Flux Theatre Ensemble

It's the listing time of year, and happily, Flux is featured in a number of Best of 2009 lists:

Just Shows To Go You: Patrick Lee featured The Lesser Seductions of History among his Sixteen Most Outstanding Shows of 2009. I also loved reading his 10 Memorable Moments At The Theatre This Decade.

That Sounds Cool: Aaron Riccio included The Lesser Seductions of History as part of his Theater of 2009 roundup.

Show Showdown: Wendy Caster included The Lesser Seductions of History as part of her Top Ten-ish of 2009.

Visible Soul: Zack Calhoon included The Lesser Seductions of History in his Top Six Plays of the Year.

The Guardian: Chris Wilkinson included this blog as one of his Top Five Theatre Blogs, along with other Flux favorites Scott Walters, Parabasis, Superfluities and On Theatre and Politics. This is especially exciting because The Guardian is a model for how a media institution can have a meaningful online presence.

On Theatre and Politics: Speaking of Matthew Freeman's blog, he was kind enough to include Flux on his Support Small Theater This Year list. And hey, why not support us this year, too?

But the past is the past, you say, what about the future? Well...

Broadway World: Michael Roderick featured Flux as one of his 10 to Watch in 2010!

New York Innvoative Theatre Awards: And why not move through this next year marking the days on the NYITA's 2010 Calendar, which features an October image to remember.

This past year also included great reviews for Pretty Theft, our 1st NYITA award for Asa Wember's Sound Design of The Angel Eaters Trilogy, and our Citation for Excellence from the ITBA. Thank you to everyone who made 2009 such a positive year for all of us in Flux.

And though they don't feature Flux on their lists, be sure to check out Martin Denton's diverse and fascinating list; Time Out New York's great compilation of David Cote, Adam Feldman, and Helen Shaw's lists (it's interesting to see where they overlap); and Terry Teachout's wider angle national best list (2009= The Year of David Cromer?)

Hopefully, we'll be posting our Best Of 2009 lists later in the week, but thank you to all the folks listed above for your support. Here's to a great 2010! Read the full story

My interview with Patrick Lee at Just Shows To Go You is up! This was an exciting interview for me - each question seemed to open up more questions, and because it wasn't a written interview, I didn't have time to craft my thoughts (though Patrick's done a great job of editing here). As a result, there's much less of a polished filter in this interview, which I suppose is a good thing, though Lord I was born a ramblin' man. Give it a read, and be sure to check out other installments of his interview series (including interviews with amazing actors like Adam Driver, Amy Lynn Stewart and Rebecca Comtois.) Read the full story

It was because of Patrick Lee (and fellow Fluxer Kelly O'Donnell) that I decided to see David Cromer's Our Town. His review and recommendation in passing convinced me to make time for a play I thought I wouldn't like. At a particularly uncertain time in the play's life, Cromer's production reaffirmed its basic impulses and challenged its excesses.

So I'm especially thrilled by this review. Readers of this blog already know my esteem for Just Shows To Go You, so we'll cut right to my favorite quote:

The ambitious, intellectually provocative and beautifully realized play does what theatre too rarely does – it leaves you thinking about your life, your times, your choices.

So, read the whole review, and then get your tickets, and after you've seen the show, please share your thoughts here. Read the full story