Actors Theatre of Louisville Hosts Humana Festival, 2/21-3/28

Actors Theatre of Louisville's Humana Festival of New American Plays is an annual site of pilgrimage where theatre lovers from around the world converge to get the first look at the future of the American theatre. More than 400 plays have been produced in the internationally acclaimed Humana Festival, representing the work of more than 200 playwrights.

This year, the festival will start on February 21 and will run through March 28.  The ten minute plays for this year's festival (which will be performed March 27-28) include LET BYGONES BE by Gamal Abdel Chasten, POST WAVE SPECTACULAR, by Diana Grisanti, LOBSTER BOY by Dan Dietz, and AN EXAMINATION OF THE WHOLE PLAYWRIGHT/ACTOR RELATIONSHIP PRESENTED AS SOME KIND OF COP SHOW PARODY by Greg Kotis.

Other plays presented at the festival include SIRENS by Deborah Zoe Laufer, PHOENIX, by Scott Organ, and THE METHOD GUN, by Kirk Lynn, among others.  For a full schedule and to learn more about each play visit www.actorstheatre.org

Click here to learn more about several ticket options for the festival.

Now in its 46th season, Actors Theatre of Louisville, the State Theatre of Kentucky, is internationally acclaimed as one of America's most consistently innovative non-profit professional theatre companies. Founded in 1964, it has won a host of coveted awards and worldwide recognition for excellence. For over 30 years it has been a major force in revitalizing American playwriting, with over 300 Actors-debuted scripts now in publication.