{"493061":{"#nid":"493061","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Social Media Tells the Story in DramaTech\u2019s \u2018Five Faces for Evelyn Frost\u2019","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDramaTech\u2019s upcoming production of \u003Cem\u003EFive Faces for Evelyn Frost\u003C\/em\u003E takes place in a social media ecosystem powered by lists, likes, loves, and lies. Behind the bright lights of smartphone screens, identities are constructed and realities are blurred.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe play, written by French-Canadian playwright Guillaume Corbeil and translated by Steven McCarthy, is making its U.S. and English-language debut at Georgia Tech in February. \u003Cem\u003EFive Faces\u003C\/em\u003E follows five friends who chronicle their lives through their online personae, and the play\u2019s unconventional dialogue takes the form of social media posts, such as status updates, photo captions, and private messages.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn the surface, \u003Cem\u003EFive Faces \u003C\/em\u003Eis a sendup of youthful Internet culture in the Facebook era, but as the play progresses it becomes a dark, complex meditation on how we perceive and present ourselves to others in digital spaces. At the center of it all is Evelyn Frost, a woman whose seemingly flawless online persona masks a life story more painful than the one told through her social media posts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt talks about the lingering impression that is left on social media,\u201d said Melissa Foulger, Ivan Allen College associate academic professional and DramaTech\u2019s artistic director. \u201cAs you go on, there is an accumulation of persona that remains, even if you don\u2019t anymore.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe set design for \u003Cem\u003EFive Faces\u003C\/em\u003E complements the dialogue\u2019s examination of the interplay between identity and technology. Characters hold mobile devices and are confined to specific areas of the stage while wires on the ground symbolically connect them. The centerpiece of the set is a tall cluster of screens that display the updates and photos the characters are posting \u2014 Foulger said the cast and crew are in the process of gathering and editing hundreds of images for the production.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re playing with saturation, the overwhelming sense you get from seeing all these posts at once,\u201d she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring a rehearsal in late January, the cast was relaxed and playful as they explored their characters\u2019 motivations and quirks. As their dialogue fluidly transitioned between sarcastic quips, tense moments of sadness, and passionate declarations of self-expression, the actors immersed themselves in a wide spectrum of emotions and topics prevalent on social media platforms. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI think we all have \u2018those people\u2019 on Facebook,\u201d said Lexie Scott, a freshman student in the school of Literature, Media, and Communication. \u201cThis show magnifies those things so we can look more critically at ourselves.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe cast acknowledges that some audience members may be put off by \u003Cem\u003EFive Faces\u003C\/em\u003E\u2019 adult themes and experimental storytelling techniques, but they hope the production will be provocative and leave a lasting impression. Sophomore chemistry major Will Penniman articulated what he believes to be an ideal audience reaction: \u201cI\u2019m not exactly sure what I just saw, but I know that it was true, important, and that I feel it.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWatching it performed, I think people are going to really get to feel what it means,\u201d Penniman said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFive Faces for Evelyn Frost\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E runs from February 19 - 27 at the Dean James E. Dull Theater. Visit dramatech.org to reserve tickets.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDramaTech\u2019s upcoming production of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EFive Faces for Evelyn Frost\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;takes place in a social media ecosystem powered by lists, likes, loves, and lies. Behind the bright lights of smartphone screens, identities are constructed and realities are blurred.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"DramaTech\u2019s upcoming production of Five Faces for Evelyn Frost takes place in a social media ecosystem powered by lists, likes, loves, and lies."}],"uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2016-01-29 18:17:35","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:31","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-01-29T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-01-29T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"494891":{"id":"494891","type":"image","title":"Five Faces For Evelyn Frost Poster 2","body":null,"created":"1454601600","gmt_created":"2016-02-04 16:00:00","changed":"1475895253","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:54:13","alt":"Five Faces For Evelyn Frost Poster 2","file":{"fid":"204555","name":"five_faces_tabloid-01_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/five_faces_tabloid-01_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/five_faces_tabloid-01_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":172332,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/five_faces_tabloid-01_0_0.jpg?itok=lWfZf2ZK"}}},"media_ids":["494891"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.dramatech.org\/","title":"DramaTech"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1062","name":"dramatech"},{"id":"147181","name":"evelyn frost"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.894.1720\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Erebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}