see you in ‘22!

Peace, power, and love to you,
Paul, Katie, and Kathryn
Theater in Asylum

Ps. Theater in Asylum is raising money for our dreams in 2022! Help us achieve them!

The team of The Debates 2021, just after we wrapped filming for the "City on the Fritz" music video

Moments we’ll never forget from 2021

• Getting vaccinated! **this was on many people’s submissions**
• Going to live theater again! **this was on many people’s submissions**
• First time dancing with a group of people in over a year
• The entire process of directing Orlando.
• Seeing my mom after over a year
• Getting to do live theater again
• The discovery of Boursin cheese and Costco tuna
• Being in a large Covid-pod with Bread and Puppet, and creating a new show with lots of people, even during lockdown
  
• Falling in Love, Streaming, New Job!
• The first big dinner at an amazing Chinese restaurant after all my friends were vaccinated!
• 45 leaving office!
• Being in rehearsal and laughing at an improvisation - in real time and space!
• Writing grant applications that resulted in $125,000 for the not-for-profit I run
• The many Cold Readings and play discussions, especially with so many new friends!
• Kamala Harris becoming the first woman and first person of color vice president!
• Occupy Prescott!!!!!
• January 6th (not a highlight, but a moment I’ll never forget)
• Took a vacation for the first time in a long time with no agenda or stuff to do
• Gathering again with family! And returning to NYC - with the low COVID rates and lots of travel points. I spent 1 week each month at my timeshare between April and November!
• When I saw all my co-workers at once in-person first time after the lockdown
• The Colored Museum & Sweat Readings
• Writing Scenes for The Debates 2021 with my cast mates
• Filming my Music Videos
• Bernie and his mittens. Highlight of 2021 fashion.
• The TIA holiday party and meeting people in person whom I’ve worked with online for months.

A toast during TIA's 2021 Holiday Party (all guests were vaxxed and tested negative before attending)

Aspirations for 2022

• A safe end to the pandemic **this was on many people’s lists**
  
• Live.
• I'd very much love to work with more students. It's been inspiring learning from the younger generation.
• Be Happy
• Continued happiness and travel!
• Expand my Etsy Store, Work on More Productions, Stream More!
• Build community and resistance through music !
• To make space and time for my priorities, especially supporting people
• Stay alive, keep writing, "keep hoping machine running" W. Guthrie
• Get a new, more sustainable, job
• Getting a mortgage/moving for the last time for the foreseeable future
• Restart an exercise habit
• Focus on reading again. Reactivate our feminist book club. Read through the 2019 Kilroy list of plays.
• to get more unmasked and unmuted (as long as public health guidelines allow of course)
• Finish my album
• Travel the world again if safe
• Be more present and less regretful
• Spend more time on what matters and less time (stressing) on what doesn't matter.
• Help the Democrats hold on to their majorities in Congress
• Convince Kathy Hochul to sign the New York Health Act!
• More theater! **this was on many people’s lists**
  
  

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