Flush
A detainee's and interrogator's relationship reveals the guts of power grasped, denied, and surrendered. Explores power and complicity in the 21st century. Physical theater with elements of interactivity.
Flush is an interactive performance that encourages audiences to confront their place in, and responsibility to, the community. Flush uses intense physical staging, neo-classic physical satire, and surrealism, which is at times accompanied by a sound score of primal Traditional American music that speaks of hardship, longing, and hope. This powerful mix of images can provoke important personal reflections
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"Billed as a two-man show, Flush actually involved a larger cast, since the audience was drawn into the action, both onstage and off, at several points in the evening. This is a very demanding work, both for the actors -- James Donlon and Howard Lotker -- and for the spectator.
It explores difficult subject matter, specifically the use of torture for interrogation, and persistently erases the fourth wall separating the audience from the actors onstage. Flush, a world premiere, was one of the most memorable and important shows to be seen here this season.”
Charles Donelan, Santa Barbara Independent
Concept: James Donlon, Matt Tavianini
Created by: James Donlon, Howard Lotker, Charlie Oates
Direction: Charlie Oates
Performed by: James Donlon and Howard Lotker
Masks Designed and Built by: James Donlon
Consultant: Lola Vollen, Visiting Scholar, UC - Berkeley
Produced by: HoME o.s., Flying Actor Studio, MOTUS o.s.
Support: Prague City Council, Nadace Zivot Umelce