TRANSPARENCY
We believe transparency enables the sharing of power and responsibility. We commit to be open with how Theater in Asylum decisions are made and money is spent.
This is a snapshot audit of how Theater in Asylum operates as of March 13, 2022. We are currently working to broaden leadership and deepen community engagement with a more equitable distribution of power. We invite our community to aid us in these efforts and thank you for holding us accountable. You may email here or submit feedback anonymously here.
This is a snapshot audit of how Theater in Asylum operates as of March 13, 2022. We are currently working to broaden leadership and deepen community engagement with a more equitable distribution of power. We invite our community to aid us in these efforts and thank you for holding us accountable. You may email here or submit feedback anonymously here.
How decisions are made
The vast majority of Theater in Asylum’s decisions are made by consensus between Paul Bedard, Katie Palmer, and Kathryn Appleton. To read more about our leadership team, click here.
- Company-wide structural and operational decisions are conducted with one to two meetings and countless emails a week.
- Artistic & Season planning decisions typically follows what Paul, and sometimes Katie, is interested in exploring artistically and personally. Currently, the selection of TIA’s pre-scripted plays is governed by the relationships Paul has cultivated with playwrights.
- Financial decisions are led by Kathryn, with input by Paul and Katie.
- Hiring and casting decisions are led by Paul and Katie, with input from Kathryn, and lead collaborators (playwrights, dramaturgs, etc).
- Marketing and messaging decisions are led by Charlotte Dow, with input from Paul, Katie, and Kathryn.
- Cold Reading curation decisions are made by the Cold Reading Curation Team. We curate at least 50% of plays by female playwrights and at least 50% plays by BIPOC playwrights. Guest facilitators are sometimes offered to choose a play from a list, or invited to propose one. Roles are assigned by the facilitators. We aim to shuffle reading opportunities around, prioritizing new readers and BIPOC readers.
How money is spent
In addition to a yearly audit, Theater in Asylum releases each project's financial details to all collaborators working on the project. This includes all personnel payment rates.
How time is spent
We work hard to keep our usage of folks' time sustainable and fulfilling.
Theater in Asylum's values
This page is part of our larger efforts to clarify and live up to our values:
- Community
- Transparency
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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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