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Actors Theatre of Louisville
24th Humana Festival of New American Plays


March 25–April 2, 2000
BACK STORY More About this Production
A dramatic anthology by Joan Ackermann, Courtney Baron, Neena Beber, Constance Congdon, Jon Klein, Shirley Lauro, Craig Lucas, Eduardo Machado, Donald Margulies, Jane Martin, Susan Miller, Tanya Palmer, David Rambo, Edwin Sanchez, Adele Edling Shank, Mayo Simon and Val Smith

Based on characters created by Joan Ackermann

Directors
Pascaline Bellegarde - Trying to Get There, Moby Ethan at the Sculptor's Museum
Aimée Hayes - Ethan's Got Get, Or Maybe Not
Dano Madden - What Became of the Polar Bear?, Maid of Athens
Meredith McDonough - Time to Think, Good Morning to the Horse, Misadventure, Something To Do with Bolivia, The Deal, Barbra Live at Canyon Ranch
Sullivan Canaday White - The Reluctant Instrument, Turn Down, Dead Men Make No Dollars, Blackfish, Introducing Dad, Star Skating, Norman Rockwell's Thanksgiving in the Year 2000

The Cast (all members of the Acting Apprentice Company)

Shawna Joy Anderson
Molly M. Binder
Phil Bolin
Rachel Burttram
Cary Calebs
Christy Collier
Patrick J. Dall'Occhio
Samantha Desz
Melody G. Fenster
Jeff Jenkins
Tom Johnson

Aimée Kleisner
Cabe McCarty
Kimberly Megna
Tom Moglia
Holly W. Sims
Stephen Sislen
Heather Springsteen
Mark Watson
Zach Welsheimer
Jessica Wortham
Travis York

Back Story
(in order of appearance)

Tim to Think by Joan Ackermann
Rachel Burtram  

Good Morning to the Horse by Craig Lucas
Heather Springsteen, Tom Johnson

What Became of the Polar Bear? by Mayo Simon
Patrick Dall'Occhio

The Reluctant Instrumetn by Neena Beber
Christy Collier
 

Ethan's Got Get by Edwin Sanchez
Jeff Jenkins
 

Trying to Get There by Eduardo Machado
Samantha Desz

Maid of Athens by David Rambo
Molly Binder

Moby Ethan at the Sculptor's Museum by Constance Congdon
Travis York
 

Turn Down by Shirley Lauro
Jessica Wortham

Misadventure by Donald Margulies
Kimberly Megna, Cary Calebs

Something To Do with Bolivia by Jon Klein
Zach Welsheimer

Or Maybe Not by Adele Edling Shank
Melody Fenster

Dead Men Make No Money by Val Smith
Tom Moglia

The Deal by Jane Martin
Holly Sims
 

Blackfish by Courtney Baron
Stephen Sislen  

Star Skating by John Olive
Cabe McCarty  

Barbra Live at Canyon Ranch by Tanya Palmer
Shawna Joy Anderson  

Introducing Dad by Susan Miller
Mark Watson  

Norman Rockwell's Thanksgiving in the Year 2000 by Joan Ackermann
Aimée Kleisner and Phil Bolin

Scenic Designer Paul Owen
Costume Designer Kevin McLeod
Lighting Designer Greg Sullivan
Sound Designer Martin R. Desjardins
Properties Designer Mark Walston
Stage Manager Amber D. Martin
Dramaturg Amy Wegener, Michael Bigelow Dixon
Commissioned by Actors Theatre of Louisville