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Something There Is…

Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun, And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. Menders is inspired in part by “Mending Wall“, perhaps the most famous poem by that most American of poets, Robert Frost. Aimes (my character) recites…

Support Structures

Here at Flux, we very much hope that you’ll consider making a donation to support our work (so we can continue sharing moments like these with you). But it’s also important to acknowledge that no theatre company goes it alone, and there are organizations that improve the conditions of the field for all theatres. We…

Top 11 Moments in Flux 2011

2011 was about as good as it gets, and in casting my mind back through the year, it’s hard for me to believe so much happened in such a short time. Here are my favorite 11 moments in Flux during 2011. I hope they’ll not only inspire you to share your own moments in the…

Death by Salesmen

A recent discussion thread in Forbes and The Wall Street Journal examines how successful companies die, and I was struck by how strongly the article resonated with my concerns about the not-for-profit theatre field. The article quotes the oft-quoted Steve Jobs, saying: “The company does a great job, innovates and becomes a monopoly or close…

Ideology in Menders

“Ideology is a specious way of relating to the world. It offers human beings the illusion of an identity, of dignity, and of morality while making it easier for them to part with them.” – Václav Havel, “The Power of the Powerless” The Czech playwright, essayist, poet, dissident and president Václav Havel passed last Sunday,…

Help Us Bring Alive Our Season Five

On September 19 (one day after Artistic Director August Schulenburg and Producing Director Heather Cohn got married), Flux accepted the 2011 Honorary Caffé Cino Fellowship Award. We are extremely proud to have received this award, and equally proud to share it with you! As a fan of Flux, you helped us earn this honor.  As…

Flux Sunday, December 4

(What is Flux Sunday?) Well, yes, we may have fallen a wee bit behind on the Flux Sunday updates, but FluxBlog’s brand new home has me itching to get back in the saddle. And we had a really satisfying Flux Sunday in the friendly confines of Judson Memorial Church: Playwrights: Katherine Burger (Pinecroft), EM Lewis…

2nd Annual Flux Family Feud Pics

Photo: Isaiah Tanenbaum Our second Family Feud was a (wonderful, warm, contentious, supportive, dizzy) blast! Learn more about the event, contestants and raffle prizes, and then check out images (courtesy of Isaiah Tanenbaum) from the night. Photo: Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Matthew Archambault Your host with the absolute most, Matt Archambault. He even brought his own…

Goodbye, Blogspot. Hello, Future.

It is with a somewhat heavy heart we bid adieu to our blogspot address for Flux’s blog. For the last four years, it has been at the center of everything we did, but with our new website up and running oh-so-beautifully, it made sense to integrate the two into one. We’ll leave up the old…

Flux Family Feud On The Move

Breaking 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…

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