Dear friends, We are so excited to have a busy May! We want to invite you to our upcoming events and share some of what we’ve been up to behind the scenes. Below, you’ll find our new Community Care and Transparency initiatives; a list of the organizations we’ve been amplifying at Cold Readings; and the dates for our next production: The Debates 2021! Thank you all for your support of our work and this community. You make it all worth it. Thank you. Hope to see you soon! Peace, power, and love to you, Paul, Katie, Kathryn, and Hilarie Theater in Asylum Taking care of our community and being transparent Theater in Asylum has been busy revising the inner workings of our company with the implementation and publishing of new ways to live our values. On our new Community page, you can find the Community Agreements we ask those entering our space to follow, as well other resources we utilize to take care of our community. On our Transparency page, you can find details on how Theater in Asylum’s decisions are made and money is spent. Part of our mission is to challenge and empower our community. We hope that these resources will help us do that, while keeping everyone safe and supported along the way. All the organizations we’ve supported so far this year in Cold Readings Cold Readings are still happening every week and we are so grateful to the lovely folks who’ve joined us. So far this year we’ve read 18 plays, including four from Jeremy O. Harris’s Golden Collection. In addition to reading and discussing a great play, at each Cold Reading we ask our attendees to support an organization doing good work. Below, please find a list of who we’ve supported this year. We invite you to learn about these organizations and, if you’re in a position to, please consider supporting them yourself.
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The Debates 2021 is an original theatrical adaptation of New York City's 2021 Democratic primary. With electoral contests for mayor, comptroller, and many city council seats, we ask, "What do we want our city to be?" We'll explore the candidates and issues in an online presentation not to be missed. With our unique blend of mimicry, abstraction, and earnest curiosity, we seek to illuminate the candidates, the issues, and ourselves.
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Save the date!4/26/2021 Dear friends, New York City’s primary election is quickly approaching! If you haven’t checked it out already, our voter guide is packed with lots of useful information. It seems like only a few minutes ago we began working on The Debates 2021 but our Civics Happy Hours are now complete. Next up is the first actual mayoral debate (not a forum). We hope you’ll join us before, chat with us during, and dig into it afterwards. Let the campaign truly begin! Hope to see you soon! Peace, power, and love to you, Paul, Katie, Kathryn, and Hilarie Theater in Asylum Debate Watch Party & Political Analysis Meeting
Thursday, May 13, online Join Theater in Asylum to watch and discuss the first official mayoral debate! We'll meet before to say hello, then watch the debate, and finally discuss and unpack. We'll go through what was said, issues that came up, and begin fact-checking the candidates' assertions. 6:30pm - Pre-debate Party & chatting on Zoom 7-9pm - Debate Watch Party (we all watch on our own, with a chat running) 9-10pm - Post-debate discussion Attendees are welcome to attend part or all of this event. Dear friends,
We hope you are enjoying this early Spring and getting to spend some time outside. Theater in Asylum has just begun talking about in-person events, especially ones that can be held outdoors. We are so eager and excited for the year ahead! Coming up this week is another Civics Happy Hour, this time focusing on NYC’s Comptroller, Public Advocate, and Borough President. This is our fourth event for The Debates 2021, for which we are also hiring! If you know of a video designer who might be interested in working with us, please let us know! Thank you again for all your support. We hope to see you soon! Peace, power, and love to you, Paul, Katie, Kathryn, and Hilarie Theater in Asylum Hiring: Video Designer4/5/2021 Theater in Asylum is seeking a video designer for The Debates 2021.
About Theater in Asylum Theater in Asylum (TIA) is a New York-based theater company founded in 2010 to challenge and empower our community. TIA joyfully pursues rigorous research and an ensemble-driven approach to theater-making. We create performances to investigate our past, interpret our present, and imagine our future. We prize space to process, space to question—asylum—for ourselves and our community. Core programs include original productions; themed cabarets, presenting new work from our community; and Cold Readings, a program to read and discuss published plays. Community is of utmost importance to Theater in Asylum and some of our strategies for community safety and empowerment may be found here. About The Debates The Debates 2021 will be our fourth iteration of The Debates. While in 2016 and 2020 we focused on the presidential races, this year we turn to New York City’s Democratic primaries and the conversation around what we want our city to be. New Yorkers will soon elect a new mayor, comptroller, and many city council members. As in past years, we will host many events including debate watch parties, political analysis meetings, scripting sessions, and finally rehearsals and a performance. Our process will culminate with a get-out-the-vote effort before the NYC primary on June 22, 2021. What does The Debates actually look like? The show aims to tell the story of the election and illuminate the candidates clearly and accessibly, breaking down the political speech and spin. Some scenes are mimicked reproductions of moments on the campaign trail, while other scenes are invented, providing context or exploring the history of a policy position. We hope that our process and show will demystify the candidates and issues, ultimately emboldening the voter. With our unique blend of mimicry, abstraction, and earnest curiosity, we seek to illuminate the candidates and the issues to empower the voters of New York City. About The Position: Video Designer The Debates 2021 will be a hybrid show with both live and pre-recorded scenes. Pre-recorded scenes will be filmed both in rehearsal rooms and on-location (for example: the subway system or the steps of city hall). Live scenes will have the actors in their homes performing on Zoom. The performance will oscillate between these live and pre-recorded scenes. In a Video Designer, we are looking for a collaborator to help guide that process and differentiate what can/should be live or prerecorded. While we have ample experience making plays, we crave collaboration with someone who is both knowledgeable and enthusiastic about video. This role will fit somewhere between the roles of a traditional video designer, a videographer, and an editor. Responsibilities
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Safety during the Pandemic We want to ensure that everyone is both safe and supported in this work. Currently, TIA is conducting all of its activities on Zoom. While the audience-events for The Debates 2021 will be on Zoom, we do plan to film pre-recorded scenes together, in-person. We are keeping safety top-of-mind and invite all collaborators to a discussion of safety so that we are all safe and comfortable with how we gather. To Apply
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Theater in Asylum (TIA) is a New York-based theater company founded in 2010 to challenge and empower our community. TIA joyfully pursues a rigorous research and an ensemble-driven approach to theater-making. We create performances to investigate our past, interpret our present, and imagine our future. We prize space to process, space to question—asylum—for ourselves and our community.
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