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galen  ·  3521 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: IRC meetup?

I can't be there right at 10*, I'll be out seeing a Caryl Churchill play until around 11*, but at that point I should be able to hang as long as others are down: field studies day on Thursday, so I can just put off my Wednesday homework til Thurs evening. I love that theme though. Seems very applicable to Hubski (poorly phrased, let me know if you don't understand and I'll try to explain).

Looking forward to it!

PS Can we also discuss the new alt-J/Aphex Twin/Leonard Cohen/Pentatonix albums? Super pumped to listen to them all; I'll probably marathon while we chat.

*These times converted to ET for your convenience





lil  ·  3521 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Which play?

Just reading up. If it's the play discussed by Tony Kushner in the linked article, you'll probably be stirred and shaken.

galen  ·  3521 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's actually "Love and Information": 100 characters, 57 scenes. Disjointed. As far as I can tell, mostly unrelated (although I haven't seen/read it yet). Will report back after the performance.

    Over 50 interchangeable scenes, 14 actors portray more than 100 characters desperate to negotiate a world obsessed with a ‘need to know’ and unlimited access to information. What really matters; where are the silences; how do we sort reality from the manufactured noise? Funny and poignant, Love and Information examines our technology-driven culture, celebrates our spirit and offers an ode to love in a disconnected world.

PS That other play you linked looks really interesting, though. I'm reading the article now. (My only prior exposure to Churchill was that a classmate read a few of her plays as part of a year-long literary analysis project. Mine was on Stoppard.)

lil  ·  3521 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You can't go wrong with Stoppard as a brilliant playwright, or Tony Kushner for that matter. My favourite Stoppard is Travesties.