Our Process
Theater in Asylum is creating theatrical adaptations of the Democratic Primary and General Election Debates. With a small army of actors, designers, dramaturgs, and support staff, we are watching each debate, analyzing its content, devising an original piece around it, and presenting it live in NYC. With mimicry, abstraction, and earnest curiosity, we seek to illuminate the candidates, their policies, and their characters.
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STEP 1:
Watch Party 
Every debate process begins with watching it together live on TV as it happens
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STEP 2:
Analysis Meetings 
Next we analyze the transcript and identify the most ripe material for the adaptation
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STEP 3:
Rehearsal 
Then we begin devising, improvising and learning the material
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STEP 4:
Performance 
Finally we perform the piece to an audience and gather feedback to do it all again
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