No Punchbacks: Le Petomane Builds Smart, Silly Shows from Scratch

Erin Keane — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:30:00 +0000

When the members of Louisville's Le Petomane Theatre Ensemble head into rehearsal for a new play, they don’t have a script. They don’t have a director. What they have is an idea and roughly 500 years of comedic history behind them.

Le Petomane Opens New Season

Erin Keane — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:30:00 +0000

In “Time Flies,” four time travelers wander from their births back to the beginning of the universe and forward to the end of time. Along the way, they stage a hip hop tribute to a famous clock maker and engage in a bout of bare-knuckle boxing.

In other words, it’s a typical absurdist Le Petomane show. Co-producing artistic director Kyle Ware says this play is a study in anachronism, with philosophical undercurrents.