We have returned from The National Summit For Ensemble Theatres, sponsored by NET for five days in San Francisco, and there is MUCH to unpack. Each day had enough material for several blog posts, and while I don’t expect to have time to get it all down, I will try and focus on the bigger…
What is Flux Sunday? While not quite the groove fest of last week, our last Flux Sunday before our short summer break was solid. We heard scenes from Johnna Adams, Jeremy Basescu, Mary Fengar Gail, myself and first time (as playwrights) Zack Calhoon and Anthony Wills Jr. Some Sundays, each play speaks to the other,…
If you’re reading this blog, chances are you already know the extraordinary leadership that nytheatre.com has shown New York City’s theatre field, indie theatre especially. They are currently applying for a grant, and they need our votes. To learn more, check out Martin Denton’s blog here. According to Tech Soup’s website, the voting deadline has…
(Photo: Justin Hoch. Pictured: Tiffany Clementi, Gregory Waller) Just because Flux itself doesn’t have anything cooking in June, doesn’t mean our Members and friends aren’t busy. This Sunday the 7th and 7PM, check out Core Member Tiffany Clementi at the 48 hr Film Festival. There is a judges vote and an audience vote, and she…
Given the layoffs in arts journalism – a 50% decline in four years – is there any light up ahead in a life spent writing about theatre? Well, it’s hard to argue with those terrible numbers. But a few things recently have made me wonder if we’re simply in the hard part of an important…
Some great ideas for improving audience access to the arts from Ian David Moss at Createquity (h/t Isaac). Ian proposes an ‘Art Card’ that would give income sensitive pricing on tickets for participants. Based on your annual income, you would pay an adjusted price on your ticket at participating arts organizations – essentially replacing the…
What is Flux Sunday? Well, we had another one of those Flux Sundays where everything feels kind of right – the actors are on and the scripts are good – and there is a kinetic camaraderie that makes the hours sweep by. Playwright Aaron Michael Zook described this heightened state in the last scene of…
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A great interview regarding audience empathy, protagonist morality, and James Comtois‘ upcoming production of Infectious Opportunity, featuring frequent Flux Sunday collaborator David Ian Lee and sound design by Patrick Shearer at the Brick’s Antidepressant Festival. Listen to it, and then get your tickets here!
Flux friends Jessi D. Hill, Caleb Levengood and Emily Morgan DeAngelis (director, set designer and costume designer, respectively, for Flux’s production of Angel Eaters last November) have joined forces again to create a beautiful production of The Children’s Hour for Astoria Performing Arts Center. The Children’s Hour, written by Lillian Hellman, tells the story of…
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