THEATER IN ASYLUM

Announcing our April Events

3/26/2021

 
Dear friends,

We are so excited to announce our April events for The Debates 2021. This month we'll be digging into more of the responsibilities of our elected officials, as well as surveying the candidates for mayor. All this will culminate this spring with an original theater piece adapted from the election. We hope you'll join us and be a part of the process!

See you soon!
Paul, Katie, Kathryn, Hilarie, and Ariella
Theater in Asylum
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Civics Happy Hour: Comptroller, Public Advocate, Borough Presidents

Thursday, April 8, 2021
7-9pm on Zoom

Join Theater in Asylum for a discussion about the roles, responsibilities, and opportunities of NYC’s Comptroller, Public Advocate, and Borough Presidents. We’ll give a brief overview of the positions, dig into a few key activities they perform, and then open things up for a discussion. While we’re no experts at any of this, we are theater makers and politics enthusiasts who believe in learning about these things together and empowering each other in the process.
RSVP
Civics Happy Hour: The Mayoral Candidates

Thursday, April 22, 2021
7-9pm on Zoom

Join Theater in Asylum for a discussion about some of the leading candidates for NYC mayor. We’ll survey the field, explore the candidates' backgrounds, read some of their public statements, and discuss their policy positions. While we’re no experts at any of this, we are theater makers and politics enthusiasts who believe in learning about these things together and empowering each other in the process.
RSVP
The Debates 2021 is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).

Disclaimer: We are not lawyers, election experts, nor representatives of any campaign. We are theater makers. All expenditures for The Debates are paid for by Theater in Asylum. No actions, script lines, voting guide, or events are authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. Theater in Asylum never endorses candidates in a race. We simply want more people, people like you, to engage and participate. No copyright infringement, defamation, libel, or slander is intended. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email us at info@theaterinasylum.com. Please don’t sue us!
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Hurray bread-bakers!

3/25/2021

 
Dear friends,

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for Civics Happy Hour. Thank you also to our fearless bread bakers, who took Rick’s sourdough bread baking class this weekend as a "perk” from donating to our fundraiser. What delicious looking loaves!
Next up, join us TONIGHT to discuss LIT's recent Meet-the-
Candidates Forum. Learn more and RSVP here.

The Debates 2021 is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).

Hope to see you soon!

Peace, power, and love to you,
Paul, Katie, Kathryn, and Hilarie
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We won a BAC grant!

3/16/2021

 
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Dear friends,

We are THRILLED to announce that we have won funding from the Brooklyn Arts Council for The Debates 2021!

“Brooklyn Arts Council grants strive to support local artists and small arts organizations whose work enhances the cultural climate of our borough, city, state, and nation. These awards encourage professional development, community growth, and fellowship among artists.”

We are over the moon to share this news and for The Debates 2021’s events to begin this week! Before we remind you of those events, we must excitedly include this official text about the project: The Debates 2021 is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).

Upcoming:
  • Civics Happy Hour: 3/18 @ 7pm
  • Candidate Forum Watch Party: 3/23 @ 6:30pm
  • Political Analysis Meeting 3/25 @ 7pm

Learn more about these upcoming events here.

Hope to see you soon!

Peace, power, and love to you,
Paul, Katie, Kathryn, and Hilarie
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Join us to talk about NYC's mayor, city council, and upcoming election!

3/9/2021

 
Dear friends,

We hope you are well and enjoying these almost-early days of Spring! It’s been beautiful lately in New York.

With our successful fundraiser complete (thank you again!), Theater in Asylum’s plans are charging full-steam ahead! We are just beginning serious work on our next production: The Debates 2021.
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The Debates 2021 will be our fourth iteration of The Debates. This year we turn to New York City’s Democratic primaries and the conversation over what we want our city to be. New Yorkers will soon elect a new mayor, comptroller, and many city council members.

Last month we launched our voter guide and next week begins our live events!

Civics Happy Hour:
Mayor and City Council Edition

Thursday, March 18, 7-9pm on Zoom

Join Theater in Asylum for a discussion about the roles, responsibilities, and opportunities of NYC’s Mayor and City Council. We’ll give a brief overview of the positions, dig in to a few key activities they perform (making laws and setting the budget), and then open things up for a discussion. While we’re no experts at any of this, we are theater and politics enthusiasts who believe in learning about these things together and empowering each other in the process.
Preparation: None is required, though we recommend that you check out these two Gothamist articles:
  • What does the Mayor do?
  • What does the City Council do?

RSVP to Civics Happy Hour

Watch Party:
The League of Independent Theater’s “Meet the Candidates 2021” Forum

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Tuesday, March 23, 6:30pm on Zoom

We’ll be tuning in to LIT’s forum! Here’s what they have to say about the night: “The 2021 New York City Election will be historic and presents a historic opportunity to reshape our city government. Because of term limits, we will have an almost entirely new City Council, a new Speaker, Mayor, Comptroller, and four new Borough Presidents. The new Ranked Choice Voting system in NYC makes it more important than ever to get to know the candidates vying to be your voice in city government. This is your chance to meet these candidates, and their chance to prove to you that they are the right choice to represent the Indie Artists of NYC.”

Psst! If you’re not familiar with LIT, they’re a fantastic arts advocacy organization that Katie’s been working with for years!

Register for LIT's "Meet the Candidates" forum

Political Analysis Meeting

Thursday, March 25, 7-9pm on Zoom

Join us to debrief and discuss LIT’s “Meet the Candidates 2021” forum. We encourage you to watch what you can either live when it happens or afterwards (we’ll post the YouTube link when it’s available). This conversation will be casual, with no political wonkery required! All are welcome, even if you didn’t watch the whole forum! We’ll be looking to tease out the issues that came up in the forum and see what excited or frustrated folks about the candidates’ policies.
RSVP to our Political Analysis Meeting
Disclaimer: We are not lawyers, election experts, nor representatives of any campaign. We are theater makers. All expenditures for The Debates are paid for by Theater in Asylum. No actions, script lines, voting guide, or events are authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. Theater in Asylum never endorses candidates in a race. We simply want more people, people like you, to engage and participate. No copyright infringement, defamation, libel, or slander is intended. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email us at info@theaterinasylum.com. Please don’t sue us!
Hope to see you soon!

Peace, power, and love to you,
Paul, Katie, Kathryn, and Hilarie

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