Humana Festival of New American Plays
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| Country and Region | United States — Kentucky |
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| Type of Festival | Drama |
| Location of Festival | Louisville, Kentucky USA |
| Festival Contact Information | Humana Festival of New American Plays |
| Festival Description | The 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 theater. Under the leadership of Les Waters, Artistic Director, and Managing Director, Jennifer Bielstein the theatre’s mission is to provide insight into the human experience through live theatre that invigorates minds and emotions. The company leads the American theatre in the creation of new plays and innovative re-imagining of the classics. |
| Festival Dates | February 27 - April 7, 2013 |
| Festival Links |
Festival Story:
The 30th anniversary Humana Festival CD-ROM is available on the festival website—a tremendous resource on the history and chronology of the festival, as well as interesting stories from playwrights, directors, designers and staff. The CD-ROM link is
http://www.actorstheatre.org/
Festival Events:
Plays 2013:
- The Delling Shore
by Sam Marks
directed by Associate Artistic Director Meredith McDonough
February 27-April 7
Bingham Theatre - Appropriate
by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
directed by Gary Griffin in association with Victory Gardens Theater
March 5- April 7
Pamela Brown Auditorium - Cry Old Kingdom
by Jeff Augustin
directed by Tom Dugdale
March 8 – April 7
Bingham Theatre - Gnit
by Will Eno
directed by Artistic Director Les Waters
March 15-April 7
Pamela Brown Auditorium - O Guru Guru Guru
or why I don’t want to go to yoga class with you
by Mallery Avidon
directed by Lila Neugebauer
March 20 –April 7
Victor Jory Theatre - Sleep Rock Thy Brain
by Rinne Groff, Lucas Hnath, and Anne Washburn
conceived by Amy Attaway and Sarah Lunnie
directed by Amy Attaway
performed by the 2012-2013 Acting Apprentice Company
March 22- April 7
at the Owsley Brown II Theater at Lincoln Performing Arts School, 930 East Main Street
Other Sources:
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Articles:
- Actors Theatre of Louisville Announces Lineup for the 36th Annual Humana Festival (Broadway World, November 13, 2011)
http://louisville.broadwayworld.com/article/Actors-Theatre-of-Louisville-Announces-Lineup-for-the-36th-Annual-Humana-Festival-20111113
Podcast Interviews:
- If you like this festival — listen to…
- Deborah Stein, playwright
http://kadmusarts.com/podcasts/?p=956 - Greg Kotis, playwright
http://kadmusarts.com/podcasts/?p=2098 - Marc Bamuthi Joseph: Poetic Intelligences
http://kadmusarts.com/podcasts/?p=931 - A. Rey Pamatmat, playwright
http://kadmusarts.com/podcasts/?p=1832 - Whit MacLaughlin, New Paradise Laboratories
http://kadmusarts.com/blog/?p=311 - Alice Tuan, playwright
http://kadmusarts.com/blog/?p=318 - Sherry Kramer, playwright
http://kadmusarts.com/blog/?p=326 - Yussef El Guindi, playwright
http://kadmusarts.com/podcasts/?p=1669 - Steve Sapp, playwright, poet and co-founder of Universes Poetic Theatre Ensemble
http://kadmusarts.com/blog/?p=512 - Anne Galjour, playwright and actress
http://kadmusarts.com/blog/?p=741
- Deborah Stein, playwright
Practical Info:
Photo slideshow credits:
- In order of appearance
- When Something Wonderful Ends, by Sherry Kramer. Photo by Harlan Taylor
- Elemeno Pea, (cast L to R) Daniel Pearce, Cassie Beck, and Sara Surrey (Actors Theatre of Louisville 2011) at the 35th Humana Festival of New American Plays. Photo: Joe Geinert.
- BOB, Jeffrey Binder and Aysan Celik (Actors Theatre of Louisville 2011) at the 35th Humana Festival of New American Plays. Photo: Alan Simons
- Maple & Vine, Peter Kim and Kate Turnbull (Actors Theatre of Louisville 2011) at the 35th Humana Festival of New American Plays. Photo: Michael Brosilow
- Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them, Teresa Avia Lim (Actors Theatre of Louisville 2011) at the 35th Humana Festival of New American Plays. Photo: Michael Brosilow
Tickets:
- By phone
(01) 502-584-1205 - By fax
(01) 502-561-3337 - TDD service for hearing impaired
(01) 502-584-1321
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