Mar 4, 2017 | Airness, Articles, Press
Published March 4, 2017 The most exciting time in American theater – the 41st Humana Festival of New American Plays – was launched on February 23 with a bash at Actors Theatre of Louisville. Guests got their first glimpse at festival productions, sumptuous snacks from...
Mar 1, 2017 | Airness, Articles, Press
BY PLAYBILL STAFF | Published MAR 01, 2017 The 41st annual festival showcases six world premieres. Six plays, including works by Basil Kreimendahl and Sarah DeLappe, will get their world premieres at Actors Theatre of Louisville‘s 41st annual Humana Festival of New...
Mar 1, 2017 | Articles, Ladyish, Press
By Vi Kakares ’20 | Published March 2, 2017 BLOOMINGTON, Ill.— Illinois Wesleyan University’s School of Theatre Arts will present a lab production of Chelsea Marcantel’s comedy LADYISH March 24-26. Set in present-day Los Angeles and 1801 England, Ladyish depicts...
Feb 28, 2017 | Articles, Everything is Wonderful, Press
by BWW News Desk | Published Feb. 28, 2017 The Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) at Shepherd University announces the 2017 season. Since its founding in 1991 by Ed Herendeen, the Festival has enjoyed continued growth, earning a national reputation and...
Feb 24, 2017 | Airness, Articles, Press
Humana Festival ‘leads the world in innovation in new American plays’ By Melissa Chipman | Published February 24, 2017 On Thursday, Actors Theatre kicked off the 41st annual Humana Festival of New American Plays with a free preview of the six full-length...
Jan 28, 2017 | Articles, Press
By MEDINA SENGHORE ERIC HARPER JUSTIN CUNNINGHAM February 2017 Each spring, the fourth-year drama students produce three plays in repertory. Here, an actor from each one interviewed his or her director. ••••• The fourth-year rep version of Shakespeare’s Othello...
Nov 15, 2016 | Airness, Articles, Press
Actors Theatre of Louisville Sets 2017 Humana Lineup The 41st annual festival will feature five world premieres. by American Theatre Editors LOUISVILLE, KY.: Actors Theatre of Louisville has announced the lineup for its 2017 Humana Festival of New American Plays,...
Nov 15, 2016 | Airness, Articles, Press
by Elizabeth Kramer Although the Humana Festival of New American Plays runs for roughly a month each spring at Actors Theatre of Louisville, the cycle of choosing and mounting the plays is a year-long process. The steps to choose the plays for the 2017 festival began...
Sep 7, 2016 | Articles, Everything is Wonderful, Press
BY OLIVIA CLEMENT The annual, free event is made up of six new plays. Atlantic Theater Company has announced the lineup for its annual Amplified Reading Series, made up of six new plays. The Off-Broadway theatre also announced that its 2016-17 Launch commission, for...
Sep 6, 2016 | Articles, Everything is Wonderful, Press
by BWW News Desk Atlantic Theater Company has announced the 2016-2017 selections for its annual Amplified Reading Series. Curated by Director of New Play Development Abigail Katz, the Amplified Reading Series presents six bold new plays throughout the season with an...