Strike Anywhere Inc

IN FY21, THE STRIKE ANYWHERE PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE (SA) PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL RESIDENCIES TO SCHOOLS, THEATERS AND UNIVERSITIES. THE ENSEMBLE TOURED ITS SHOW POP UP: AN ARTISTIC ADVENTURE TO DARTMOUTH COLLEGE AND PROVIDED A SERIES OF IN-PERSON RESIDENCIES, 14 HOURS WORTH OF MASTER CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS AND 4 PERFORMANCES OF THE SHOW FOR DARTMOUTH STUDENTS AND THE SURROUNDING HANOVER COMMUNITY.DURING THE RUN UP TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THE COMPANY DEVELOPED AND PREMIERED A NEW PIECE OF STREET THEATER CALLED DELIVERING DEMOCRACY DESIGNED TO COUNTER VOTER SUPPRESSION IN THE SWING STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE PIECE CHARMED AUDIENCES IN CITIES AND TOWNS THROUGHOUT EASTERN PA. THE DANCING AND SINGING MAILBOXES RECEIVED INTERNATIONAL PRESS AND BECAME A TWITTER SENSATION. THE COMPANY ORGANIZED A RESTAGING OF THE PIECE ENTITLED DANCING FOR DEMOCRACY IN 4 CITIES NATIONALLY ON INAUGURATION DAY. SAS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND ONE OF SAS ACTORS PARTICIPATED IN ROUNDABOUT THEATRES NEURODIVERSE NEW PLAY FESTIVAL, THE REVERB FESTIVAL, WHICH STREAMED ONLINE ON APRIL 8, 2021.SA PROVIDED A SERIES OF VIRTUAL AND HYBRID EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO SEVERAL NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCLUDING: THE INTERNATIONAL HS FOR HEALTH SCIENCES, FORT GREENE PREP ACADEMY AND PERFORMED AN AFTER-SCHOOL DIGITAL RESIDENCY ON A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM FOR PS 18 STUDENTS ON STATEN ISLAND. STRIKE ANYWHERE ALSO PRODUCED A SERIES OF FILMS FOR ITS WINDOWS AND MIRRORS STORYTELLING PROGRAM. THE ENSEMBLE CREATED A PROFESSIONAL VERSION OF ITS WINDOWS AND MIRRORS STORYSLAM FOR STUDENTS IN LIEU OF THE LIVE SHOW THAT TYPICALLY KICKS OFF ITS WINDOWS AND MIRRORS RESIDENCIES. THE COMPANY ALSO PRODUCED A SERIES OF STUDENT FILMS AS A RESULT OF ITS VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING IN THE SCHOOLS. ONE OF THESE FILMS WAS ACCEPTED INTO FILLET OF SOLO STORYTELLING FESTIVAL IN CHICAGO AND THE FILM RAN FROM FEB. 8-28, 2021. IN ADDITION, THE ENSEMBLE PRODUCED A SERIES OF SHORT VIDEOS TO CREATE AN ONLINE MONOLOGUE LIBRARY FOR USE IN ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (BOTH ONLINE AND IN-PERSON). THE MONOLOGUES BY PROFESSIONAL ACTORS MODEL WHAT STUDENTS WILL DO BY THE END OF THEIR RESIDENCY WITH THE COMPANY.THE COMPANY PROVIDED A SERIES OF ONLINE MASTER CLASSES FOR MASTERS STUDENTS IN THE APPLIED THEATER PROGRAM AT ROYAL CENTRAL SCHOOL OF SPEECH AND DRAMA IN LONDON, ENGLAND. THE COMPANY CONTINUED ITS WEEKLY ONLINE CREATIVITY LAB FOR VIRTUAL EXPERIMENTATION FOR THE ENSEMBLE, BOARD MEMBERS, COLLABORATORS AND INTERNS PAST AND PRESENT DURING THE PANDEMIC. THE COMPANY PRESENTED AT SEVERAL CONFERENCES IN FY21 INCLUDING: THE APAP VIRTUAL CONFERENCE JAN 6-13 (ASSOCIATION OF PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTERS) AND THE NORTHEASTERN VIRTUAL CREATIVE PLACEMAKING CONFERENCE MARCH 24-26 AND THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONS ACES CONFERENCE MAY 18, 2021.