Jun 30 Arts and Culture Kentucky Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ Doesn’t Disappoint The combination of actor Jon Huffman's powerful performance as Lear and some non-traditional casting succeeds in deepening the Bard's canon. By Eli Keel Jun 30 Arts and Culture Kentucky Shakespeare's 'King Lear' Doesn't Disappoint Eli Keel
Jun 20 Arts and Culture REVIEW: Ky. Shakespeare Takes On ‘Henry IV Part 2’ And Once Again Falstaff Steals The Show Once again, Kentucky Shakespeare delivers with an outstanding performance of one of the Bard's history plays. By Eli Keel Jun 20 Arts and Culture REVIEW: Ky. Shakespeare Takes On 'Henry IV Part 2' Eli Keel
Oct 11 Arts and Culture In Staging ‘The War Of The Worlds,’ Ky. Shakespeare Finds A Fitting Halloween Tradition Kentucky Shakespeare has hit on a formula that could have audiences returning year after year for a new favorite Halloween tradition. By Eli Keel Oct 11 Arts and Culture In 'War Of The Worlds,' Ky. Shakespeare Finds A Halloween Tradition Eli Keel
Sep 12 Arts and Culture In This Year’s ‘Dracula’ At Actors Theatre, Women Fight Back This year's production of 'Dracula' is simultaneously familiar and entirely new. By Eli Keel Sep 12 Arts and Culture In This Year's 'Dracula' At Actors Theatre, Women Fight Back Eli Keel
Mar 31 Arts and Culture REVIEW: Liminal’s ‘Sex With Strangers’ Is Fresh, Funny And Still Relevant “Sex with Strangers" offers a look at intimacy and honesty in an age where the written word as a form of communication is more prevalent than it ever has been before. By Eli Keel Mar 31 Arts and Culture Liminal's 'Sex With Strangers' Is Fresh, Funny And Still Relevant Eli Keel
Nov 4 Arts and Culture For Roots And Wings, Performance And Placemaking Coincide The group of roughly 10 Louisville artists of color will perform an original work of poetry, dance and music twice this weekend. By Eli Keel Nov 4 Arts and Culture For Roots And Wings, Performance And Placemaking Coincide Eli Keel
May 13 Arts and Culture The Setting And The Scene: Inside ‘Shakespeare Behind Bars’ An evening at Luther Luckett Correctional Facility to see the inmates of Shakespeare Behind Bars perform "Twelfth Night" goes a little deeper than expected. By Eli Keel May 13 Arts and Culture The Setting And The Scene: Inside 'Shakespeare Behind Bars' Eli Keel
Mar 18 Arts and Culture In Early Efforts, Speed Cinema Shows Its Promise The Speed Art Museum’s new cinema isn’t even a week old, and it’s already bringing intriguing events to Louisville’s film scene. By Eli Keel Mar 18 Arts and Culture In Early Efforts, Speed Cinema Shows Its Promise Eli Keel
Feb 24 Arts and Culture A Film Lover’s Lament: The End Of Village 8 The closing of Village 8 Theatres at the end of this year will bring a major challenge to the city's film scene. By Eli Keel Feb 24 Arts and Culture A Film Lover's Lament: The End Of Village 8 Eli Keel
Feb 4 Arts and Culture ‘Louisville Young Poets’ Bring Passion To The Page — And Stage The nonprofit is designed to teach the craft of poetry and provide young people with a creative outlet. By Eli Keel Feb 4 Arts and Culture 'Young Poets' Bring Passion To The Page Eli Keel
Jan 28 Arts and Culture Walden Theatre Production Of Kafka Classic Addresses Complex Questions As afternoon classes at Walden Theatre let out for the day, some kids might be yelling and talking and laughing, but most days there is a group of kids getting ready to rehearse. Inside Walden’s performance space, director and teacher Hallie Dizdarevic begins her rehearsal by gathering the students into a circle. She lights a candle […] By Eli Keel Jan 28 Arts and Culture Walden Theatre Production Of Kafka Classic Addresses Complex Questions Eli Keel
Aug 5 Arts and Culture New Tax Incentives Program Aims To Boost Kentucky’s Fledgling Film Industry On screen, a federal marshal with a touch of the South in his voice tells a meth dealer to not reach for a gun. The meth dealer reaches anyway, and the marshal, played by Timothy Olyphant, shoots him. The scene from the FX television drama “Justified” was set in Kentucky; in fact, most of the show’s […] By Eli Keel Aug 5 Arts and Culture New Tax Incentives Program Aims To Boost Kentucky’s Fledgling Film Industry Eli Keel
Jun 23 Arts and Culture How Kentucky Shakespeare Approached One of the Bard’s Most Problematic Works Amy Attaway has an impressive local and national resume in theatre, including a long stint with Actors Theatre of Louisville. She’s also had some experience with the Bard—last summer she mounted a successful production of “Henry V” for Kentucky Shakespeare. But this year, Attaway returns to the festival to tackle one of Shakespeare’s most problematic works. […] By Eli Keel Jun 23 Arts and Culture How Kentucky Shakespeare Approached One of the Bard’s Most Problematic Works Eli Keel