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Yale School of Drama presents
1. I have six ideas, or techniques, which might be useful for you: chaos, collage, interaction, repetition, solitude and signs. It is a cliché to say that we live in chaotic, crazy times. There is so much that we drown: From data, to complexity, to novelty—there are new things we have to ingest in order to stay afloat. But within this, however, chaos—once harnessed—can be a valuable ally. I try to do this by designing good lenses. I think of a lens as taking a screen door, and putting it into a river. The river flows through it and some things catch on the screen door, so that when you remove it, you have just the things you need.
a duck on a bike
—Jonathan Harris, internet-based artist, wefeelfine.org
2. What is a moment? A moment consists of a small action in a small amount of time in a particular place. The moment exists inseparable from the action, the time, and the place. It is that action at that time, for that amount of time, in that place. Some philosophers might call a moment like this Being (with a capital B). What happens then when a moment repeats or nonrepeats? A recognizable pattern of time/place/action quality emerges in a perceivable proximity, with clearly shifting detail. Maybe we can now say something new has appeared: the moment has multiplied— and through its multiplicitness, it has begun to accumulate meaning, or history—an alphabetical history, a musical history. It repeats, and it does not, in conformity with its own qualities of multiplicity. In this way, the many moments become one, and the one moment becomes many.
—Matthew Goulish, performer, Goat Island
3.
Mary Poppins: Our first game is called, “Well Begun Is Half-Done.”
Michael: I don’t like the sound of that.
amelia roper directed by margot bordelon by
Mary Poppins: Otherwise titled, “Let’s Tidy Up The Nursery.”
Michael: I told you she was tricky.
part of the langston hughes festival of new plays
2011–12 season
The Studio Series productions are designed to be learning experiences that complement classroom work, providing a medium for students at Yale School of Drama to combine their individual and collective talents and energies toward the staging of new plays. Your attendance meaningfully completes that process.
Thursday, december 1 AT 4PM Friday, december 2 AT 4PM and 8PM Saturday, december 3 AT 4PM ISEMAN THEATER 1156 CHAPEL STREET