Theater in Quarantine is an Obie and Drama League Award-winning performance laboratory dedicated to the exploration of the live theatrical experience in the digital space. Established in response to the pandemic by Joshua William Gelb, TiQ has developed and live-streamed dozens of visually distinctive, original works to its YouTube channel, working out of a closet in the East Village that's only 8 sq feet.

Embracing 21st century solutions to the question “what is “theatrical” TiQ has become a leading practitioner in the emerging field of live-stream digital performance. TiQ has been presented by NYUSkirball, The Invisible Dog, New Georges, A2SF, Theater Mitu, La Mama, CultureHub, Exponential, CulturalDC, among others.

Theater in Quarantine has been featured on NPR's All Things Considered, Japan's NHK Television, and has been profiled in The New Yorker and The New York Times. Within a single year Theater in Quarantine has been a four-time New York Times Critic's Pick as well as one of Vulture’s “Top 10 Best Theater Moments of 2020” and the New York Times' "Best Theater of 2021."

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During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic Theater in Quarantine was run by Founder Joshua William Gelb and Co-Creative Director Katie Rose McLaughlin, collaborating remotely with over a hundred collaborators and reaching audience across the globe. TiQ continues to create new and exciting digital performances for both in-person and digital audiences.