Riding the Bull | 2007
Riding the Bull
by August Schulenburg
directed by Kelly O’Donnell
Set and Light Design by Jason Paradine
Sound Design by Matthew Given
Cast: Will Ditterline and Liz Dailey
“Flux Theatre Ensemble’s production of August Schulenburg’s Riding the Bull
finds the sweet spot between cynicism and piety, giving us a stunningly imaginative comedy that never loses sight of its own heart.”
Peter Boisvert, nytheatre.com, 2007
“Supremely intelligent and entertaining…
It’s a remarkable play with a distinctive vision of America.”
Patrick Lee, Just Shows To Go You, 2007
“Schulenburg is a talented writer with a bright future ahead of him….
Riding the Bull is a play worth seeing.”
S.M. Dunlap, OffOffOnline, 2007
“Filled with tenderness…there’s a serious message about faith and forgiveness.”
Aaron Riccio, That Sounds Cool, 2007
“What a whimsical, charming parable! This two person comedy about God,
greed, guilt, and love is just further evidence that the
Fringe Festival is acquiring better and better material every year.”
David Bell, Show Showdown, 2007
Riding the Bull | 2005
We will suffer heartily if we lose touch with the specifics of America,
its crevices as well as its monuments. We should ponder its failed dreamers
as much as its brassy victors. Religion may outlive our laughter, but we might
outrun its fanatics if we understand what they cling to in our rattling world, and why.
And we should all think more about Elvis. Riding the Bull is up to all these challenges
because it creates its own Faulknerian “postage stamp of land” and makes the
odd lives lived there seem possible…”
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