The Event

THE ELECTORAL CHAOTIC

Experience ART and process your thoughts and feelings from the Election

BE A PART OF THE ELECTORAL CHAOTIC! A free, carnival-esque Event anchored in SW outside of Matrix Theatre on Tuesday, November 3rd, 1-7pm. COVID SAFE.

Choose your adventure to process and heal your feelings from the Election - registration available for several stations including:

Open 1pm-6pm:

REGISTRATION STATION: Check-in and info hub (first stop)

RAGIN' STATION: everything you need to release some rage on the day in a healthy way (specific registration required - 10 people per time slot)

EARS OPEN, MOUTHS SHUT: headphone experience for you to dial down in a safe space and listen to curated sound channels (specific registration required - 20 people per slot, every hour)

ROCK THE MIC: a lineup of performers at Plaza Aztlán: the neighborhood gazebo

FEED YOUR SOUL: Local food truck station for comfort and sustenance all day long

6pm:

THE SCREENING: a communal viewing of theR.A.C.E. film (4 original performance pieces from Detroit theatre directors, captured through the lens of a professional filmmaker)

7pm:

R.A.C.E. & RIDE: a family-friendly ride to close out the event (specific registration required)

General Admission Registration Required to Attend (Pre Registration Encouraged)

Additional Registration Required to Participate for Ragin' Station & Ears Open, Mouths Shut

Calling all artists, performers and merrymakers to volunteer at our election day event!

What to perform?! We're looking for Non-Partisan Politically Focused and/or Social Justice/Leadership Driven Content. Performances with backing tracks or live acoustic instruments ONLY. Minimal Sound Equipment Available, may not bring own. To ensure appropriate social distancing and public health and safety, all performances will be happening in an outdoor Gazebo, 30 feet within the fenced-in space (no audience allowed within 30 feet of the vocal performers. 6 feet maintained for the dance). Performers must wear masks at all times. Not wanting to perform, but would still like to Volunteer at The Electoral Chaotic?!

Volunteer Needs: Registration Table, Station Booth Operators, Runners, A/V Set-Up/Tear Down Crew.

Register here as a performer or here as a regular volunteer.

We are so proud to be part of the numerous organizations presenting their versions of Sojourn Theatre's "THE RACE" internationally in 2020 as part of a performance festival leading up to the Presidential Election:

University of Dayton - Dayton, OH

University of South Dakota - Vermillion, SD

University of Portsmouth England - Portsmouth, England

Detroit Metro Area - Detroit, MI

Cornell University - Ithaca, NY

Millikin University - Decatur, IL

Roosevelt High School - Portland, OR

Virginia Tech University - Blacksburg, VA

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts - North Adams, MA

Wabash College - Crawfordsville, IN

Intiman Theatre - Seattle, WA

The College of New Jersey - Ewing, New Jersey

Columbia College - Chicago, IL

Department of Public Transformation - Granite Falls, MN

Georgetown University - Washington, D.C.