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Swordraiser
Before the Internet
Online performance and party!
Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 7:00PM

LoM Zoom Theater
Anywhere
Internet, NY 11217

This event will be held in front of a live Zoom audience AND streamed online!

Check your answering machine, read the flier, spread the word! Letter of Marque’s famous themed shindig is back from the future-past with a new play, a live game show, and pre/post analog dance beats. For free!

Experience a virtual New York City, 1988 in a subterranean avant-music club that’s packed to the pores with talent, grime, and performance party atmosphereics!

Swordraiser Before the Internet
Thursday, June 18 at 7PM
Live streamed in front of a live Zoom audience
Free with RSVP ticket

You can “attend” the party by RSVP-ing with a free ticket or watch from afar on our live stream. Party outfits always encouraged!

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Watch the live stream premier of LOM's newest play, The Isle is Full of Noises created with "Billy Martin" (Medeski Martin & Wood).

A story reflecting NYC’s boundry-pioneering “downtown” music and art scene and how the legacy echoes into present day. Written for a digital stage. Following the live performance, creator Billy Martin, the playwright, director, and cast will hold a brief Q&A with the zoom studio audience.

Starring Crystal-Marie Alberson (she/her), Jamil Chokachi (he/him), Sarah Cornelia Ryan (she/her), Sam Day Harmet (he/him), Lea Marie Heller (she/her), Louise Heller (she/her), Nolan Kennedy (he/him), Bryce Payne (xe/xem), and Damen Scranton (Mr.).

Directed by Scarlet Maressa Rivera (she/her)
Written by Nolan Kennedy and featuring an original poem by Bryce Payne Original music by Sam Day Harmet
Screenic Design by Steven Brenman (they/them)
Costume Design by Claire Townsend (they/them)
Production Assistant: Kyle Velazquez (he/his)

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And, then, GAME SHOW! host by comedian, "Chris Duffy!"

A live competition for the coveted Swordraiser trophy sword! Yes, the winner of the night will be shipped a blade which only a lucky few have held the likes! Multiple rounds to determine the winner, plus an ongoing audience costume/zoom box parade. Prizes for the best dressed, best dance moves, and more from Alewife!

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Then, DANCE your excitement into the night with a DJ set!

All ticket and donations support non-profit ensemble theater and artists. Every bit counts!

Wanna be a contestant in the live game show? When you reserve a free ticket to the party, you'll receive a link to a short Google form. Fill it out to throw your name into the hat! Contestants chosen on a first come basis! The fight for the sword is on! Will you be the next winner? Game registration ends June 17th. It’s now or sword-never!

Proceeds from the event will go to support the "Audre Lorde Project": a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color community organizing center, focusing on the New York City area and "Solutions Not Punishment (SnapCo)": an Atlanta-based group that provides community and financial support for Black Trans, and Queer people in need and works to dismantle the prison industrial complex.