Relationships – and the effects of a seemingly endless stream of data – are the focus of Douglas College’s next theatrical production.
Love and Information, by Caryl Churchill, takes to the stage from Nov. 3 to 10 at the college’s Studio Theatre, presented by students of the theatre department and the stagecraft and event technology department.
“The play explores how we process love and information,” director Cheryl Swan in a press release. “The play says to me that we are overwhelmed and inundated with information and constantly sorting out what is most important. What Caryl Churchill seems to suggest is that love is the most important piece of information.”
The play is structured in seven units, with more than 50 scenes that run from a few seconds to about five minutes long. Its 10 actors take on the roles of more than 100 characters.
Age, gender, race, class and sexual orientation of the characters are never specified in the scenes, leaving the door open for many interpretations.
“Churchill effectively challenges actors and directors to become her co-authors in creating the world of the play,” Swan said, noting the script gives no information about place or time. “This has allowed us to incorporate projection, film, Facetime, texting and other social media into the production.”
New West residents Michael Jenkins and Dahlia-Raphael Kerr are in the cast, along with Allegra Wright, Arjun Panesar, Blake Hobson-Dimas, Chloe MacDonald-Comely, Frances Rose Warwick, Madison Green, Peter Tran and Piper MacLeod.
The Studio Theatre is in Room N4140 at Douglas College, 700 Royal Ave. Tickets are $20 general admission, $10 for students and seniors. Buy through loveandinformation.brownpapertickets.com.
