Horse Trade to Present Theater in Asylum's #CORIONLANUS World Premiere, 7/5-20

Horse Trade Theater Group and THEATER IN ASYLUM will present the World Premiere of #CORIOLANUS adapted and directed by Paul Bedard based on William Shakespeare's Coriolanus, July 5-20 at UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place). The production will feature choreography by Katie Palmer and an Original Score byRandall Benichak with Lighting Design by Dan Stearns (Incendiary Agents at The New Ohio), Costume Design by Dave Burrington (Sleep No More), Media Design by Kelly Colburn, and Dramaturgy by Samantha Keogh and Katie Palmer. The Production Stage Manager will be Amelia Lembeck.

Technology has enabled democracy in a way that has never quite been possible before and as a result, it encourages populism. Would we ever elect a president in the same way we elect an American Idol? Would we ever choose policy based on what goes viral?

Pitting populism against elitism, TIA's #CORIOLANUS is a modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare's epic play that recounts the tragedy of a man at the mercy of media, politics, and Twitter. This interactive performance is set in a twitter centric world with live feeds on every wall.

The production will run July 5-20 at UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st Avenue and Avenue A); Thursday through Saturday at 8pm. Tickets ($18, $15 students & seniors) are available online at www.horseTRADE.info or by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444.

PAUL BEDARD (Director/Adapter) is a theater artist hailing from Hartford, CT, and is a recent graduate of NYU's Tisch with a focus in theater directing. Paul is the co-founder and artistic director of THEATER IN ASYLUM. Past directing credits include ¡Olé! (Horse Trade), Revolution in 1 (Horse Trade), TIA' s FRANKENSTEIN(Looking Glass Theater), and NIJINSKY IN ASYLUM (Steps Theater).

KATIE PALMER (Choreographer) originally from San Diego, California Katie graduated from NYU, Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama. She began dancing at age 3 and never stopped, eventually supplementing her love of dance with theater, training as an actor, singer/musician, director, designer, and ultimately, a choreographer. In addition to serving as THEATER IN ASYLUM's co-artistic director, she has been involved with every TIA production since its inception: NIJINSKY IN ASYLUM (Choreography), TIA's FRANKENSTEIN (Choreography/Performer), Revolution in 1 (Concept and Choreography). Recently, she has also musically stagedSweeney Todd and Falsettos, and created the original solo piece Everybody Dance Now. Katie also continues to perform not only in THEATER IN ASYLUM productions but also with regional musical theater companies. Very passionate about arts education, Katie works as a teaching artist in New York City and California.

THEATER IN ASYLUM suspends beliefs and moralities through visceral, emotional, and thrilling dance theater to rigorously investigate our world and to believe again more wholly.

Recent Production History:
¡Olé! (February 2013, UNDER St Marks)
Revolution in 1 (October 2012, The Red Room)
TIA' s FRANKENSTEIN (November 2011, Looking Glass Theater)

NIJINSKY IN ASYLUM (September/October 2010, Steps on Broadway)

HORSE TRADE THEATER GROUP is a self-sustaining theater development group; with a focus on new work that has produced a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater. Horse Trade's Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy. It is also the home of FRIGID New York - the first and only festival of its kind in New York City. In 2011 Horse Trade received the New York Innovative Theatre Ellen Stewart Stewardship Award for demonstrating a significant contribution to the Off-Off-Broadway community through service, support and leadership.

For more information, visit www.theaterinasylum.com or www.horseTRADE.info.