Season Calendar 2010-2011
36th Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays
The Humana Festival of New American Plays is the leading event of its kind, launching new plays into the national spotlight—right in your backyard!
A Devil at Noon
February 27 - April 3, 2011
by Anne Washburn
directed by Steve Cosson
Chet writes science fiction. His book is going well but his life has jumped the outline in this engrossing exploration of the addiction, power and danger of dwelling in the imagination.
Elemeno Pea
March 8 - April 3, 2011
by Molly Smith Metzler
directed by Davis McCallum
Worlds collide and sisters square off in this keenly-observed comedy about ambition, regret, and the choices that shape who we become.
Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them
March 11 - April 2, 2011
by A. Rey Pamatmat
directed by May Adrales
Three kids are all but abandoned on a remote farm in Middle America—until Edith shoots something she really shouldn’t shoot, and the outside world comes barging in.
The End
March 18 - April 3, 2011
by Dan Dietz, Jennifer Haley, Allison Moore, A. Rey Pamatmat and Marco Ramirez
directed by Amy Attaway and Michael Legg
From forewarning to four horsemen, five wildly imaginative playwrights join forces with our twenty-two acting apprentices to explore the enduring promise of apocalypse—and what lies on the other side.
The Edge of Our Bodies
March 22 - April 3, 2011
by Adam Rapp
directed by Adam Rapp
Intimate and searingly honest, this play captures a young woman at the threshold of vulnerability and experience, achingly articulate about all she can’t know or control.
BOB
March 24 - April 17, 2011
by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
directed by Sean Daniels
This is a story. A story of a dream. A dream of greatness. The greatness of Bob.
Maple and Vine
March 4 - April 3, 2011
by Jordan Harrison
directed by Anne Kauffman
When Katha and Ryu join a community of 1950s reenactors, they are surprised by what their new neighbors—and they themselves—are willing to sacrifice for happiness.
Ten-Minute Plays
April 2 - April 3, 2011
An evening of ten-minute plays including works by Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Gregory Hischak and Laura Eason.
- Actors Theater of Louisville
- 316 West Main St.
- Louisville, KY 40202
- 502-584-1205
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