December 4–6, 2014
Reed Theatre: The Year of Silence
Thursday–Saturday, 7:30 p.m., PAB Blackbox Theatre
“The truth was that we enjoyed the silence, and more than that, we hungered for it.” —Kevin Brockmeier, The Year of Silence.
Reed Theatre presents a devised theatre piece based on a short story of the same name developed by thesis candidate Leah Artenian ’15. When a city begins experiencing inexplicable moments of pure silence, many of its citizens’ lives are changed forever. Before long, they enact a silence movement to abolish all unnecessary sound in the city as they seek to recapture the serenity they found in the moments of natural silence. This play explores the repercussions of constantly striving for what we don't have, rather than appreciating what is in front of us. It also examines the problems that arise when a city attempts to impose utopian ideals on its people. Tickets: $3–5.