Will There Even Be Theatre Six Months From Now?
Our job now as theatremakers is to adapt to whatever mechanism we have to tell stories.
All Stories About Humana Festival of New American Plays
Humana Festival Announces 2020 Lineup
New artistic director Robert Barry Fleming’s first festival program will feature five world premiere plays.
Humana’s Changing Conversation, and Who Leads It
The shows in this year’s new-play fest at Actors Theatre of Louisville were in dialogue with past offerings, no doubt, but also with our current moment.
The Parenthood Trap
A conversation with the playwright of ‘Cry it Out,’ a comedy/drama about bonds and conflicts among neighbors with young children.
Actors Theatre Announces Opportunities for Humana Festival
Actors Theatre is looking for guest speakers and will also be awarding festival passes to theatre professionals and artists.
Actors Theatre of Louisville Announces 43rd Humana Festival
The annual festival will feature five world premieres, including a new play by Lucas Hnath.
Les Waters’s Vision of Life
The outgoing artistic director of Actors Theatre of Louisville talks about new plays, directing vs. interpreting, and his impressive beard.
Women Ran the Table at the 2018 Humana Festival
At the 42nd Humana Festival of New American Plays, the Kilroys and Anne Bogart spoke, Lauren Gunderson got a prize, and a majority female-authored program commanded the stage.
How To Be an Artist in a World That Hates You
If you can find a calling that gives you peace, you owe it to yourself to follow it, no matter what stands in your way.
Amy Wegener, the Heart Behind Humana
The literary director at Actors Theatre leads the yearlong charge of selecting the lineup.