Love and Information

Love and Information
Fall 2014

By Caryl Churchill. Directed by Catharine K. Slusar.

How Do We Maintain Our Real Lives in the Internet Age?

Production of Caryl Churchill’s Love and Information Explores Concepts of Privacy and Relationships in the Digital Era

The Theater Program of Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges (Mark Lord, Chair) presents Love and Information, directed by Catharine Slusar, a Barrymore Award-winning Philadelphia actor and director and a faculty member in the Bryn Mawr College Theater Program. Renowned English dramatist Caryl Churchill is an American Theater Hall of Fame inductee known for her use of non-naturalistic techniques and feminist themes, dramatization of the abuses of power, and exploration of sexual politics. Love and Information is Caryl Churchill’s newest play, was first produced in London at the Royal Court Theatre in 2012, and is heralded by The Guardian as the “play that everyone should see.”

Love and Information explores what happens to our brains, our personal connections and our privacy as we are besieged with information. We are, minute-by-minute, hour-by-hour, bombarded with information from computers, phones, and texts. How do we keep our minds active, our feelings alive and our privacy intact while navigating the information superhighway? Caryl Churchill’s play asks us to question the role of technology in our lives by presenting over 50 scenes exploring these concepts of rapidly eroding privacy and memory, and our desperate thirst for knowledge (and cat videos).

Love and Information opens the Theater Program’s 2014-2015 season, with six performances (Nov. 14-16 and 20-22) at the Hepburn Teaching Theater (Goodhart Hall, Bryn Mawr College). Opening night is Friday, Nov. 14.

The Creative Team

Catharine K. Slusar, Director
Maiko Matsushima, Scenic and Costume Designer
Alec MacLaughlin, Sound Designer
Jessica Wickes, Lighting Designer
Justin McDaniel, Technical Director
Amy Radbill, Production Manager and Props Designer
Joshua Samors, Sound Engineer
Maddie Brady (BMC ’15), Assistant Director
Marisa Arellano (BMC ’16), Dramaturg
Anu Goedhart (BMC ‘15), Stage Manager
Kristin Kury (BMC ’16), Assistant Costume Designer
Qi’er Luo (BMC ‘15) and Maya Neville (BMC ’16), Master Electricians
Paige Toft (BMC ‘15), Scenic Assistant / Bouncer
Julie Henrikson (BMC ’16), Running Crew
Stacey Horesh (BMC ’16), Running Crew

Featuring
Marisa Arellano (BMC ’16)
Emma Basen-Engquist (BMC ’17)
Delia Bloom (BMC ’15)
Henry Bradford (HC ’15)
Maddie Brady (BMC ’15)
Anna Bullard (HC ’15)
Amelia Couderc (BMC ’16)
Camilla Dely (BMC ’15)
John Dominguez (HC ’15)
Sophie Karbjinski (BMC ’16)
Christabel Koomson (BMC ’17)
Saskia Levy-Sheon (BMC ’16)
Heather Liang (BMC ’18)
Qi’er Luo (BMC ‘15)
Sasha Mathrani (HC ’18)
Bridget Rose McJohn (BMC ’17)
Erica Rice (BMC ’17)
Christina Stella (BMC ’17)
Emma Wells (BMC ’17)
Margot Wisel (BMC ’18)

With Original Music by
Henry Bradford (HC ’15)
Camilla Dely (BMC ’15)
Qi’er Luo (BMC ’15)
Alec MacLaughlin