LOVE AND INFORMATION

Director's Note

I am SOO bored of people (usually people over 40) talking about how this generation of young people are worse off because of technology. It’s probably true in some ways, but really the Digital Age just demands a new way of processing information and experiencing love. For me, this play represents (in 50+ different ways) the joys and struggles of the Digital Age. We learn to contend with more distractions, split our attention, and decide what to we need to look at and when.

In developing this production, Fly’s dramaturgy was crucial in cracking open the play. It led to fruitful experimentations with the order of scenes, integration of media, and maximizing this patio’s unique space. This production is an experiment of some of the big ideas I have about theatre—namely, my belief in using everyday spaces as venues to revitalize theatre in the digital age. I chose to stage this play in Passé because it is a public space that allows both physical togetherness and virtual isolation. It is this tension between physical and virtual realities that is at the core of Love and Information.

-Anna Jennings