CLARKSVILLE, TN – Austin Peay State University’s Department of Theatre & Dance, with support from the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, is screening director Padraic Lillis’ film Get to Eleven at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, in the Sara and Mike Gotcher Theatre. A question-and-answer session with Lillis will follow immediately after the screening.
Based on Lillis’ award-winning one-man show, the film blends live performance elements with narrative cinematic storytelling in an intimate conversation about suicide, addiction, and the importance of sharing stories in our darkest moments. On stage in performance, among friends in conversation, and in the streets and subways of New York City, Lillis offers his own story and empowers his audience to deepen their own relationship with life, mental health, and mortality.
About the Director
Padraic Lillis is the founding artistic director of The Farm Theater and an award-winning director and playwright who has worked at all levels of the industry. He has dedicated the last 20 years to the development of new work, premiering plays off-Broadway, regionally, and at the Library of Congress.
Lillis writes theater, film, and audio scripts, and his work has been produced internationally. He is published with Dramatists Play Services.
As an educator, he co-designed Labyrinth Theater Company’s education program, taught with NYU’s Department of Dramatic Writing, was the Humana Visiting Scholar at Centre College, and the Dayton Hudson Distinguished Artist at Carleton College. He also teaches play development through The Farm Theater.
Lillis is the host of The Farm Theater’s Bullpen Sessions podcast. He is a member of the Labyrinth Theater Company and a lifelong Yankees fan. Learn more by visiting his website.
For more information about this screening, contact Department of Theatre & Dance Chair Talon Beeson at beesont@apsu.edu. To learn about future CECA events and productions, visit https://www.apsu.edu/ceca/.