Actors Theatre of Louisville
presents

33rd Annual
HUMANA FESTIVAL OF NEW AMERICAN PLAYS


Made possible by a generous grant from

Ameriville
by UNIVERSES
(Gamal Abdel Chasten, Mildred Ruiz, William Ruiz aka Ninja and Steven Sapp)
directed by Chay Yew
March 1 - April 5


Slasher
by Allison Moore
directed by Josh Hecht
March 6 - April 5


Absalom
by Zoe Kazan
directed by Giovanna Sardelli
March 10 - April 11


The Hard Weather Boating Party
by Naomi Wallace
directed by Jo Bonney
March 14 - April 4


Under Construction
by Charles L. Mee
directed by Anne Bogart
created and performed by SITI Company
March 17 - April 5


Wild Blessings: A Celebration of Wendell Berry

adapted for the stage by Marc Masterson and Adrien-Alice Hansel from the writing of Wendell Berry
directed by Marc Masterson
part of the Brown-Forman Mainstage Series
March 26 - April 26


BRINK!
by Lydia Diamond, Kristoffer Diaz, Greg Kotis, Deborah Zoe Laufer,
Peter Sinn Nachtrieb and Deborah Stein
directed by Sean Daniels
performed by the 2008-2009 Actors Theatre Acting Apprentice Company
commissioned by Actors Theatre of Louisville
March 20, 27 & 29 and April 3 & 5




Actors Theatre of Louisville - 316 West Main Street - Louisville, KY 40202-4218
Administrative Office: 502-584-1265 - Box Office: 502-584-1205 - ActorsTheatre.org



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About the Humana Festival CD-ROM
In honor of the 30th Anniversary Humana Festival of New American Plays, in 2006 Actors Theatre created a special CD-ROM which includes a full chronology of the Humana Festival, plus unique perspectives that commemorate the history of this internationally acclaimed new play festival, a list of awards and recognitions bestowed upon Humana Festival plays over three decades, and information about Actors Theatre of Louisville, the home and producer of the Humana Festival. This information is updated each year.

Chronology—Plays and Playwrights
The chronology is searchable by individual productions (click on Plays), or by playwright (click on Playwright). Within the chronology you can find links to detailed information on who performed in, designed and worked behind-the-scenes on each festival play.

Perspectives
Perspectives includes stories from playwrights, directors, critics, artists, as well as design, production and adminsistrative staff, who have all been a part of the Humana Festival history.

A message from The Humana Foundation on the 30th anniversary

A message from Marc Masterson, artistic director, Actors Theatre of Louisville

The Board of Directors and Staff of Actors Theatre dedicated the 30th Anniversary Humana Festival of New American Plays to Alexander "Sandy" Speer. Upon his retirement as Executive Director, we express our heartfelt gratitude for his remarkable 40-year dedication and passion for Actors Theatre
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Click here for a retrospective on Sandy Speer from Louisville's Courier-Journal