In a recent game of chess, I felt the pull of the weird intuitive current that I usually only feel when writing plays. It was mid-game, and all of a sudden I knew which direction my pieces needed to move without actually knowing the exact moves I needed to make. It felt very much like…
Last night, Flux had our first rehearsal for our upcoming production of Jacob’s House. First rehearsals often seem to go one of three ways: The first rehearsal is treated as the thing you need to get through before real rehearsals begin: the creative team is guarded and cautious, and the actors throw the read through…
In honor of our upcoming production of Jacob’s House, a riff on the story of Jacob wrestling the Angel, I offer you this Thursday afternoon cartoon from Married to the Sea, (h/t Daniel John Kelley @funwithiago), artist currently unknown.
What is Jacob’s House?What is ForePlay: Divine Reckonings? Anthony Wills, Jr.Actor, Jacob’s House Previous Flux Experience: Frequent Flux Sundayer. Appeared in two past ForePlays: Imagination Compact and Poetic Larceny. Do you have a favorite Bible character?Jesus duh? Are you blessed?Extremely. If you were wrestling an angel, what moves would you use?Sleeper hold. What would you…
Hi all! Isaiah here. Heather and I are curating “Divine Reckonings“, this year’s ForePlay. The first one is on Monday. I’m in it. Afterwards, there’s a party with an open bar. You should come to one of these fun events; better yet, come to both! But I’m actually writing tonight for a more general purpose….
In February, I posted about about the dimensions of character in an oh-so-accessible post entitled A String Theory of Character. Simply put, that post explored the idea that richness of character is determined by the directions in which the meaning of a single action can resonate. When a one-dimensional character acts, the meaning of that…
Jacob’s House What would you do for more life? Playwright: August SchulenburgDirector: Kelly O’Donnell Preview: Thursday, April 29thOpening: Friday, April 30thRuns April 29th-May 22nd, Thurs-Sat @8PM and Sunday @7PMAt The Access Theater Gallery380 Broadway (At White Street) Map? Click here.Tickets available here Cast and CharactersDinah: Jane Lincoln Taylor*Joe: Zack Calhoon*Tamar: Jessica Angleskhan*Jacob: Matthew ArchambaultLeah: Tiffany…
DIVINE RECKONINGS – ForePlay just got biblical. Our exploratory play reading series, where playwrights riff on the themes of our mainstage production, is back. This ForePlay, called Divine Reckonings, will feature 16 playwrights re-imagining 8 stories from the Old Testament, inspired by the upcoming production of Jacob’s House, our modern retelling of Jacob wrestling the…
In a way, we asked for it… After all, when you name your season the Season of Give and Take, something will be taken as sure as given. And due to rights issues, Flux will not be able to produce Archibald MacLeish’s play, J.B. We will truly miss the chance the stage that beautiful play,…
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