May 7 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre Names Former Intern Associate Artistic Director California-based director Meredith McDonough returns to the Actors Theatre of Louisville artistic staff this fall, where she began her career as a directing intern 14 years ago. The new Actors Theatre of Louisville associate artistic director went on to serve two seasons as associate director of the apprentince/intern company before leaving in 2001 for the […] By Erin Keane May 7 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre Names Former Intern Associate Artistic Director Erin Keane
Apr 1 Arts and Culture Critics Honor Humana Festival Play On the final Saturday night of the Humana Festival of New American Plays, Actors Theatre of Louisville packs the Pamela Brown Auditorium for an evening of ten-minute plays. But first, the best of the previous year’s regional premieres are recognized. The American Theatre Critics Association hands out a combined $40,000 from the Harold and Mimi […] By Erin Keane Apr 1 Arts and Culture Critics Honor Humana Festival Play Erin Keane
Mar 26 Arts and Culture “Michael von Siebenburg” Seeks Redemption in Smart, Dark Comedy You can’t go back to Constantinople, the song cautions. And anyway, according to 500-year-old Crusades survivor Michael von Siebenburg, “Christendom isn’t what it used to be.” What is? A man accepts that uncovering the secret to life everlasting means leaving behind all he once had. But now, not even the tender meat of the innocents […] By Erin Keane Mar 26 Arts and Culture “Michael von Siebenburg” Seeks Redemption in Smart, Dark Comedy Erin Keane
Mar 26 Arts and Culture “Oh, Gastronomy!” Serves a Feast for the Stage Take a director and a dramaturg with one big idea. Add five playwrights, 22 young actors, and at least one banjo to make “Oh, Gastronomy!,” this year’s witty and surprisingly touching Actors Theatre of Louisville apprentice showcase. Conceived by apprentice/intern company associate director Amy Attaway (who also directed) and literary manager Sarah Lunnie (dramaturg) and […] By Erin Keane Mar 26 Arts and Culture “Oh, Gastronomy!” Serves a Feast for the Stage Erin Keane
Mar 26 Arts and Culture New Actors Theatre Artistic Director to Stage Two Plays Next Season The new artistic director at Actors Theatre of Louisville is already making his mark. Les Waters—who was hired in November and moved to Louisville last month—says he had complete involvement in selecting the theater’s next season of plays. Actors Theatre announced their 2012-13 season last week. Waters says he hopes the eclectic range of work, […] By Erin Keane Mar 26 Arts and Culture New Actors Theatre Artistic Director to Stage Two Plays Next Season Erin Keane
Mar 23 Arts and Culture Money Talks in Psychological Thriller “Death Tax” “Nobody does something for nothing,” Maxine states flatly from her hospital bed. That’s the golden rule for the characters of Lucas Hnath’s “Death Tax,” a dense psychological thriller centered around an elderly woman’s ability to manipulate her caretakers and family. Directed by Ken Rus Schmoll, “Death Tax” premiered Thursday at Actors Theatre of Louisville’s 36th […] By Erin Keane Mar 23 Arts and Culture Money Talks in Psychological Thriller “Death Tax” Erin Keane
Mar 23 Arts and Culture Man vs. Monster: “Michael Von Siebenburg Melts Through the Floorboards” Playwright Talks Cost of Living for the Undead Baron Von Siebenburg is a man out of time. Immortality isn’t what it used to be for the 500-year-old vampire anti-hero of “Michael Von Siebenburg Melts Through the Floorboards,” playwright Greg Kotis’s dark comedy premiering Saturday in the Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville. “It’s a play about a man […] By Erin Keane Mar 23 Arts and Culture Man vs. Monster: “Michael Von Siebenburg Melts Through the Floorboards” Playwright Talks Cost of Living for the Undead Erin Keane
Mar 22 Arts and Culture Honesty Has Its Price in ‘Eat Your Heart Out’ Honesty might be a virtue, but its price, vulnerability, proves steep for some in Courtney Baron’s “Eat Your Heart Out,” a forthright exploration of the demands of unfulfilled desire. Directed by Adam Greenfield, “Eat Your Heart Out” is the fourth play to open in the 36th Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre […] By Erin Keane Mar 22 Arts and Culture Honesty Has Its Price in ‘Eat Your Heart Out’ Erin Keane
Mar 21 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre Apprentice Showcase Celebrates Food There’s just over a week left in the Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville. While most of the parts in the festival’s ten world premieres are played by professional actors, every year Actors Theatre commissions playwrights to create a showcase production for the theater’s acting apprentices to perform. This year’s […] By Erin Keane Mar 21 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre Apprentice Showcase Celebrates Food Erin Keane
Mar 20 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre of Louisville announces new season Actors Theatre of Louisville has announced its next season of plays. The theater will kick off the 2012-13 season September 4 with William Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers “Romeo and Juliet.” The tragedy will be directed by Louisville native and former Actors Theatre apprentice Tony Speciale, currently associate artistic director of New York City’s Classic Stage Company. […] By Erin Keane Mar 20 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre of Louisville announces new season Erin Keane
Mar 1 Arts and Culture Humana Festival Plays Feature Big Concepts and Small Moments The 36th Humana Festival of New American Plays began last night at Actors Theatre of Louisville. WFPL’s Todd Mundt spoke with WFPL’s Erin Keane about the festival’s lineup, and the influence of new artistic director Les Waters. By Laura Ellis Mar 1 Arts and Culture Humana Festival Plays Feature Big Concepts and Small Moments Laura Ellis
Nov 29 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre of Louisville Names New Artistic Director The new artistic director of Actors Theatre of Louisville will begin work in January. Les Waters will be the fourth artistic director in the company’s 47-year history. He comes from California, where he has been director of the Berkeley Repertory Theatre since 2003. Waters has directed a number of new plays in Berkeley and other […] By Gabe Bullard Nov 29 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre of Louisville Names New Artistic Director Gabe Bullard
Nov 14 Here and Now Supreme Court Considers Health Care Rules, Why No One Intervened at Penn State, Actors Theater Piece Looks at Returning Soldiers: Today on Here and Now 1:06pm: The Supreme Court said today that it will take up the constitutional fight over the President’s embattled health care law. The core issue: under the U.S. constitution, can the government require Americans to buy health care? And if the answer is yes, what else can the government require Americans to buy? We’ll get reactions. […] By Laura Ellis Nov 14 Here and Now Supreme Court Considers Health Care Rules, Why No One Intervened at Penn State, Actors Theater Piece Looks at Returning Soldiers: Today on Here and Now Laura Ellis
Sep 3 Arts and Culture Sense and Sensibility Opens at Actors Theatre of Louisville Maybe you remember the story of Sense and Sensibility from English Lit, or your own reading, or one of its many TV and film incarnations. If not, playwright and director Jon Jory has a primer: “This is a story that pits passion against rationality.” Jory’s words appear in the program for the new Actors Theatre […] By Graham Shelby Sep 3 Arts and Culture Sense and Sensibility Opens at Actors Theatre of Louisville Graham Shelby
Feb 17 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre Plans To Hire Search Firm For New Artistic Director Actors Theatre Managing Director Jennifer Bielstein says the board will soon hire a search firm to find a new artistic director who meets the right criteria. “A skillset in new play production and development because that is our core strength and what attracts people to us nationally and from around the world. And someone who will be a good person at developing relationships and being a goodspokesperson for the arts and for Actors Theatre in this community," she says. By Graham Shelby Feb 17 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre Plans To Hire Search Firm For New Artistic Director Graham Shelby