FDR's Very Happy Hour Work-In-Progress Lab Sharing
An Actors Theatre of Louisville Storytelling (r)Evolution Lab Workshop
Work-in-progress Lab Sharings on April 23 & 25, 2025 at 7 p.m. and April 26, 2025 at 2 p.m.
in the Bingham Theatre
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt hosted a cocktail hour nearly every day at the White House, welcoming folks from different backgrounds to sip martinis, laugh, and connect. Inspired by FDR’s love of stirring up drinks and lively conversation to unwind in challenging times, this immersive new play mixes humor and history to build on this tradition for our era, asking how the 32nd President’s triumphs and failures might illuminate our own civic heath. As FDR invites us to ponder life, a complicated legacy, and the pursuit of community, strangers become friends—and perhaps, together, we can find ways to talk with our neighbors again.
This project prioritizes exploring the creation of an accessible experience for the fullest human spectrum possible. Captioning, ASL Interpretation, and design of the physical space for wheelchair access are part of the show. (FDR used a wheelchair, after all.)
Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Storytelling (r)Evolution Lab is a space of artistic experimentation, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and new play development. The Lab uplifts work that reflects the wonder and complexity of our time, with a focus on nurturing creative exploration through resources that include workshop rehearsals, artist residencies, Lab productions, and more. FDR’s Very Happy Hour will receive support through a two-week workshop culminating in several work-in-progress sharings, where audiences will be invited into the process to experience this new play in development.
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Purple & Gold Members: $12.50 no fees
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Blue Members: $22.50 no fees
Green Members: $25 plus fees
Group Discount: Groups of 10 or more are eligible for discounted tickets! Email boxoffice@actorstheatre.org to learn more.
FDR's Very Happy Hour Work-In-Progress Lab Sharing
Franklin Delano Roosevelt hosted a cocktail hour nearly every day at the White House, welcoming folks from different backgrounds to sip martinis, laugh, and connect. Inspired by FDR’s love of stirring up drinks and lively conversation to unwind in challenging times, this immersive new play mixes humor and history to build on this tradition for our era, asking how the 32nd President’s triumphs and failures might illuminate our own civic heath. As FDR invites us to ponder life, a complicated legacy, and the pursuit of community, strangers become friends—and perhaps, together, we can find ways to talk with our neighbors again.
This project prioritizes exploring the creation of an accessible experience for the fullest human spectrum possible. Captioning, ASL Interpretation, and design of the physical space for wheelchair access are part of the show. (FDR used a wheelchair, after all.)
Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Storytelling (r)Evolution Lab is a space of artistic experimentation, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and new play development. The Lab uplifts work that reflects the wonder and complexity of our time, with a focus on nurturing creative exploration through resources that include workshop rehearsals, artist residencies, Lab productions, and more. FDR’s Very Happy Hour will receive support through a two-week workshop culminating in several work-in-progress sharings, where audiences will be invited into the process to experience this new play in development.
An Actors Theatre of Louisville Storytelling (r)Evolution Lab Workshop
Work-in-progress Lab Sharings on April 23 & 25, 2025 at 7 p.m. and April 26, 2025 at 2 p.m.
in the Bingham Theatre
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All performances of FDR's Very Happy Hour include open captions.
All performances of FDR's Very Happy Hour include ASL interpretation.
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