{"id":62260,"date":"2019-11-21T16:11:04","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T21:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=62260"},"modified":"2019-11-21T16:18:04","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T21:18:04","slug":"miwsfpa-production-explores-relationships-in-todays-connected-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2019\/11\/miwsfpa-production-explores-relationships-in-todays-connected-world\/","title":{"rendered":"MIWSFPA production explores relationships in today\u2019s connected world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fourth-year Dramatic Arts class from Brock University\u2019s Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts is putting its spin on the Caryl Churchill production <em>Love and Information.<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Opening on Friday, Nov. 29 at the Marilyn I. Walker Theatre in downtown St. Catharines, <em>Love and Information <\/em>examines relationships in a world of excess and access, where fragmented individuals struggle to connect despite having everything at their fingertips.<\/p>\n<p>The show is produced by Studio Taxi Theatre, run by students in the Advanced Studies in Theatre course, and is part of the MIWSFPA\u2019s mandate to contribute to regional cultural development and build community connections.<\/p>\n<p>Through more than 100 characters in 60 scenes, the production looks at how love and information impacts their lives and relationships. The play moves from one scene to the next with rapid dexterity, as if the audience was flipping through the channels on a television. Viewers catch snippets of real human beings in the heart of conflicts, connection and catastrophe.<\/p>\n<p>Dramatic Arts Professor Mike Griffin, who directs the performance, says <em>Love and Information<\/em> is an exciting show because of how it structurally and thematically reflects today\u2019s society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChurchill comments on what it is like to be in the \u2018swipe\u2019 generation, constantly switching from app to app, staying connected as long as the entertainment lasts,\u201d he says. \u201cThe play examines how information affects our relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Griffin calls Churchill one of the most dynamic playwrights alive, paving the way to experiment with form and content. Her plays often challenge societal ideals and abuses of power, and her writing explores unconventional structures. <em>Love and Information <\/em>was first produced in 2012 at the Royal Court Theatre in London, U.K., directed by James MacDonald, and has since then met incredible success with productions across the world.<\/p>\n<p>Churchill\u2019s script gives theatre companies the flexibility to shuffle the order of the scenes, allowing the artists to makes strong choices about how to shape the production. It means no two versions of the play will ever be the same. The stage is set up in alley-style seating, with audiences on either side of the stage and actors in the middle, providing for an intimate engagement.<\/p>\n<p><em>Love and Information <\/em>showcases the talents of the Brock University student performers Jasmine Case, Joanna Tran, Joshua Loewen, Lauren Reid, Rachel Frederick, Shannon Fletcher and Taylor Bogaert.<\/p>\n<p>Students in production and design roles include: Frances Johnson, set designer; Rachel Frederick and Paige Hunt-Harman, costume designers; Elizabeth Martin, sound designer; Samantha Rideout, production manager\/choreographer; Alexandra Chubaty Boychuk, prop designer\/choreographer; Jordine De Guzman, stage manager; and Emily Clegg, dramaturg. Lighting design is by Brock Dramatic Arts alumni James McCoy.<\/p>\n<p>Director of the MIWSFPA David Vivian said student productions like this one set the Dramatic Art students up for a successful career in the arts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe\u00a0DART 4F56 course is a capstone experiential education-oriented course that often serves as a launching pad for the post-graduation founding of new companies and projects of creative research and theatre production in Niagara and the GTA,\u201d he said. \u201cStudents build, produce, perform, direct, dramaturge and market these original events.\u00a0 It sets them up to be highly qualified to work for a theatre or production company, and gives them the confidence to launch their own projects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Love and Information<\/em> runs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friday, Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Nov. 30 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, Dec. 1 at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The show is suitable for ages 10 and over. Tickets are $5 and are available through Brock University\u2019s ticket hub online at <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.universitytickets.com\/w\/?cid=185\">brocku.universitytickets.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fourth-year Dramatic Arts class from Brock University\u2019s Marilyn I. 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