named programs · 4 · from sources
What they call their work
Annual Retreat at Little Pond Arts Retreat
Yearly gathering of Creative Partners on Lenni Lenape land in Nazareth, PA, for artistic development, community building, and land stewardship.
Fear & Wonder
Original play by Jason Tseng exploring a transformative romantic connection between two young men at a conservative Christian summer camp, produced with talkbacks and community engagement.
Living Ticket
Economic justice model for ticket access offering no financial barrier to attendance, with suggested contributions aligned to minimum, living, and holistic wage standards.
Sacred Texts Book Swap
Interactive pre-show experience inviting audience members to exchange meaningful books, culminating in donation to organizations serving vulnerable populations.
activities · 4 groups
What they do
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Experimental Circus and Immersive Theater Production 2 activities
- Creating interactive and immersive audience experiencesDesigns and presents interactive and immersive theatrical experiences, including telephonic choose-your-own-adventure audio plays such as "Our Options Have Changed," multi-sensory installations, and pre-show audience engagement like the "Sacred Texts" book swap. Offers an interactive audio experience with over three hours of content and donates unused materials to organizations serving vulnerable populations.
- Developing and presenting interdisciplinary performance projectsDevelops and presents evolving, multi-disciplinary performance works such as the "Portal Project," which combines documentary interviews, music, audio design, performance, and immersive art installations. Activities include staged readings, live performances, immersive installations, and a podcast launched to collect documentary material, with events presented through 2026.
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Post-Performance Audience Engagement 1 activity
- Implementing equitable access and community engagement practicesOperates with a tiered pricing model aligned with economic justice principles to ensure attendance without financial barriers, while encouraging contributions based on wage standards. Hosts post-show talkbacks with authors, playwrights, and partner organizations to foster dialogue and collective reflection on themes in the work.
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Professional Theatrical Production 1 activity
- Producing and staging original and contemporary theatrical worksProduces and stages full theatrical productions and developmental projects, including world premieres and contemporary adaptations, rooted in New York City. Since 2006, has produced over 30 full productions and more than 500 developmental projects, with works such as "Fear & Wonder," "Ajax in Iraq," and "Hearts Like Fists" receiving critical recognition including New York Times Critics’ Picks.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Operating under a shared artistic leadership modelUses a shared leadership structure among Creative Partners for organizational governance and artistic collaboration, with all major decisions made through a collective voting process within the Creative Partnership.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$71K
Contributions & grants$69K98%
Program service revenue$2K2%
Investment income$00%
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expenses
Total expenses$31K
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balance sheet
Total assets$66K
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Net assets$66K
5 years on record · 2019–2023 · YoY revenue +26.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023
Who runs it
board members · 8
- CHRIS WIGHT — DIRECTOR
- FIONA HANSEN — DIRECTOR
- JANE LINCOLN TAYLOR — DIRECTOR
- JASON TSENG — DIRECTOR
- MICHAEL DAVIS — DIRECTOR
- RACHAEL HIP-FLORES — DIRECTOR
- REBECCA ANA PENA — DIRECTOR
- SALMA ZOHDI — DIRECTOR
relationships · 13
Who they work with
- ART New York Theatres Partner — Presented the production "Fear & Wonder" at ART New York Theatres.
- Emily Hartford Partner — Director of the production "Fear & Wonder," contributing guiding questions and creative leadership.
- Jason Tseng Partner — Collaborated on the production and premiere of "Fear & Wonder"
- Julianna Kantor Partner — Documented and designed the video for the first rehearsal of "Fear & Wonder."
- Lafayette College Partner — Hosts Flux Theatre Ensemble's residency for the production of "Tartuffe."
- Little Pond Arts Retreat Partner — Hosts Flux Theatre Ensemble's annual retreat.
- MAP Fund Funder — Awarded a grant to support the Portal Project in 2024.
- MIT Partner — References MIT's living wage calculator to define the living wage tier in its Living Ticket pricing model.
- New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) Funder — Provides funding support for Flux Theatre Ensemble's productions.
- New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) Government — Government funder supporting the organization
- New York State Council on the Arts Funder — Provides funding support for Flux Theatre Ensemble's artistic programs.
- New York State Council on the Arts Government — State-level funder supporting the organization
- Playwrights Foundation Partner — Co-hosted a post-show talkback featuring alumni of the Bay Area Playwrights Festival
strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Aesthetic of Liberation in Artistic Practicemethodology: aesthetic_of_liberationBy aligning all creative decisions with an aesthetic of liberation, the organization increases freedom in storytelling and production because avoiding replication of oppressive systems ensures art becomes a site of emancipation rather than reinforcement of harm.
- Collective Care and Creative Kinshipmethodology: creative_kinshipBy fostering long-term artistic collaboration and shared power through collective care, the organization grows creative kinship and resists exploitative systems in theatre because relational, non-hierarchical structures enable sustainable, liberatory art-making.
- Economic Justice Model for Equitable Access and Worker Dignitymethodology: economic_justice_pricingBy implementing a tiered, voluntary contribution system (Living Ticket) based on wage standards, the organization removes financial barriers to access while ensuring fair compensation, because equitable audience access and worker dignity are interdependent conditions for a just theatre ecosystem.
- Shared Leadership as Relational Power Distributionmethodology: shared_leadershipBy using a rotating, consensus-based leadership model among Creative Partners, authority is distributed relationally rather than hierarchically, because shared decision-making fosters equity and counters traditional power imbalances in artistic production.
- Speculative and Collective Art for Healingmethodology: collective_healing_through_speculative_artBy using speculative inquiry and collective artistic devising, the organization processes shared trauma and fosters collective healing because imaginative, co-created art enables communities to envision and enact emotional and social transformation.