PATRIOT ACT AT ASYLUM STUDIO C

PATRIOT ACT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
5/20/16

CONTACT: Mike Schlitt
[email protected]
(213) 300-3368

Los Angeles Premiere of PATRIOT ACT at Asylum @ Studio C

Award winning Los Angeles-based writer / performer Mike Schlitt has been traveling across America this year. Now he’s coming home…

PATRIOT ACT Presidential Road Trip 2016…Live! is one disgruntled American’s bold attempt to experience democracy in action. In 2016, Mike Schlitt embarks upon a national electoral listening tour, traveling the country as we select our next President. It’s an experiment in performance, journalism, civic participation, and intimately sane conversations in (sometimes) insane circumstances. Through radio commentary, public debate, podcasts, democracy salons, voter registration drives and a live interactive performance of the show PATRIOT ACT, Mike is exploring our shared histories, learning what the 99% think of our Democratic process, and figuring out exactly what it means to be an American citizen today.

PATRIOT ACT (the play) is a comedic theatrical roller-coaster ride through United States’ history, an exploration of the gap between the promise of our American idea and it’s flawed execution and an invitation for audiences to activate their citizenship and let their voices be heard. Writer/Performer Mike Schlitt calls his interactive theatrical event “everything you’ll ever need to know about American Democracy in just 47 minutes + puppets”. Immediately following his solo performance, audiences are invited to address complex questions on activism, democracy and governance in a free-wheeling “Raucous Caucus”. This intimate evening of performance and social engagement aims to create public conversation about the role of each citizen in determining the future of our country.

“Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.”
-Winston Churchill

Visit www.mikeschlitt.com for more information.

Written & Performed by Mike Schlitt
Produced by Ashley Sparks

SHOW DATES:
Friday, June 3rd @9:30 PM (preview – pay what you can)
Saturday, June 18th @1:00PM
Sunday, June 26th @7:00M
Spin Doctors: Michael John Garces & Mark Valdez

TICKETS
$10
LOCATION
Asylum @ Studio C (Mainstage)
6448 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038

FOR INFO & TICKETS
www.hff16.com/3758
www.mikeschlitt.com

About Mike Schlitt

Mike Schlitt is an award-winning Los Angeles-based writer, producer, director, and performer. An ardent history buff and a firm believer in both American exceptionalism and limited attention spans, he suspects he is not the only American who’s mad as Hell about the present state of our Union. Through this national listening tour, he hopes to find pathways to positive change, and to build a nation of activists fomenting incremental revolution.