Theatre Of The Emerging American Moment

THE THEATER OF THE EMERGING AMERICAN MOMENT, INC. (THE TEAM), IS A BROOKLYN-BASED THEATRE ENSEMBLE WHOSE MISSION IS TO COLLABORATIVELY CREATE NEW WORKS ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF LIVING IN AMERICA TODAY, AND TO GENERATE DIALOGUE ABOUT OUR NATION'S PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE THROUGH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURING.

IN FY21, THE TEAM WAS PROUD TO PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT SERVICES IN SPITE OF THE CHALLENGES POSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN AUGUST, 2020, WE PRODUCED A VIRTUAL ZOOM READING OF OUR PRODUCTION ROOSEVELVIS, IN COLLABORATION WITH PLAY-PERVIEW. WE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF OUR MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION RECONSTRUCTION (STILL WORKING BUT THE DEVIL MIGHT BE INSIDE): WE CONVENED A SUBSET OF OUR COLLABORATING WRITERS IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, 2020 FOR A BRIEF RESIDENCY IN BROOKLYN TO DEVELOP WRITING FOR THE PLAY, AND SHARED THAT WORK WITH THE LARGER COMPANY OVER ZOOM IN DECEMBER, 2020. IN APRIL AND MAY, 2021, WE CONVENED THE WEAVER COMMITTEE OF WRITERS TO BEGIN EDITING OUR MATERIAL AND DEVELOP AND EARLY DRAFT OF A SCRIPT FOR RECONSTRUCTION. ALSO FOR RECONSTRUCTION, WE CO-PRODUCED A SERIES OF DIGITAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THE BROAD STAGE CALLED REVEAL TO INTRODUCE FUTURE AUDIENCES TO THE WORK. THE TEAM PRODUCED 5 WORK-IN-PROGRESS PROJECTS AS PART OF OUR LAB PROGRAM THE PETRI PROJECTS. IN AUGUST 2020 WE PRODUCED AN OUTDOOR PRODUCTION OF QUINCE, A SHORT PLAY ABOUT A YOUNG GIRL COMING OUT AS QUEER ON THE EVE OF HER QUINCEERA. IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST IN-PERSON THEATRICAL EVENTS IN NEW YORK CITY AFTER THE PANDEMIC STARTED. IN DECEMBER 2020 WE SUPPORTED TWO DIGITAL PERFORMANCES: LIVE FROM LODGE #274: HOLIDAY RAFFLE AND MERCEDES. WE ALSO CONVENED TWO ARTISTS IN DECEMBER 2020 AND JANUARY 2021 TO DEVELOP UNTITLED AMELIA EARHART PROJECT, AND TWO OTHER ARTISTS WORKED IN SPRING 2021 ON THE JESUS PROJECT. THE TEAM PARTNERED WITH THE ONASSIS FOUNDATION TO CO-PRODUCE A PODCAST RETELLING GREEK MYTHS. THE PODCAST WAS RECORDED IN FALL, 2020 AND WINTER 2021, AND PREMIERED IN FEBRUARY 2021. FINALLY, THE TEAM HOSTED A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THESE INCLUDED FOUR DEVISING WITHIN A DEMOCRACY WORKSHOPS, EACH WITH A DIFFERENT THEME, IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, FEBRUARY AND MAY; AND TWO SELF-PRODUCING WORKSHOPS ON DIFFERENT THEMES IN MAY AND JUNE.