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 April 30, 2023. 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 April 30, 2023. 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.
All leadership meeting notes are shared with the annual staff (Artistic Directors, Managing Director Marketing & PR Manager, Cold Readings Coordinator, Grants and Fundraising Coordinator)
- Company-wide structural and operational decisions are conducted with one to two meetings and countless emails between the Artistic and Managing Directors each week.
- Artistic & Season planning decisions typically follow 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, in collaboration with Paul and Katie.
- Hiring and casting decisions are led by Paul and Katie, in collaboration with Kathryn and lead project collaborators (playwrights, dramaturgs, etc).
- Marketing and messaging decisions are led by PR and Marketing Manager, Charlotte Dow, in collaboration with Kathryn, Katie, and Paul.
- Cold Reading curation decisions are made by the Cold Readings Coordinator in collaboration with the Artistic Directors. We aim to curate at least 50% of plays by female playwrights and at least 50% plays by BIPOC playwrights. Guest facilitators are invited 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.
All leadership meeting notes are shared with the annual staff (Artistic Directors, Managing Director Marketing & PR Manager, Cold Readings Coordinator, Grants and Fundraising Coordinator)
How money is spent
- 2024 Payment Structure
- Annual Staff: We are planning to keep our contracted, annual staff stipends at $1,200 for all work during the year (annual staff does not receive project stipends). The annual staff annual staff will consist of 2 Artistic Directors, 1 Managing Director, 1 PR & Marketing Manager, 1 Cold Readings Coordinator, and one TBD financial role. We are considering the hire of a bookkeeper and phasing out the Grants and Fundraising Coordinator. Movement on this decision is paused until the 2024 fundraiser is complete.
- Cabaret Collaborators: Collaborators on the How to Survive the End of the World are budgeted to receive $100 stipends. Any grant money we win will primarily go towards this Cabaret and the collaborator stipends will most likely increase.
- Cold Readings: We plan to raise the facilitator fee to $75 per Cold Reading facilitation. Readers and listeners will continue to be welcomed on a volunteer basis.
- 2023 Budget Transparency Report
- 2022 Budget Transparency Report
- 2021 Budget Transparency Report
- 2020 Budget Transparency Statement
In addition to a yearly audit, Theater in Asylum releases each project's financial details to all collaborators working on the project.
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
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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