Flux Theatre Ensemble Presents HONEY FIST, Beginning 4/30

Flux Theatre Ensemble will present the World Premiere of August Schulenburg's (DEINDE; Lesser Seductions of History) Honey Fist, April 30-May 18 at the 4th Street Theatre (83 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery). The production will be directed by Kelly O'Donnell (Hearts Like Fists) and will feature Matt Archambault (Lesser Seductions of History), Nat Cassidy* (Songs of Love: A Theatrical Mixtape, FringeNYC 2012),Anna Rahn* (Ajax in Iraq), Isaiah Tanenbaum (Mac in DEINDE), and Chinaza Uche* (Peter in Hearts Like Fists). The Production Stage Manager will be Jodi Witherell. *Actor appears courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association.

Set outside of Boston, Honey Fist follows a group of old friends gathering for an annual bender honoring Justin, a high school buddy who died young. An old adversary who turned Hollywood shows up with a movie star on his arm and a Porsche for the person who shares the best story about Justin. After the story-telling ends in a fight, the friends kidnap the movie star girlfriend as payback, and her presence unearths a painful truth about how Justin really died.

Flux's production of Honey Fist will run in rep with their production of Johnna Adams' Sans Merci. While both plays stand alone as individually conceived works, when presented together a fascinating dialogue emerges. Both plays explore the fraught landscape of loss, asking urgent questions like: "Who owns the stories of the dead?" and "Is it possible to move on without letting go?" yet each play has its own distinct and vital voice. Flux hopes that audiences will join them in the conversation sparked by presenting these plays together. The creative team for both productions will include Sound Design by Janie Bullard, Scenic Design by Charles Murdock Lucas, Costume Design by Will Lowry, and Lighting Design by Kia Rogers.

Honey Fist will be presented by Flux Theatre Ensemble at the 4th Street Theatre (83 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery) April 30-May 18; 4/30, 5/1, 5/2, 5/4, 5/9, 5/10, 5/14, 5/15, & 5/18 at 8pm, 5/12 at 7pm, 5/11 & 5/18 at 3pm, and 5/5 at 2pm. Tickets ($18; $15 students) may be purchased online at www.fluxtheatre.org or by calling 866-811-4111. Tickets to see performances of both Sans Merci and Honey Fist are $30 (with no service charge).