ABOUT THE SHOW
MAINSTAGE | FOR NOW
An Original Devised Work
Created in Collaboration with the Cast
Motivated by “How To Do Nothing” by Jenny Odell
For Now is an original performance that considers the effects of living in a state of overwhelm, and the attempts we make to slow, steady, and arrive in the present moment. A movement-driven and musical experience, this imagistic work is created by performance-maker Erika Chong Shuch in collaboration with the cast and creative team. This work is motivated by Jenny Odell’s NYT bestseller, How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy. For Now invites audiences into a contemplation of time and stillness, and aims to inspire — in the words of Odell — “the revolutionary potential of taking back our attention.”
For Now is produced in collaboration with the Stanford COLLEGE Program.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Erika Chong Shuch (Age ~5) and Mother
Erika Chong Shuch is a choreographer, director, and performance maker who’s work spans devised experimental performance and social practice, and produces unexpected forms of audience engagement. Shuch has worked for theaters including Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Arena, Roundhouse Theater/Getty Villa, Theater for a New Audience, Pittsburg Public, Portland Center Stage, American Conservatory Theater, Folger Theater and Kennedy Center. Erika’s work has been supported by Creative Capital, New England Foundation for the Arts, among others. She was a 2021 finalist for SDC’s Fischandler award and is a Bay Area Fellow at Headlands Center for the Arts. Shuch founded For You, a performance group that brings strangers together and considers performance making as gift-giving. Their works include First Things First (2019-20, the Momentary, AK), Artists and Elders (2020-current), Dr. G.’s Bingo Extravaganza (2022, Oregon Shakespeare Festival), East of the Pacific Audio Tours (2022, Cantor Art Center) and The Welcoming (forthcoming). foryou.production
PRODUCTION CREDITS
TAPS STAFF
ADMISSION
Tickets $5-$20
Advanced Purchase Required
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WHEN
NOVEMBER 16 – 18
NOVEMBER 30 – DECEMBER 02
8:00-9:30PM
There will be no late seating or re-seating while the performance is in progress.
WHERE
HARRY J. ELAM, JR. THEATER
ROBLE GYM
STANFORD UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS
RUN TIME
This performance runs 90 minutes without intermission.
SPONSORS
This production was produced in close partnership with the COLLEGE (Civic, Liberal, and Global Education) program. Additional support provided by the Pigott Fund for Drama, the May Ellen Ritter Production Fund, and the Drs. Ben and A. Jess Shenson Fund.
IMPORTANT INFO
LATE SEATING / RE-SEATING
For safety reasons, we cannot accommodate late admission OR re-seating while the performance is in progress. Please plan on arriving with ample time to find parking, locate the theater, move through the box office, etc.
STUDENT TICKETS
ALL freshman, or students enrolled in COLLEGE this quarter, can claim their free ticket by entering their ID# as a promo code in the upper left-hand corner of the “Ticket Type” page when ordering.
HEADPHONES
This production will make use of an opening sequence where patrons will be led through a five minute immersive experience within our courtyard. Patrons are encouraged to bring personal phones and headphones to take advantage of this part of the experience.
PLEASE NOTE
No personal video or photography is allowed inside the performance venue. Water-based haze and strobe lighting effects will be used during this production.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Electronic Assisted Listening Devices will be available for pickup at theater on performance nights.
For disability-related accommodations, please contact: tapsinformation@stanford.edu. Requests should be made by November 9.
COVID-19 POLICY
Masking is strongly recommended at all times while at the venue. Patrons should not attend events if they are experiencing symptoms of upper respiratory illness. If patrons should test positive for COVID-19 within ten days of being on campus, they should report using the General COVID-19 Case Reporting Form.
FILMING ADVISORY
The Friday, December 1st performance will be professionally recorded for future public viewing. Cameras in the theater may incidentally capture audience images and audio in the background. Ticket purchasers must alert all members of their party to this possibility, and refrain from purchasing tickets before receiving their party’s consent.
THE CREATIVE PROCESS
TABLEWORK
TAPS’s video series TABLEWORK, hosted by PhD student Marina Johnson, is a behind-the-scenes look at the scholarly and artistic efforts behind each production. This episode features Guest Director ERIKA CHONG SHUCH. Erika is directing our Fall Main Stage For Now, a co-production with the Stanford COLLEGE Program.