In a world of fake news and fractious political journalism, Applied Mechanics examines how stories are told, and who gets to craft the narratives delivered to the public. Performed at Brewerytown’s Glass Factory in June 2018, THIS IS ON RECORD was a world-premiere, multimedia work of theatre about the politics of information: how media shapes our sense of identity and our beliefs about what’s possible in the world. Choinacky, created and played Tiny an archivist living in 1988, was trying to piece together the fractured and erased queer history of 1960s balladeer Alison Strayer. The show took a hard look at the systems of privilege and prejudice that shape the narratives we inherit.