Flux Theatre Ensemble presents Ajax in Iraq
FLUX THEATRE ENSEMBLE presents AJAX IN IRAQ, WRITTEN BY Ellen McLaughlin and DIRECTED BY AUGUST SCHULENBURG
(Raushanah Simmons as Athena, Stephen Conrad Moore as Ajax and Christina Shipp as AJ Photo by Isaiah Tanenbaum)
NYC PREMIERE!
JUNE 3-25 @ FLAMBOYAN THEATER AT
THE CLEMENTE SOTO VELEZ CULTURAL & EDUCATION CENTER
PRESS OPENING JUNE 4
Past and present collide in Ellen McLaughlin's mash-up of Sophocles' classic play Ajax and today's war in Iraq. The play follows the parallel narratives of the ancient Greek military hero Ajax and a female American soldier, both undone by the betrayal of a commanding officer. Originally developed over sixteen months in 2009 with the graduate acting students at A.R.T. and inspired by material collected from interviews with Iraq war veterans, Ajax in Iraq explores the timeless ways soldiers struggle to make sense of war
The production, presented by Flux Theatre Ensemble will play a four-week engagement at the Flamboyan Theater at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center (107 Suffolk Street at Rivington, F train to Delancey Street or J, M, Z to Essex Street), June 3-25; Thursday through Saturday at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm with additional performances Tuesday, June 7 at 7pm and Wednesday, June 22 at 8pm. Tickets ($18/$15 students) may be purchased online at www.fluxtheatre.org or by calling 866-811-4111.
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