Theatre [502] formed in 2011 with three directors and  production manager who shared a vision - to produce "recent and relevant" theatre for Louisville audiences. Now co-artistic directors Amy Attaway, Gil Reyes and Mike Brooks, along with production manager (now emeritus) Brian Owens, are expanding their definitions. 

"We started with the idea that that would always mean plays that were pretty new, but not premieres, by playwrights we loved, most of whom weren’t going to be from here, but with local actors, local directors, local designers," says Attaway.

Here are the topics covered in this edition of Byline (full audio link below):

The University of Louisville men’s basketball team closes out the regular season tomorrow against Connecticut.

It’s the final home game for senior players Russ Smith, Luke Hancock, Stephan Van Treese and Tim Henderson.

Henderson, a Louisville native, earned his spot on the team as a walk-on, and was the hero of last year’s Final Four game against Wichita State, sinking two key three-pointers to lead the Cards to the championship game.

A new bill that would require Kentucky women to have an ultrasound before receiving an abortion has been assigned to the House Health and Welfare Committee.

But those who work at Kentucky's two abortion clinics argue the proposal is redundant given their medical procedures.

The legislation is being proposed by Democratic state Rep. Gerald Watkins of Paducah and has bipartisan support from over 55 lawmakers.

  The Speed Art Museum’s $60 million renovation and expansion project, which has closed the main museum building for construction until 2016, will include the Elizabeth P. and Frederick K. Cressman Art Park and Piazza. Part of an ongoing effort to explore the possibilities of contemporary art parks is the Speed's spring lecture series. The latest talk in the series features Rio de Janeiro-based creative studio SuperUber, which mixes art with architecture and technology to create award-winning interactive art installations. 

  The Louisville Mayor's office has released a list of finalists in the competition to find new uses for vacant lots.

Two of the finalists from the permanent use category below will get $15,000 each and ownership of a vacant lot. Two more from the interim category will get $4,000 and a yearlong lease on a lot.

Here is the list of finalists, from the mayor's office:

Permanent use project category

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer is continuing his push for the local option sales tax, which would let communities vote on temporary sales tax increases to fund projects. But Fischer, a Democrat,  is facing opposition to the plan—from the left.

In a 15-minute pitch in Frankfort, Fischer extolled the civic virtues of a sales tax that he says would be used to fund local projects chosen by committee and placed on a ballot before voters.

The latest on the same-sex marriage lawsuit in Kentucky, political happenings in Louisville and statewide, and March Madness approaches.

First up, Kentucky Public Radio's Jonathan Meador  will give an update on this week's news from the state Capitol. I'll join in to talk about Gov. Steve Beshear's decision to file an appeal in the on-going same-sex marriage lawsuit.

Updated: Four Southern Indiana same-sex couples are challenging in federal court the state's laws banning same-sex marriage.

Actors Theatre of Louisville’s annual Humana Festival of New American Plays is underway.

Coming up this weekend is Jordan Harrison’s “The Grown-Up,” a play about the power of storytelling on stage. It opens Sunday and runs through April 7. 

This is Harrison’s fifth Humana Festival play. His last to open in the festival was “Maple and Vine” in 2011. Harrison says this play is a bit less linear than "Maple and Vine," and in some ways is what he calls a slant memoir.