DATE :Sunday, March 30 - Sunday, April 20
Additional preview on Monday,
March 31 at 8:30pm
Opening night party Thursday, April 3
No performance Sunday, April 6

TIMES: Tuesdays - Fridays at 8:30pm, Saturdays at 4:30 and 8:30pm , Sundays at 7:00pm.

SPECIAL OFFER: $12 tickets* (Reg $20)

HOW TO ORDER: Click here or call 212.352.3101 and enter/mention code SHOPPER or bring a printout of this email to the box office at PS122 (at 150 First Ave)


Democracy in America is an experiment in political performance: it is not art about politics or ideology but rather art that is made in a political way. A collage made from the cacophonous jumble of ideas, opinions and attitudes floating in the American ether, Democracy in America is a continually shifting 4-dimensional billboard advertising the desires of the multitude.

Up until the 29th of February, using eBay, Craigslist, and a performance specific website all elements of the performance were ON SALE. The creators offered "for sale" space within the performance to both individuals and groups which could potentially be used for any purpose the purchaser desires. This may include statements of the purchaser’s opinions, jokes that tickle the purchaser’s fancy, pre-existing texts of his or her choosing, or stories or anecdotes from the purchaser’s life. In addition to the spoken material, the physical or non-verbal actions and all elements of the design were on sale. One might choose a particular image to be shown onstage, a costume for one of the performers, a sound cue to be played, or a gesture or sequence of movement. Product placement or other advertising opportunities to corporations, small businesses and groups were also available to be purchased.

Now the sale is over and the production is slated to begin. It’s time for Annie Dorsen, director of the Broadway sensation Passing Strange, to piece these bits together. Come March 30th the world will get to see what this performative experiment looks like. Democracy in America makes literal the so-called "marketplace of ideas," in which those with means purchase access to the privately-owned technologies of opinion-making and information dissemination, and those without money are the passive receivers of views which supposedly represent them.

*offer subject to availability and may be revoked at any time - so order in advance! Additional blackout dates may apply. Not valid for previously purchased tickets or in combination with any other offer. All sales final; no refunds or exchanges. phone and web orders are subject to service fees.


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