The New York-based theater company, Theater in Asylum (TIA), presents it's fourth iteration of their political-theater series, The Debates, on Zoom for two evenings.
Fellow human beings are lured through promises for a better job or living conditions, but then forced, coerced, and defrauded into exploitation. Their dreams and hopes turn into being held against their will for forced labor or sexual exploitation. Can you believe this is happening all around us? Can you believe this form of modern-slavery still exists in the 21st century?
The Archive Residency, a collaboration between New Ohio Theatre and IRT Theater (likeminded neighbors in the historic Archive Building in the West Village), is a unique incubator for New York City's most promising emerging independent theater companies. Now in its third year, the two year residency offers each company that most elusive and invaluable resource, an artistic home, including space, artistic support, and institutional continuity for the development and presentation of a new work, culminating in an exciting world premiere.