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about post theatrical

"It's been...amazing to watch these analog forms of entertainment occur in the context of our economic, political, and social situation. We're looking for unity across the country, and the mail speaks to that in a very particular way."

— Molly Rice of RealTime Interventions, conceivers/coordinators of Post Theatrical. From American Theater Magazine, Allison Considine

what is post theatrical?

We are a group of theater artists and companies joining forces during the pandemic to produce mail-based theatrical experiences. Many of us first met in the summer of 2020 in the Orchard Project’s international digital think-tank, the Liveness Lab. We wondered if analog mediums could offer a sense of tactile connection to far-flung audiences in this time of isolation and screen fatigue. Pittsburgh company RealTime Interventions conceived and coordinated this "national wave" of projects, and Post Theatrical was born. Wildly varied in form, content, and duration, these experiences have been intentionally built for increased audience access and inclusion beyond that which is possible in typical live theater. Our work aspires to connect human beings of disparate backgrounds despite (and in some ways, through) distance.

who is post theatrical?

Participating companies include RealTime Interventions (Post Theatrical conceivers/ coordinators, Pittsburgh, PA) with Milia Ayache (Beirut, Lebanon); New Georges, with Emerie Snyder & Lina Younes (NYC); DEMASKUS Theater Collective (Pittsburgh, PA); The Tank with Alex Hare & Julia Izumi (NYC); Tiny Box Theater (Greenpoint, Brooklyn/Astoria, Queens) with Ya Chin Chang (Hong Kong); the junior class of the Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School (New Haven, CT); Let’s Make a Theatre Company with Scott Adkins (Park Slope, Brooklyn); Chelsea Sutton (Los Angeles, CA); The Wallpaper Company (Troy, NY); and Visual Echo with Irina Kruzhilina (NYC). Individual artists include Karinne Keithley Syers (Amherst, MA) and Melisa Tien (Hell’s Kitchen, NYC). 

values guiding post theatrical

local / national / international

We believe that exploring the larger world through a local lens-- and vice versa--leads to greater capacity for empathy and understanding. Through these new works, our participants can emerge from the pandemic with stronger relationships on all levels--and with new audience, new collaborators, and new creative networks.

artist-led

Post Theatrical projects are individually produced by each originating artist/ creative team, though some have support from a local theater company. We believe that artist(s) bring inventive solutions to the table when co-producing their own work, and we celebrate the diversity of ideas that has resulted from that model. 

promoting access & inclusion

Making theater during the pandemic has made us ever more aware of the lack of equal access to live, place-based arts due to income, disability, and other exclusionary factors. These projects have been intentionally designed to reach toward greater access and inclusion in their content, distribution methods and ticket models. 

projects

12

countries

3 

artists

100+


cities

8

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