Community Conversation: Black Love as Liberation

Community Conversations Series

Community Conversation is an annual event hosted by Actors Theatre of Louisville that brings members of the community together to explore important topics in Louisville’s cultural landscape.

Community Conversation is an annual event hosted by Actors Theatre of Louisville that brings members of the community together to explore important topics in Louisville’s cultural landscape. This year, our event centers on STILL READY as we discuss Black love as liberation in a conversation moderated by Dr. Kaila Story, University of Louisville Department of Pan-African Studies Audre Lorde Chair in Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Dr. Story will be joined by Hannah Drake, Author/Activist ; Minda Honey, TAUNT Founder; Dr. Brandon McCormack, University of Louisville Department of Pan-African Studies; Shashray McCormack, Grace James Academy of Excellence Cultural Humility Coach; and Ken Robinson, STILL READY Creator and Performer.

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Unscripted: Non-Binary Navigation in Theatre Production

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Unscripted: Teachers & Administrators on School Reopening

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All donations to Actors Theatre Unscripted will be shared with Roots101: African American Museum.

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June 17, 2025

Louisville Sessions #3: BRIDGE 19

"Tether"

Written, arranged and performed by: Amanda and Audrey of Bridge 19

Engineered and mixed by: Anne Gauthier

Bridge 19 is a touring band based out of Louisville, KY. They offer a sound pallet of moody electric guitars, horns, accordion, & pedal steel - with rhythmic stylings of Nola jazz meets americana. Vocal harmony is the corner stone, and makes Bridge 19 unique and transfixing. Bridge 19 somehow closes the gap between americana, singer/songwriter, vintage soul, folk, & pop. one of the few bands that you can both dance and cry to. http://www.bridge19.com/

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