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Untied: An America Story
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An American Story for American Times
Brooklyn, NY, US
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WHAT IS THIS?!
Untied: An American Story is a narrative fiction podcast brought to you by Asterism Theatre Company. Join us at St. Dymphna's (Bay Ridge Brooklyn's Oldest Irish Pub) on election night 2016 to hear the results roll in and wonder about what the future brings. Pull up a stool and grab a drink with MC and Joey (aunt and nephew and the owners of St. Dymphna's) and their patrons as they discuss their worries and wishes.
WHY ARE WE CREATING THIS?
Whether you voted for Trump or Clinton, Johnson or Stein, or abstained from voting, whatever the reason, we all felt something on Election Night 2016. We all felt the collective shift in this Republic of ours. We at Asterism Theatre Company felt the need to create. In the days and weeks after, Christie and Trey came together with a team of volunteers to interview individuals across the political spectrum. After compiling these interviews, they teamed up with Anne Phelan to create this 10-episode podcast to weave together these stories.
WHO ARE WE?
Asterism Theatre Company is Christie Marie Clark, Trey Radu-Blackburn, and Katharine Scarborough. Untied is written by Anne Phelan.
Christie Marie Clark is a Brooklyn-based creator, educator, and advocate of social change. In 2013, she received her MFA in directing from The New School for Drama. Christie was chosen as a 2016 Drama League artist in residence for her project L’appel Du Vide. In addition to her work as a director, she serves as a teaching artist for Story Pirates. NYC credits include: The Great Somewhere and The See Throughs (Asterism Theatre Co.), Venus von Merkle (Open Source Gallery), The Mermaid Won't Sing and The Skull Beneath The Skin (440 Gallery); G Train Exodus (Estrogenius Festival); They All Know Me (Thespian Production Slam-a-Thon); Clown Love (Strawberry One Act Festival); Clean; The Spider and the Wasp; Marlee Saves the World; An Office Called Eden; Ruins and Radical Methods for Radical Heartbreak (at NSD). As Assistant Director: Trojan Women and Execution of Justice (NSD). Christie is the co-founder and artistic director of Asterism Theatre Company. She is most drawn to theatre that is bottomless: plays that reveal more with each reading, rehearsal or performance. Most of all, she is endlessly fascinated by theatre's capacity to prompt social epiphany and change.
Trey Radu-Blackburn is an Iowa native, and an actor and writer. He received his MFA in Acting from The New School for Drama. An active member of the New York independent theatre community, Trey has appeared on stage in several plays during his years as a New York City transplant. As a writer: The Great Somewhere for Asterism Theatre Company's debut show. Selected roles include Community Member, King Lear (Royal Shakespeare Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music); Choir Member, The Christians (Playwright's Horizons); Blue, Invasion (Estrogenius Festival, Best Actor Award); Rosencrantz and the Player King, Hamlet; Ben, Aperture; Milk’s Friend, Execution of Justice (New School for Drama); Marc & Others, Janie Miller's World Tour; Nicky, Millicent the Magnificent (Speranza Theatre Company); Touchstone, As You Like It (Brimstone Creek Productions, Sharon Springs, NY). You can also view his work online (YouTube mostly) in the Meet: The Web Series and We Are Stars and this fall in Going Both Ways, also online. He is also the co-founder of Asterism Theatre Company, based out of Brooklyn, New York.
Katharine Scarborough is an award nominated New York City based actress and writer, originally from Jacksonville, Florida. She received her MFA in Acting from the New School for Drama, and trained with the Moscow Art Theater and The People's Improv Theater. She has held Artist Residencies with Mabou Mines and the Brick Theater in Williamsburg. She is Associate Artistic Director of Asterism Theater Company, and is currently developing the web series, Big Girl, with Brazen NYC.
WHY WE NEED YOU
Creativity doesn't happen in a vacuum. There are so many moving parts (writing, directing, producing, designing audio, designing visuals, acting) when creating something from scratch. We believe that if you give of yourself to create, you should get something back. Even a modest sum.
In order to bring this story to life, we need your help. Become a patron today and help us pay our talented actors and creative team as well as book studios to rehearse and record. We also need materials (microphones being a major part) to make this all sound and feel like a pub in your ears.
Your donation will help us with all of that: paying our talented actors and designers, purchasing materials, renting space, and much more.
Untied: An American Story is a narrative fiction podcast brought to you by Asterism Theatre Company. Join us at St. Dymphna's (Bay Ridge Brooklyn's Oldest Irish Pub) on election night 2016 to hear the results roll in and wonder about what the future brings. Pull up a stool and grab a drink with MC and Joey (aunt and nephew and the owners of St. Dymphna's) and their patrons as they discuss their worries and wishes.
WHY ARE WE CREATING THIS?
Whether you voted for Trump or Clinton, Johnson or Stein, or abstained from voting, whatever the reason, we all felt something on Election Night 2016. We all felt the collective shift in this Republic of ours. We at Asterism Theatre Company felt the need to create. In the days and weeks after, Christie and Trey came together with a team of volunteers to interview individuals across the political spectrum. After compiling these interviews, they teamed up with Anne Phelan to create this 10-episode podcast to weave together these stories.
WHO ARE WE?
Asterism Theatre Company is Christie Marie Clark, Trey Radu-Blackburn, and Katharine Scarborough. Untied is written by Anne Phelan.
Christie Marie Clark is a Brooklyn-based creator, educator, and advocate of social change. In 2013, she received her MFA in directing from The New School for Drama. Christie was chosen as a 2016 Drama League artist in residence for her project L’appel Du Vide. In addition to her work as a director, she serves as a teaching artist for Story Pirates. NYC credits include: The Great Somewhere and The See Throughs (Asterism Theatre Co.), Venus von Merkle (Open Source Gallery), The Mermaid Won't Sing and The Skull Beneath The Skin (440 Gallery); G Train Exodus (Estrogenius Festival); They All Know Me (Thespian Production Slam-a-Thon); Clown Love (Strawberry One Act Festival); Clean; The Spider and the Wasp; Marlee Saves the World; An Office Called Eden; Ruins and Radical Methods for Radical Heartbreak (at NSD). As Assistant Director: Trojan Women and Execution of Justice (NSD). Christie is the co-founder and artistic director of Asterism Theatre Company. She is most drawn to theatre that is bottomless: plays that reveal more with each reading, rehearsal or performance. Most of all, she is endlessly fascinated by theatre's capacity to prompt social epiphany and change.
Trey Radu-Blackburn is an Iowa native, and an actor and writer. He received his MFA in Acting from The New School for Drama. An active member of the New York independent theatre community, Trey has appeared on stage in several plays during his years as a New York City transplant. As a writer: The Great Somewhere for Asterism Theatre Company's debut show. Selected roles include Community Member, King Lear (Royal Shakespeare Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music); Choir Member, The Christians (Playwright's Horizons); Blue, Invasion (Estrogenius Festival, Best Actor Award); Rosencrantz and the Player King, Hamlet; Ben, Aperture; Milk’s Friend, Execution of Justice (New School for Drama); Marc & Others, Janie Miller's World Tour; Nicky, Millicent the Magnificent (Speranza Theatre Company); Touchstone, As You Like It (Brimstone Creek Productions, Sharon Springs, NY). You can also view his work online (YouTube mostly) in the Meet: The Web Series and We Are Stars and this fall in Going Both Ways, also online. He is also the co-founder of Asterism Theatre Company, based out of Brooklyn, New York.
Katharine Scarborough is an award nominated New York City based actress and writer, originally from Jacksonville, Florida. She received her MFA in Acting from the New School for Drama, and trained with the Moscow Art Theater and The People's Improv Theater. She has held Artist Residencies with Mabou Mines and the Brick Theater in Williamsburg. She is Associate Artistic Director of Asterism Theater Company, and is currently developing the web series, Big Girl, with Brazen NYC.
WHY WE NEED YOU
Creativity doesn't happen in a vacuum. There are so many moving parts (writing, directing, producing, designing audio, designing visuals, acting) when creating something from scratch. We believe that if you give of yourself to create, you should get something back. Even a modest sum.
In order to bring this story to life, we need your help. Become a patron today and help us pay our talented actors and creative team as well as book studios to rehearse and record. We also need materials (microphones being a major part) to make this all sound and feel like a pub in your ears.
Your donation will help us with all of that: paying our talented actors and designers, purchasing materials, renting space, and much more.
Rewards
County Chair
Donate $30.00 or more
Amount is fully tax-deductible.
You'll receive everything in the Local Leader tier (video toast from either Christie or Trey), plus another video from a cast member! We’ll also thank you in every episode as a supporter.
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Phone Banker
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A simple social media shout-out like "Thank you, Human, for your generous gift. Be like Human and donate today!"
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Door Knocker
Donate $5.00 or more
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A personalized social media thank you, we'll call you by name and say some very nice things about you all over the internet!
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Party Host
Donate $10.00 or more
Amount is fully tax-deductible.
You'll get the Door Knocker tier (personalized social media thank you), plus a drink named after you in one of the episodes!
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Local Leader
Donate $25.00 or more
Amount is fully tax-deductible.
You'll receive the Door Knocker tier (personalized social media thank you) and a video toast from either Christie or Trey! We’ll also thank you in every episode as a supporter.
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Campaign Intern
Donate $50.00 or more
Amount over $25.00 is tax-deductible.
You'll receive everything in County Chair (thank you video from a cast member) plus a t-shirt of your choice ($25 or less) from our Redbubble.com shop! We'll also thank you on each episode of the podcast as a supporter.
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Press Secretary
Donate $100.00 or more
Amount over $35.00 is tax-deductible.
You'll receive everything from Campaign Intern (t-shirt of your choice from Redbubble.com of $25 or less) tier plus a signed and bound final copy of the pilot episode. We’ll also thank you on each episode as an associate producer.
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Running Mate
Donate $500.00 or more
Amount over $100.00 is tax-deductible.
You'll receive everything from every tier, but instead of just the pilot, you'll receive a signed and bound copy of the final copy of the full first season, plus a letter of thanks from Christie, Trey, and Anne. We’ll also thank you in on each episode as an associate producer.
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