Undersigned
Staying Informed
Those who wish to be notified about the upcoming Summer Tour are welcome to check this page as constantly as possible—or you could just sign up below, and we'll let you know when appointments are available in your city.
Additional appointments are currently being released on an invitation-only basis: each participant is able to invite one additional participant. If you have yet to be invited in this manner, considering making more interesting acquaintances.
Alternately, venues and individuals interested in hosting this experience for limited engagements/private performances can be in contact directly.
Undersigned is a deeply personal and introspective psychological thriller
for an audience of one.
Depending on your choices, it will last between 40-50 minutes. Your participation will involve an invocation, a blindfold, and a pointed discussion.
The topic of this discussion will vary based on your input, and may include but are not limited to Money, Power, Sex, Pleasure, Violence, Blood, Body Horror, Moral Horror, Economic Horror, Wild Conjecture, and the Occult. You are invited to entertain or dismiss any topic of discussion that arises, or may request in advance that a topic be off limits.
This experience is decidedly in-person, and proof of vaccination is required.
In lieu of a traditional ticketing system, payment for this experience will be made through a "Down-Payment" System.
Upcoming Public Appointments
This Spring, Undersigned made a rash of appearances in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. It will return this Summer to appear in multiple cities across the North East Corridor.
The following appointments are soon to be announced:
New York
July | | Dates and Locations to be announced
Philadelphia
July | | Dates and Locations to be announced
Boston
Summer | Dates and Locations to be announced
Check back here for updates as additional specific times and dates of appointments are confirmed.
Los Angeles
August| Dates and Locations to be announced
Recurring Private Appointments
New Orleans
New York / Philadelphia
Undersigned makes periodic appearances in New York City and Philadelphia, most of which are reserved for guests of previous participants. If you wish to be among those in the know when it next returns, join the list below for notifications.
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IS IT OVER? DID I MISS IT? HOW DO I GET A SLOT IF IT'S ALL BOOKED UP?The Telelibrary is an ongoing, by-appointment performance. New Open Hours are posted regularly. To be the first to know when that happens, join the waitlist.
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CAN I CALL FROM OUTSIDE THE US?Yes. Be sure to check the International Calls box, and you will receive separate instructions to call in via Skype or WhatsApp instead. All times are listed in Eastern Time (EST/EDT, depending on your season and personal relationship to time)
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CAN I HAVE SOMEONE JOIN ME?Users often have a friend or partner join them, either on speakerphone or by merging the call. Users are reminded that this is a System designed originally for one participant at a time. Should you be considering bringing a companion, the following questions may be instructive: Would I want to share my solitude with this person? Would I be relieved to be trapped in an elevator with them? How long would it take us to agree on a film for a movie night?
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SO WHAT IS THIS ANYWAY?See above
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HOW WILL YOU USE MY CONTACT INFO? CAN I LIE?Upon registration, you will be asked to provide a name, email and phone number. Your email will be used to send a confirmation and reminder email before your session, and a credits email after your session has concluded. Your phone number will be used to send a reminder text as needed and to verify your call, and then never again. Your name will be used to organize this information, and because it is polite to ask, and could be entirely fake and no one would ever know. If you lie about your contact info, the wrong person will receive the information above, which provides no real benefit to anyone involved, and likely confuse them immensely. In all cases, your information will never be sold or distributed to any third party or entity outside of the Telelibrary, nor even gifted along with a nice pair of socks during the Holiday Season.
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NO, BUT REALLY — WHAT IS IT?"No further details will be provided. Grab a slot below and find out
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WHAT IF I WANT TO ADD MORE THAN ONE PERSON?The Telelibrary invites you to recall the last time you and two or more people tried to decide together on a restaurant.
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IS THIS EXPERIENCE CHILD-FRIENDLY?The System has been informed that every child is unique, special, and remarkable (and your child even more so). As such, it is difficult to determine how they may respond to any given theme which may be explored in your session, (or how willing they are to navigate a telephone-based experience). While content-warnings and considerations are available (see "more info about accessibility"), it may prove instructive to consider the following scenario: You have just entered a used book-store. Books of every kind cram the shelves and lay in stacks on the floor, and there's no telling what you might find in the first one you pick up. You think someone is burning incense, but you can't quite say what the scent is, and though there's a bell to ring for assistance, you have no idea who will show up if you ring it. Now imagine that your child is with you. Are you excited to share this space with them? What kind of conversations might you need to have before, during, or after you do so?
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WHERE CAN I FIND MORE INFO ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY OR CONTENT CONSIDERATIONS?You can a basic answers about accessibility here. Further details about FAQs or the Telelibrary experience are available by request. While a sense of discovery and the unknown are important parts of your session, the Telelibrary seeks to make itself accessible to as many persons as possible. You are invited to email any questions, concerns about content warnings or accessibility, or requests to thetelelibrary@gmail.com.
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HOW DOES PAYMENT WORK?The Telelibrary is performed for one caller at a time, and each caller creates their own experience. Sessions are offered on a Pay-what-you-wish basis, with contributions made after your experience is complete. At the end of your session, you will receive instructions for making any contribution you think is fair based on your experience, your support for the project, or your ability.
Past Appearances
Undersigned first appeared at the City Reliquary in Brooklyn, New York in the Summer of 2022. The Reliquary remains a favored haunt. Since that time it has made a series of periodic private appearances, with the guests of past participants getting early or exclusive access.
Publicly, Undersigned appeared as a selection of the 2023 Overlook Film Festival, in New Orleans, taking over a floor of a historic French Quarter Mansion. Tickets were made available through the Festival website, with festival pass holders getting early access.
Undersigned also made a brief appearance at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, where it was hailed by the Inquirer as one of "Ten Shows Our Theater Critic Won't Miss."
No Proscenium called it "a wonderful and truly unique experience," and declared it one of their favorite shows of 2022; "Undersigned is truly breathtaking."
Note: Management believes in expanding availability of appointments to as many supplicants as possible. Should the cost of a Downpayment be prohibitively expensive, and all other remedies above prove fruitless, you may learn about alternate structures for accessing an appointment here.