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Flux Sunday, September 21st

FRAMESThis last Flux Sunday was the most powerful work we’ve done since our return from our Annual Retreat. We continued through Ten Black Boxes, Volleygirls, and We Are Burning; and also saw the 1st scene of Jeremy Basescu’s brand new play, The Will. The writing and the performances were all at an exciting level, as…

Work Begins for the Angel Eaters Trilogy

We are deep into production meetings now, and rapidly approaching the beginning of rehearsals, for our upcoming production of Johnna Adam’s trilogy, Angel Eaters. Our team of designers and directors are now trying to figure out how to incarnate three wildly different plays (in repertory!) into one space. For those of you who want to…

Flux Sunday, September 14th

(Photo: Allison Bolah. Pictured l to r: Autumn Horne, August Schulenburg, Heather Cohn, Jane Taylor) A VOLLEY OF BURNING 60’S One of the best parts about Flux Sunday (from a playwrights perspective) is the weekly need for pages. You have to bring them every week, and they damn well better be as strong as the…

Other Bodies Post Mortem

So busy have we been with our retreat and prepping for our trilogy, that we never had a chance to properly blog about the process of Other Bodies. Here is a brief round-up: The most exciting news we’ve already mentioned: director Heather Cohn’s FringeNYC Award! But there was much else to be proud of and…

Flux Sunday, September 7th

VOLLEYBALL WITH EMERSON AT our 2008 retreat, one of the highlights was workshopping Rob Ackerman’s new play, Call Me Waldo. A father struggling at work and with the near loss of his daughter begins to be possessed by his great ancestor, Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is a heartfelt, funny and surprising play, and we all…

Little Pond Flux Retreat 2008 Pictures

(Photo: Tiffany Clementi/ L to R around the table: Johnna Adams, Kelly O’Donnell, Christina Shipp, Ken Glickfeld, Angela Astle, Rebecca McHugh, Ingrid Nordstrom, Jason Paradine, Cotton Wright, Isaiah Tanenbaum, Katherine Burger, Jake Alexander, Kate Marks) Dinner is always a special time at the Flux retreat – after a hard day workshopping plays, chopping firewood and…

Heather Cohn wins FringeNYC Award for Other Bodies direction!

Great news, Fluxers! Other Bodies director Heather Cohn just won a FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award for her direction, and we’re all excited and proud. This was a difficult play, but Heather found passion, clarity and a beautiful theatricality in spite of the challenges. Hip hip hooray and huzzah! There is much more to say about…

Pictures from Other Bodies

Other Bodies Tech Run Photos(Photo: Isaiah Tanenbaum/ Terry: Vince Nappo/ Time: Christina Shipp) Here are some beautiful (and occasionally silly) pictures from our tech run of Other Bodies – what night are you coming? You can buy your tickets by clicking on the dates listed below:Sun 10 @ NOONSat 16 @ 8:45Sun 17 @ 4:15Wed…

Other Fringe Shows to See

So…it’s Fringe time. And of course you’re seeing this: Other BodiesFlux Theatre Ensemble Writer: August SchulenburgDirector: Heather CohnThe creators of last year’s FringeNYC Village Voice Audience Favorite Riding the Bull return with this seductive battle of the sexes between a notorious player and mysterious woman that deepens into a haunting parable of how our bodies…

Sleeper

(The Khyber Pass, between Afghanistan and Pakistan)Small Pond Entertainment PresentsSLEEPERby David Ian Leedirected by Nat Cassidy“A war is coming, but not the one we expect.”Featuring: Micah Chartrand, David Dartley*, Emily Hagburg, Jason Griffith*, David Ian Lee*, L. Jay Meyer*, Karen Sternberg*, Craig Lee Thomas* & Kristen Vaughan*Limited Engagement at the Manhattan Theatre SourceJuly 20 –…

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