By Kristi Andrus, guest blogger

I vaguely recall this phenomenon from the early 2000s. Approximately 15 years ago Frank Warren conceived of the idea to create an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on a postcard. The secrets were published via a blog, and have since went on to inspire a museum exhibit, several books, a TED talk and more. At the time, it seemed so salacious and brave. Of course, that was mostly pre-reality television, and certainly before the practice of revealing yourself became a strategy for cultivating fame, becoming an influencer, or growing brands.

Imagine, sharing something revealing for the sake of sharing. Perhaps it was to unburden, to atone, to distance yourself from the secret. Maybe it was a silly thrill. Who knows what motivated the participants? The intriguing aspect of the secrets is the anonymity, especially as it seems impossible in today’s world.

I recently read an article that said if you were on Facebook (or substitute your favorite platform here) at any point, or your very closest acquaintances were or are, the amount of data points that exist for you and your network are virtually limitless. The six-degrees-of-separation (Kevin Bacon?) that existed once upon a time is now 2-3 degrees for most people on the planet. I don’t think the article was meant to scare so much as caution that privacy is an illusion to some degree today.

All that to say, I can’t wait to see this show, billed as an “immersive, poignant journey through the humor and humanity of the personal stories we keep to ourselves” – its concept seems so anti-selfie, pre-Kardashian cool.

Buy tickets at lonetreeartscenter.org for the 7:30pm performance on Thursday, February 8 and let us know what you thought!