Flux Sunday, 2/19
Post and pathetic iPhone photo by August Schulenburg
Playwrights: Katherine Burger (The Rainy Season), EM Lewis (Magellanica), Adam Szymkowicz (Untitled Museum Play), August Schulenburg (The Fields of Blue and Glow, The Iron Hours)
Directors: Pete Bosivert, Heather Cohn
Actors: Matthew Trumbull, Emilia Aghamirzai, Emily Hartford, Ken Glickfeld, Isaiah Tanenbaum, David Crommett, Marianne Miller, Matt Archambault, Marielle Duke, Sarah Amandes, Mariette Booth, Alyssa Simon, Lynn Berg, Gretchen Poulos, Alisha Spielmann, Anna Lamadrid, Cotton Wright, Lauren Ferebee, Abraham Makany
Well, this was definitely the right way to return to Flux Sunday, with a full and vibrant group of veterans and newcomers. The plays were also all strong this time round, and I left thrilled to be back doing Flux Sundays again. There were many highlights, but as always, I offer these few to prompt you to leave behind your own:
-The audience reaction to my unexpected stage kiss in The Rainy Season
-Anna and Emily rocking the dudes of The Fields of Blue and Glow
-Alyssa’s palpable frustration at the games of The Iron Hours
-Marianne’s parting sound of disgust at her mother in Adam’s new play
-Ken’s delightful Soviet in Magellenica, not to mention an adorable Norweigan from Matt Archambault meeting cute with fellow Antarctic scientist, Alisha
If you were there, what moments did you walk away with? And welcome to our new Flux Sundayers!
2 Comments on "Flux Sunday, 2/19"
Lynn and I talked for hours afterward about how strong all the actors were and how we wanted to read the rest of all the plays from the scenes presented. There were a lot of individual acting moments that blew me away. Yes, your kiss :), Matthew Trumbell’s embittered private school teacher, the loopy drunk girliness of the actress who played my sister, Elsie, how everyone in The Iron Hours was able to stage Zoomie Zoomie so fast, the unsettling menace the actress who played the long lost friend from the Bronx in The Fields Of Blue and Glow portrayed, like uh-oh, he’s here to destroy this man-slowly, Pete Boisvert’s smart and imaginative staging of Magellenica and most of all, just the energy in the room, which was fantastic. Everyone had such great spirit, smarts and talent. It was a joy to be there and take part, thanks!
I agree with Alyssa! It was amazing being back at Flux Sunday and seeing everyone – what a incredible group of people at Flux! I’m so grateful to be part of such a fine group of artists – thank you guys! 🙂