Oct 28 Commentary Strange Fruit: A Bloodcurdling Conversation With ‘Dracula’ Actors "Every moment you remain here brings you closer to destruction..." By Jaison Gardner Oct 28 Commentary Strange Fruit: A Bloodcurdling Conversation With 'Dracula' Actors Jaison Gardner
Oct 17 Arts and Culture Where Is Actors Theatre In The Search For A New Artistic Director? It's been a year since Actors Theatre announced the departure of artistic director Les Waters. The theater says the search for his replacement is on schedule. By Ashlie Stevens Oct 17 Arts and Culture Where Is Actors Theatre In The Search For A New Artistic Director? Ashlie Stevens
Oct 7 Arts and Culture Hello, Again: Actors Theatre Delivers Captivating Dive Into Relationships With ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ Playwright Lucas Hnath's sequel to Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 “A Doll’s House,” brings one-time matriarch Nora Helmer back home 15 years after she left. By Elizabeth Kramer Oct 7 Arts and Culture 'A Doll’s House, Part 2' Delivers Captivating Dive Into Relationships Elizabeth Kramer
Sep 30 Arts and Culture REVIEW: Solid Direction, Strong Cast Lead The Way In Actors Theatre’s ‘Curious Incident’ Actors Theatre’s Meredith McDonough’s solid direction melds story with strong design and casting in “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” By Elizabeth Kramer Sep 30 Arts and Culture A Strong Cast Leads The Way In Actors Theatre's 'Curious Incident' Elizabeth Kramer
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
Apr 1 Arts and Culture Les Waters On His Last Humana Festival, Taking Risks During his time as Actors Theatre of Louisville's artistic director, Waters brought new energy to the long-running Humana Festival of New American Plays. By Ashlie Stevens Apr 1 Arts and Culture Les Waters On His Last Humana Festival, Taking Risks Ashlie Stevens
Mar 11 Arts and Culture Review: Humana Festival’s ‘Marginal Loss’ Shows A Complex Portrayal Of Grief Deborah Stein’s Marginal Loss is about the surviving employees of a fictional World Trade Center investment firm, Lippman Kennedy, in the days following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. By Keith Waits Mar 11 Arts and Culture Review: 'Marginal Loss' Shows A Complex Portrayal Of Grief Keith Waits
Feb 13 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre Announces A 2018-19 Season Filled With Familiar Voices In the new season, Artistic Director Les Waters said the company “examines identity and asks ‘Who are we and how did we get here?’” By Ashlie Stevens Feb 13 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season Filled With Familiar Voices Ashlie Stevens
Nov 19 Commentary Strange Fruit: Behind The Scenes With Actors Theatre’s ‘Skeleton Crew’ Actor Madelyn Porter and director Steve Broadnax join us this week to talk about the play, and what it has to teach us about blue-collar America. By Laura Ellis Nov 19 Commentary Strange Fruit: Behind The Scenes Of Actors Theatre's 'Skeleton Crew' Laura Ellis
Nov 15 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre Announces 2018 Humana Festival Lineup This year’s Humana Festival of New American Plays will run February 28 through April 8, 2018 and will feature six world premieres. By Ashlie Stevens Nov 15 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre Announces 2018 Humana Festival Lineup Ashlie Stevens
Nov 10 Arts and Culture Jennifer Lawrence Arts Fund Gives Nearly $100,000 To Four Local Groups Actors Theatre of Louisville, Kentucky Shakespeare, the Louisville Orchestra and StageOne Family Theatre will receive grants from the fund. By Ashlie Stevens Nov 10 Arts and Culture Jennifer Lawrence Arts Fund Gives Nearly $100,000 To Local Groups Ashlie Stevens
Oct 4 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre Artistic Director Les Waters To Step Down Waters will depart in the summer of 2018, following the close of the theater’s 2017-18 season, to pursue personal projects. By Ashlie Stevens Oct 4 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre Artistic Director Les Waters To Step Down Ashlie Stevens
Sep 13 Arts and Culture Behind The Screams Of Actors Theatre’s ‘Dracula’ For the 22nd consecutive year, the company will perform the fast-paced production filled with suspense, a lot of blood -- and even more screaming. By Ashlie Stevens Sep 13 Arts and Culture Behind The Screams Of Actors Theatre's 'Dracula' Ashlie Stevens
Aug 14 Arts and Culture How Actors Theatre’s Dramaturg Unpacks ‘Angels In America’ Jenni Page-White has spent months contextualizing the play for the actors who are taking on the massive two-part production later this month. By Ashlie Stevens Aug 14 Arts and Culture How Actors Theatre's Dramaturg Unpacks 'Angels In America' Ashlie Stevens
Apr 17 Arts and Culture Review: Despite Awkward Ending, ‘We’re Gonna Be Okay’ Is Sharp And Funny Written by Basil Kreimendahl, "We're Gonna Be Okay" takes us back to October 1962 and the Cuban Missile Crisis. By Tara Anderson Apr 17 Arts and Culture Review: Despite Awkward End, 'We're Gonna Be Okay' Is Sharp, Funny Tara Anderson