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2008 was a challenging and successful year for Flux Theatre Ensemble. We produced five plays, developed many more, and were named one of nytheatre.com's People of the Year. Outside the theatre, our country's historic election gave hope of fundamental change for the better.
But as 2009 continues its economic downward spiral, and America draws down from one war to escalate another, the change remains certain but its destination grows unclear. What can theatre give in a time when so much can be taken away? Into that uncertainty we put forth our Season of Give and Take, and ask again for your support to make it possible.
And don't forget to join us Friday February 20th as Flux participates in The Battle of the Bards!
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Battle of the Bards
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Join Flux on February 20th as we participate in Partial Comfort Production's 4th Annual Battle of The Bards. The one-night-only competition pits New York theatre companies against
one another to write, rehearse and stage a world premiere one-act play
that incorporates the use of a prop that will be selected by current Speed-the-Plow star William H. Macy. The plays will be judged by a celebrity panel including playwrights Suzan Lori-Parks (Topdog/Underdog) and David Auburn (Proof); actors John Slatterly ("Mad Men") and Daniel Sunjata (Take Me Out) and Time Out New York journalist David Cote. For tickets, ranging $15-$75, phone (212) 352-3101.
Battle of the Bards will take place at the Canal Room, located at 285 West Broadway and Canal Street in Manhattan.
An additional award will be given to the audience favorite, so join us and holler for Flux!
For more information, go here.
And to purchase tickets, go here. |
| 2009/10: A Season of Give and Take
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(Photo by: Jonathan Slaff)
A dark comedy about what beauty steals...
An epic journey through the seductions of history...
A classic tragedy of what remains when all is taken...
Flux's 2009/10 Season of Give and Take
Pretty Theft
By Adam Szymkowicz
Directed by Angela Astle
April 23rd - May 17th, 2009
The Lesser Seductions of History
By August Schulenburg
Directed by Heather Cohn
October-November, 2009
J.B.
By Archibald MacLeish
Directed by Kelly O'Donnell
Winter 2010
We could not be more excited to bring you these three challenging and beautiful plays. To learn more about them, go here. And to support the work above, read on! |
How to Help
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(Photo by Johnna Adams)
As we venture into
our 2009-10 season during these challenging economic times, we need the support
of our friends, family and dedicated audience more than ever. To help us with a tax-deductible contribution, click here. And a big thank you to those of you who have already given so generously!
Why give to Flux? Just look at what we were able to accomplish last year with your help:
-We were named one of nytheatre.com's
"People of the Year"
-The New York Press called Flux
"The Most Underappreciated Indie Theatre Whose Work You Should Get Your
Ass To"
-We received a grant from the Lower
Manhattan Cultural Council to help support our production of A Midsummer
Night's Dream and The Imagination Compact
-We produced three plays in rep! Our
ambitious Angel Eaters Trilogy, which involved over 50 artists, was
named "Pick of the Week" by nytheatre.com
-Backstage magazine made our production
of A Midsummer Night's Dream a "pick," calling it a
"production of engaging lucidity and immediacy"
-August Schulenburg's Other Bodies
played to sold-out audiences at the NY International Fringe Festival and Flux
member Heather Cohn won a Fringe
Excellence Award for "Outstanding Direction"
-We received an Organizational
Development Grant from Fractured Atlas
-We became members of the Alliance of
Resident Theatres/New York
and The Network of Ensemble Theaters
-We continued our workshop projects Flux Sundays, Have Another and Food:Soul,
helping to develop over fifty plays.
For a more in depth look at our season, check our Year in Review post on our
blog here.
Help us make 2009/10 an even more rewarding season!
Flux Theatre Ensemble is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization.
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OUR MEMBERS
August Schulenburg, Artistic Director
Kelly O'Donnell, Marketing Director
Heather Cohn, Managing and Development Director
Jason Paradine, Production Manager
Tiffany Clementi, Core Member
Members
Jake Alexander
Angela Astle
Michael Davis
Candice Holdorf
Christina Shipp
Isaiah Tanenbaum
Cotton Wright |
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Save the date for our next Food:Soul
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Flux returns with our potluck play reading series Food:Soul this March 8th! Stay tuned for more information regarding the play; and read up on past Food:souls here and here. |
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