ending a month of internet scripted life
posted 02/22
Tomorrow evening, I will be concluding a month of internet scripted life with a final performance co-starring my classmates. Anyone is welcome to attend, details are included in the attached invite.
The script for the performance is open for editing here:
http://www.lauren-mccarthy.com/script
I will print out copies of it for everyone, so you are free to script yourself or others in attendance, anonymously or not. Lines, stage directions, costumes, props, setting… Audience members are welcome to become part of the performance as well! For those far away or otherwise unable to attend, the performance will be recorded and shown online. The loose theme is a review of my project, but it can also be anything we want.
Some questions I am thinking about…
Can I share some of my experience of the past month with you in this way? Will you feel something similar to what I felt? Or will it be something completely different?
What alternatives to a traditional review are there? Does it have to be so serious? Could it be just fun and silly? Would it be interesting still?
What happens if this fails? Am I / are we ok with that? How would we decide whether this group performance was a failure or a success? And the project as a whole?
What elements inhibit and facilitate participation? Which parts are most / least enjoyable? Which parts feel uncomfortable / comfortable? Why?
How much should be scripted vs left open to improvisation? How to find the balance between structure and spontaneity?
What are your questions?
What is learned by doing this?
update: finishing some things up
posted 02/21
My script project will be ended this tuesday, after one month of scripted life, with a final review performance at 6:30p in the Broad shop studio space. All are invited to come watch, light refreshments will be provided.
The Performing Navigations: (Re)Mapping the Museum workshop that I have been designing in collaboration with Sara Wookey and Rennie Tang will be taking place on February 27 at 10am at the Hammer Museum.
exhibiting Happiness Hat in Gadget OK!
posted 02/19
I will be exhibiting the Happiness Hat in D|MA2 (Device | Machine Arts X Design | Media Arts) as part of the Gadget OK! symposium. Feb 18 – March 4, Art | Sci center Gallery, CnSI (Opening: 5:15pm, Feb 19).
Review of exhibit and symposium in Wired.
Casting Call / Call for Performers / Call for Collaborators
posted 02/16
Right now I’m engaged in a performance piece where my life is collaboratively scripted, one day at a time, by anyone on the internet. Each day, anyone is welcome to add dialogue, setting, costume, and stage directions to my script for tomorrow. At midnight, the script is closed for editing and it becomes the basis for the performance of my life the following day.
www.lauren-mccarthy.com/script
I am currently seeking performers that would be interested in having walk-on roles in my life. The time commitment and performing responsibilities are variable and open to negotiation. Especially seeking anyone interested in filling the roles of stunt double, understudy, antagonist, or any other role you might imagine. Please contact me if interested!