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“A gathering point for theater professionals and critics to take the temperature of the American theater.”
—St. Paul Pioneer Press, April, 2008
“Where do you go for the very best, and the very newest in American playwriting?
Try Kentucky. This state may know horses, but it also stakes a claim to the stage.”
—Culture+Travel, March/April, 2008
poster design by Julien Pacaud |
“The crossroads of the American theater.”
—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April, 2008
33rd annual
HUMANA FESTIVAL
OF NEW AMERICAN PLAYS
MARCH 1 - APRIL 11, 2009
Actors Theatre of Louisville's Humana Festival of New American Plays is an
annual site of pilgrimage where theatre lovers from around the
world converge to get the first look at the future of the American
theatre. Over 350 plays have been produced in the internationally acclaimed Humana Festival, representing the work of over 200 playwrights.
See Below for 2009 Lineup
Festival Tickets at a Glance
Full Performance Calendar
Festival Events
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Ameriville
by UNIVERSES
(Gamal Abdel Chasten,
Mildred Ruiz,
William Ruiz aka Ninja
and Steven Sapp)
directed by Chay Yew
March 1 - April 5 |
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Slasher
by Allison Moore
directed by Josh Hecht
March 6 - April 5 |
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Absalom
by Zoe Kazan
directed by Giovanna Sardelli
March 10 - April 11 |
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The Hard Weather Boating Party
by Naomi Wallace
directed by Jo Bonney
March 14 - April 4 |
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Under Construction
by
Charles L. Mee
directed by Anne Bogart
created and performed by
SITI Company
March 17 - April 5 |
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Wild Blessings:
A Celebration
of Wendell Berry
adapted for the stage
by
Marc Masterson
and Adrien-Alice Hansel
from the writing of Wendell Berry
directed by Marc Masterson
part of the
Brown-Forman Mainstage Series
March 26 - April 26 |
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BRINK!
by Lydia Diamond, Kristoffer Diaz, Greg Kotis, Deborah Zoe Laufer, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb and Deborah Stein
directed by Sean Daniels
performed by the 2008-2009 Actors Theatre Acting Apprentice Company
commissioned by Actors Theatre of Louisville
March 20, 27 & 29 and April 3 & 5
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Lydia Diamond |
Kristoffer Diaz |
Greg Kotis |
Deborah Zoe Laufer |
Peter Sinn Nachtrieb |
Deborah Stein |
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