ACEDIA October 26, 2011

Acedia - describes a state of listlessness or torpor, of not caring or not being concerned with one's position or condition in the world. It can lead to a state of being unable to perform one's duties in life. Acedia was originally noted as a problem among monks and other ascetics who maintained a solitary life. (scroll down for more...)

Acedia is set in an alternate present where personal and public humiliation or "troll"-ery has become so ubiquitous that governments worldwide have criminalized any act of malicious humiliation. Society is more afraid of public embarrassment than personal harm.

Six characters have been charged with criminal humiliation and they must spend the night deciding if at the end of their incarceration - they will decide to stand up to the responsibility of their actions or escape through anonymity.

Acedia is the result of a collaborative instigation to explore and devise a play about Group Apathy within our current generation.

Please come to one of eight work in progress showings of Acedia at TheaterLab on 14th Street in Manhattan; a new devised play created by Jillian Lynn Johnson, written and performed by Keiko Green, Will Neuman, Carolyn Rossett, Katherine Stults, and Nora Jane Williams. Lights by Kirstin Kapustik, Music by Gene Baker.

Official Website: http://www.jillianlynn.com/#!acedia