tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30373810955045089982024-03-15T05:16:17.645-04:00Flux Theatre Ensemblewww.fluxtheatre.orgAugust Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.comBlogger659125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-89686283378361775502011-12-07T00:55:00.001-05:002011-12-07T01:06:33.980-05:00FluxBlog: Act IIThis blog has served us well. But with the new and gorgeous website up and running it was time to move on, and move in. The FluxBlog can now be found within the main Flux website at www.fluxtheatre.org/blog
Fear not; all the old posts, comments, pictures, and even tags have been ported over.
We'll keep this blog up for old links, but if you're interested to see what Flux is up to, the new blog Isaiah Tanenbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291157354641292876noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-32888377933962731222011-11-16T09:14:00.002-05:002011-11-16T09:18:17.909-05:00Flux Family Feud On The MoveBreaking news: the Flux Family Feud has moved locations, from our previous home at the Cabanas to the sweetly swank (and swankly sweet) Fonata's, located at 105 Eldridge Street (between Grand and Broome).So see you at the new location - and don't forget to take the survey, buy some raffle tix and get your tix in advance for a discount!So close to Feud time...we can't wait to see you there!August Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-64812184595590967112011-11-10T11:32:00.023-05:002011-11-16T09:13:05.392-05:00Meet the Contestants of Flux Family Feud!We are happy to announce an incredible lineup of contestants for our second Family Feud Benefit on Nov 21! We hope you can join us. Buy your tickets in advance for only $15 online. Tickets are $20 at the door. If you can't join us on Nov 21, you can still support Flux by purchasing a raffle ticket. You don't need to be at the event to win. We have some amazing prizes this year including a PAID Kelly Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12282768133202778334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-32156785785999299152011-11-01T13:12:00.002-04:002011-11-01T13:20:03.162-04:00Looking for MENDERS helpWe are on the hunt for a few more members of the Menders creative team. Please read the job descriptions below, and either forward this on to people who might be right, or apply yourself!Assistant Director/UnderstudyFlux Theatre Ensemble is seeking a young female Assistant Director/Understudy for the upcoming production of Erin Browne’s Menders, running from January 19 – February 11, 2012 at “TheAugust Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-36572242147782216912011-11-01T12:36:00.008-04:002011-11-16T09:13:51.644-05:002nd Annual Flux Family FeudThe Flux Family feud is back! Monday, November 21 · 7:00pm - 11:00pmLOCATION CHANGE: Fontanas - 105 Eldridge Street (between Grand and Broome)Doors open at 7:00pm, Feud starts at 8:00pmJoin us on Monday, Nov. 21 for a benefit to support our upcoming production of Menders by Erin Browne and our (soon to be announced!) 5th Season. Your host Matt Archambault returns (pictured left, portrait by August Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-59071415717613985882011-11-01T11:13:00.005-04:002011-11-04T10:30:15.459-04:00Menders, by Erin BrowneA new play by Erin BrowneDirected by Heather CohnJanuary 19 – February 11, 2012 At “The Gym at Judson” on Washington Square Park SouthCreative Team includes:Set Design by Cory Rodriguez; Costume Design by Will Lowry; Lighting Design by Kia Rogers; Sound Design by Asa Wember; Stage Management by Jodi WitherellSynopsis:Corey and Aimes are new recruits mending the wall that guards their city from anAugust Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-15993996813107010612011-10-26T01:51:00.028-04:002011-11-17T17:10:00.285-05:002011 Flux Raffle!We hope that you are able to attend our second Flux Family Feud Benefit Party on Monday, November 21. If you can't make it, that will make us sad, but you can still support Flux by participating in our annual raffle! This year's raffle is better than ever. As usual, the money raised from the raffle will help finance future productions so that Flux can continue to produce compelling and Kelly Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12282768133202778334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-49648201074735624712011-10-10T15:33:00.004-04:002011-10-11T08:51:05.447-04:00Cognitive Dissonance; or Art versus Entertainmentby August SchulenburgOne of the moments I love in Dog Act is when Vera, pretending (or is she?) to be the deity Wendy, explains to her new Scavenger followers why the Vaudevillian has a protected status in the world of the play:"You are treading on the hem of a great mystery. I will say this, my children, listen thou well. The vaudevillian is the repository of all that was and all that may be. August Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-62495783146402277202011-10-10T12:32:00.004-04:002011-10-10T12:58:29.643-04:00I AM THEATRE: August SchulenburgBy August SchulenburgWe're continuing our participation in the I AM THEATRE initiative launched by TCG with a story of my own. If you haven't already, be sure to also check out Isaiah Tanenbaum and Carissa Cordes' video.The particular story that I share is inspired by the work of Bill George, the theatre artist who founded the Little Pond Arts Retreat. Those who read this blog may recognize August Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-30712131920066993742011-10-04T06:49:00.006-04:002011-10-04T07:04:25.146-04:00Food:Soul #9: WET or, Isabella the Pirate Queen Enters the Horse Latitudes(Photo: Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Tiffany Clementi, August Schulenburg, Christina Shipp, Cotton Wright)Post by August SchulenburgFood:Soul is back this Wednesday, October 5th! And we are thrilled/ecstatic/super-psyched to be returning with Liz Duffy Adams' (of Dog Act glory) play Wet, or Isabella the Pirate Queen Enters the Horse Latitudes.Not only does this Food:Soul features the return of LizAugust Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-69241950193546897892011-10-04T05:51:00.000-04:002011-10-04T06:12:23.145-04:00MENDERS Print Ad in Carrier Pigeon(Print advertisement for Menders by Kristy Caldwell)Post by August SchulenburgThere is nothing like returning from my (perfect, dazzling, exhausting) honeymoon to find this evocative image for our upcoming production of Menders in my inbox. Kristy Caldwell is the brilliant artist responsible for the Dog Act and Ajax in Iraq postcards, and she's working on an image for the the Menders postcard August Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-88649361074673097052011-09-20T13:58:00.004-04:002011-09-20T14:41:10.288-04:00The 2011 IT AwardsBy August SchulenburgThere is much to say about the 2011 IT Awards, and very little time for me to say it, leaving momentarily as I am (along with my beautiful new wife and Flux founder, Heather Cohn) on our honeymoon to Spain. However, I thought I would share the acceptance speech I gave, as much of it was directed to past Members and current Friends of Flux who may not haven been there (or August Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-78621505314949121452011-09-19T14:09:00.002-04:002011-09-19T14:29:18.955-04:00NYIT Awards tonight!A super-fast reminder that amidst the flurry of new membership, weddings, and the preparation for a fall chock-full of exciting projects (stay tuned!), Flux is attending tonight's New York Innovative Theatre Award ceremonies.
We'll be performing a short play and expressing our very humble thanks as we accept the Caffe Cino Fellowship Award, crossing our fingers for Becky Byers and Jason ParadineIsaiah Tanenbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291157354641292876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-60186338745725959492011-09-15T20:36:00.002-04:002011-09-17T03:32:50.085-04:00Introducing Flux's Newest Member, Will Lowry
Perhaps you remember this set from Ajax in Iraq:
there was a lot of sand, too. and a giant map.
Or this set, from The Lesser Seductions of History:
circles!
Or this set and costumes from A Midsummer Night's Dream:
how young we all were!
What do all these things have in common? Their designer, Will Lowry, who despite his modest protestations to the contrary is also an excellent Isaiah Tanenbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291157354641292876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-86251116710361424842011-09-12T19:40:00.003-04:002011-09-12T19:52:20.745-04:00I AM THEATRE: Isaiah TanenbaumWe're continuing our participation in the I AM THEATRE initiative launched by TCG with Member Isaiah Tanenbaum. If you haven't already, be sure to also check out Carissa Cordes' video.Isaiah auspiciously began his time with Flux by playing Gutty, the obese, single-minded deposed despot of an imaginary country in Rue. How to top that? He's gone on to play roles like Clarin (Life is a Dream), FluteAugust Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-74554942005985038452011-09-11T11:11:00.002-04:002011-09-11T11:21:34.270-04:00Flux Sunday, September 4th(What is Flux Sunday?)If the previous Sunday was the Flux of the actors, this Sunday was the Flux of the playwrights - as many strong pages as we've seen in a long time, and despite my best attempts, we simply could not stage them all.Playwrights: Johnna Adams (The Anguisher), Fengar Gael (The Cat Vandal), Larry Kunofsky (So Retarded), Kitty Lindsay (Life is a Dream House), Kristen Palmer (August Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-79823065426927216582011-09-11T10:59:00.003-04:002011-09-11T11:10:39.862-04:00Flux Sunday, August 21st(What is Flux Sunday?)We had one of the biggest actor turn-outs ever for this Flux Sunday, and it was exciting!Playwrights: Larry Kunofsky (So Retarded), EM Lewis (If I Did This), Kari Swenson Riely (The Bicycle), August Schulenburg (Jane the Plain)Directors: Heather Cohn, Leigh Hile, Brian Pracht, Alisha SpielmannActors: Lynn Kenny, Jason Richards, Kitty Lindsay, Maiken Wise, David Crommett, August Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-25830243492724943562011-09-08T10:10:00.003-04:002011-09-08T10:28:06.006-04:00I AM THEATRE: Carissa CordesFlux is thrilled to be participating in the I AM THEATRE initiative launched by Theatre Communications Group (the place where Tiffany and I spend our days). This is an amazing project that I'm thrilled to be working on, and so was eager to get Flux involved.Kelly O'Donnell shot some videos after a recent Flux Sunday, and has been editing them over the past several weeks. I'm especially excited August Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-47842692269027470882011-08-26T21:44:00.007-04:002011-08-26T23:05:09.319-04:00Theatricality
Isaiah here with yet another overly-long, thoughtful-to-the-point-of-pedantry post.
So, over at HowIRound there's a very interesting piece by Lydia Stryk about this "theatricality" thing. You should definitely read the whole thing (and the comments, and the response at Parabasis, and the comments there), but here's the money quote if you're pressed for time:
Theatricality in America today, I Isaiah Tanenbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291157354641292876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-38929034327448861462011-08-21T10:18:00.003-04:002011-08-21T10:39:47.496-04:00Flux Sunday, August 14th(What is Flux Sunday?)
Our first Flux Sunday back from the retreat had a smaller turn out, but that allowed us to do an exciting thing. We staged and shared four plays: two in the first hour and a half, and two in the second. This led to a bunch of rushed choices, but all together the experience was, well, a rush. It's not everyday, after all, that one is able to play a rolling Oedipus, a cop August Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-9078269658905385702011-08-17T18:04:00.008-04:002011-08-18T09:16:02.609-04:00Have Another #7 Pictures(Don't you want to Have Another with these peeps? Photo: Alisha Spielmann)
Our seventh Have Another was a particularly joyous affair, feeling as it did like an echo of the happiness of the Retreat. With our usual photographer Isaiah Tanenbaum unfortunately absent, we turned to the mighty lens of Alisha Spielmann, who also somehow found time to turn in a moving performance as Telly in Erin August Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-28002678525960441632011-08-10T14:32:00.009-04:002011-08-15T12:57:22.432-04:00Have Another #7, the Retreat Harvest(Photo: Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Becky Byers, Candice Holdorf)
On Monday, August 15th, Have Another returns, and this time, we're bringing some of our favorites scenes from the Retreat! Come and find out what was going down at the Little Pond Arts Retreat, and share a drink or three with us.
We'll be returning to the friendly confines of Jimmy's #43, located downstairs at 43 East 7th Street August Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-85173392499300993342011-08-09T10:01:00.005-04:002011-08-10T09:02:39.688-04:00Back From The Retreat(All photos from August Schulenburg's iPhone)
We're back from our 6th Annual Retreat at the Little Pond Arts Retreat in Nazareth, PA. The Retreat is always an exhausting and exhilarating week, where we fit more theatre into a single day than seems possible and then party late into the night. This retreat was no exception in that regard, but it also had a melancholy, introspective air, full of August Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-61106325946084663622011-07-30T15:51:00.005-04:002011-07-30T16:14:21.579-04:00Dog Act Review: Jen Gunnels, The New York Review of Science Fiction(Photo: Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Becky Byers, Squish, Liz Douglas) In this case, very much better later than never. Jen Gunnels for the New York Review of Science Fiction is only available in hard copy; perhaps apt for a play about what happens when the digital world disappears, and takes almost every piece of cultural memory along with it.And this is the review you would want to survive the August Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-35116650321244739272011-07-28T18:27:00.004-04:002011-07-28T18:47:55.426-04:00Flux Sunday, July 24th(What is Flux Sunday?)Our last Flux Sunday before we leave on our 6th annual retreat was our biggest yet, and it's a shame to end that the momentum just as it was getting going (and yet, we're glad to go). We also finished Perse and Viva Fidel, two plays developed entirely at Flux Sundays.Playwrights: Johnna Adams (Hued Moll), Havilah Brewster (Gary Indiana), Larry Kunofsky (Thanks for Having MeAugust Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.com1