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Moving the Field Forward Faster at American Regional Theatres
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Moving the Field Forward Faster at American Regional Theatres
by Robert Barry Fleming, Courtney Sale
10 March 2021
Playwrights Say #NeverAgain
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Playwrights Say #NeverAgain
by Rachael Carnes
8 May 2018
Grassroots Theatre Training in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfields
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Grassroots Theatre Training in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfields
by Bob Martin
4 February 2018
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Moving the Field Forward Faster at American Regional Theatres
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Moving the Field Forward Faster at American Regional Theatres

10 March 2021

Robert Barry Fleming, executive artistic director of Actors Theatre, and Courtney Sale, artistic director of Merrimack Repertory Theatre, converse about structural racism and systems of oppression, what can be learned from theatre for young audiences, the possibilities in a post-COVID world, and more.

Playwrights Say #NeverAgain
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Playwrights Say #NeverAgain

8 May 2018

Rachael Carnes discusses organizing Playwrights Say Never Again to School Shootings, a new anthology of work on gun violence by nineteen playwrights with readings all over the United States.

Grassroots Theatre Training in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfields
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Grassroots Theatre Training in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfields

4 February 2018

Bob Martin talks about Hurricane Gap Community Theater Institute and how they're supporting an Appalachian grassroots theatre movement. 

James and the Giant Peach
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James and the Giant Peach

An Earthworm’s Resistance to Normalize Difference

15 May 2017

Actor Billy Flood discusses his performance as the Earthworm in StageOne Family Theatre’s production of James and the Giant Peach, sharing how he engaged with the role to resist gender norms.

Competitive Air Guitar on Stage at Humana
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Competitive Air Guitar on Stage at Humana

13 May 2017

Airness uses air guitar to ask what is real. The answer: the families we make.

Black Theatre in Louisville
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Black Theatre in Louisville

11 May 2016

Billy Flood, theatre artist based in Louisville, Kentucky talks to local black theatre artists about the state of black theatre in Lousiville.

Rajiv Joseph: Benefits of Self-Loathing 
Actors Theatre
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Rajiv Joseph: Benefits of Self-Loathing 

A Keynote Address at the 40th Humana Festival of New American Plays

Saturday 26 March 2016
Louisville, KY, United States

The 40th Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville presented Rajiv Joseph: Benefits of Self-Loathing—a keynote address livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Saturday 26 March at 7:30 a.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 9:30 a.m. CDT (Chicago) / 10:30 a.m. EDT (New York) / 14:30 GMT (London). On Twitter, use #HumanaFest and follow @ATLouisville and @HowlRoundTV.

Theatre in a Fly-over State
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Theatre in a Fly-over State

Louisville Championship Arm Wrestling

6 February 2016

In this installment, Eli Keel discusses Louisville Championship Arm Wrestling and its non-traditional approach to live theatre.

Failure
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Failure

Why Taking Risks is Still Essential

2 December 2015

Eli Keel discusses his experience performing in Phillip Dawkins’ play Failure: A Love Story and shares the timely lesson he learned.

Where the Wild Things Aren’t
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Where the Wild Things Aren’t

12 November 2015

Michael Bigelow Dixon introduces the Monsters on Stage Project from Translyvania University.

The Gift of Shakespeare
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The Gift of Shakespeare

25 October 2015

Actor and writer Eli Keel reflects on his introduction to Shakespeare and advocates translation for new audiences.

Theatre in a Fly-over State
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Theatre in a Fly-over State

Seeking Consent in Theatrical Places

12 October 2015

In his third installment, Eli Keel discusses the ethics of seeking consent from actors in theatre settings.

Theatre in a Fly-over State
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Theatre in a Fly-over State

The Racial Divide

14 September 2015

In the second installment of his series, writer and actor Eli Keel discusses the lack of representation for artists of color in Louisville’s theatre scene.

Theatre in a Fly-over State
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Theatre in a Fly-over State

Playwriting

31 August 2015

In the first installment of his series, writer and actor Eli Keel discusses the state of new work in Kentucky and some of its key players.

I Do Community Theatre
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I Do Community Theatre

9 August 2015

Writer and actor Eli Keel describes how his relationship with the terms “professional” and “community” theatre has evolved throughout his life. 

The Path to Production Panel at the 39th Humana Festival of New American Plays
Actors Theatre
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The Path to Production Panel at the 39th Humana Festival of New American Plays

Friday 10 April 2015
Louisville, KY, United States

The 39th Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville presented The Path to Production livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 10 April at 10 a.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 12 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 1 p.m. EDT (New York) / 17:00 GMT / 6 p.m. BST (London). In Twitter, use #HumanaFest and follow @ATLouisville.

Community-Specific Theatre
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Community-Specific Theatre

Conversations, Connections, and Considerations

10 April 2015

Talleri McRae shares a conversation hosted by StageOne Family Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky about making theatre specific to a particular community.

Artists and Scientists: Great Minds Think Alike Panel at the 39th Humana Festival of New American Plays
Actors Theatre
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Artists and Scientists: Great Minds Think Alike Panel at the 39th Humana Festival of New American Plays

Saturday 4 April 2015
Louisville, KY, United States

The 39th Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville presented Artists and Scientists: Great Minds Think Alike livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Saturday 4 April at 9 a.m. CDT (Chicago) / 10 a.m. EDT (New York) / 14:00 GMT / 3 p.m. BST (London). In Twitter, use #HumanaFest and follow @ATLouisville.

The Role of Storytelling in the 21st Century with Anne Bogart at the 39th Humana Festival of New American Plays
Actors Theatre
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The Role of Storytelling in the 21st Century with Anne Bogart at the 39th Humana Festival of New American Plays

Saturday 28 March 2015
Louisville, KY, United States

The 39th Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville presented The Role of Storytelling in the 21st Century with Anne Bogart livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Saturday 28 March at 9:30 a.m. CDT (Chicago) / 10:30 a.m. EDT (New York) / 14:40 GMT (London). In Twitter, use #HumanaFest and follow @ATLouisville.

Making a Statement about Diversity at the Humana Festival of New American Plays
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Making a Statement about Diversity at the Humana Festival of New American Plays

18 April 2014

Dani Snyder-Young writes about the intentional diversity she witnessed in five of the 2014 Humana Festival productions.

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The Art of Collective Invention Conversation from Humana Festival of New American Plays
Actors Theatre
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The Art of Collective Invention Conversation from Humana Festival of New American Plays

Friday 4 April 2014
Louisville, KY, United States

Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville presented The Art of Collective Invention conversation livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 4 April at 10 a.m. PDT/ 12 p.m. CDT / 1 p.m. EDT / 17:00 GMT / 6 p.m. BST (London).

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Perspectives in Theatre Criticism: A Keynote by Lauren Gunderson livestreaming from Humana Festival of New American Plays
Actors Theatre
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Perspectives in Theatre Criticism: A Keynote by Lauren Gunderson livestreaming from Humana Festival of New American Plays

Thursday 3 April 2014
Louisville, KY, United States

Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville presented Perspectives in Theatre Criticism livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 3 April at 11 a.m. PDT/ 1 p.m. CDT / 2 p.m. EDT / 18:00 GMT / 7 p.m. BST (London).

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A Conversation with Anne Bogart at the Humana Festival
Actors Theatre
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A Conversation with Anne Bogart at the Humana Festival

Saturday 29 March 2014
Louisville, KY, United States

Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville presented a conversation with Anne Bogart livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 29 March at 7 a.m. PDT/ 9 a.m. CDT / 10 a.m. EDT / 2 p.m. GMT.

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50 Years: An Abridged History of Actors Theatre of Louisville at the Humana Festival
Actors Theatre
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50 Years: An Abridged History of Actors Theatre of Louisville at the Humana Festival

Sunday 23 March 2014
Louisville, KY, United States

Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville presented the conversation 50 Years: An Abridged History of Actors Theatre of Louisville livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 23 March at 9 a.m. PDT/ 11 a.m. CDT/ 12 noon EDT/ 16:00 GMT.

 

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A conversation with Idris Goodwin: Looking Back, Moving Forward New Work at Humana Festival of New American Plays
Actors Theatre
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A conversation with Idris Goodwin: Looking Back, Moving Forward New Work at Humana Festival of New American Plays

Saturday 22 March 2014
Louisville, KY, United States

Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville presented the livestreaming conversation Looking Back, Moving Forward New Work livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 22 March at 7:30 a.m. PDT/ 9:30 a.m. CDT/ 10:30 a.m. EDT/ 14:30 GMT.