Pieper’s reading this week challenges popular conceptions of rest as a mere interlude of “refreshment” for the sake of productivity and suggests that true rest is a “basic power of the human soul” to experience and celebrate the “reality of creation.” Related, Pascal offers a critical diagnosis of humanity’s consistent desire for agitation, distraction, or occupation as a means to avoid our discomfort with solitude or stillness.
Guidelines
"RED CUP" is an one-act documentary theatre performance (a stage work based on real material) inspired by written essays from Notre Dame students on the drinking culture in college, a culture often associated with "rest" or "leisure."
The play is inspired by the final papers written for the course Drunk on Film: The Psychology of Storytelling with Alcohol and Its Effects on Alcohol Consumption at Notre Dame. With a visual motif of the ubiquitous red solo party cup, and accompanied by a host of media references from films, ads, and social media posts, "RED CUP" tells the intimate stories of a small group of Notre Dame students, and the profound effect alcohol has had in their lives, from childhood through their senior year in college.
Guaranteed admission is limited to students who registered before Nov. 5. If you have not signed up to attend the performance, you may stop by the ticket office immediately before the event to request a ticket.
You will use your commonplace book following the performance.
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