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Two performers sitting on-stage in Cry Old Kingdom.
Cry Old Kingdom
Essay

Cry Old Kingdom

23 April 2013

Jeff Augustin’s Cry Old Kingdom takes place in Haiti, 1964 during François "Papa Doc" Duvalier's reigme. Dani Snyder-Young reviews the 2013 Humana Festival production with an eye towards its theme of sacrifice, and the actor-audience power dynamic.

Banner poster for Humana Festival of New American Plays.
Charting the Course: New Play Directors in Conversation Panel at Humana Festival of New American Plays
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Charting the Course: New Play Directors in Conversation Panel at Humana Festival of New American Plays

Friday, April 5 2013
Louisville, KY, UNited States

Actors Theatre of Louisville's Humana Festival of New American Plays presented a livestreaming panel discussion Charting the Course: New Play Directors in Conversation livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday, April 5 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). Click here for a conversion into your local time.

 

 

Banner poster for Humana Festival of New American Plays.
The Playwright as Teacher and Student Panel at Humana Festival of New American Plays
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The Playwright as Teacher and Student Panel at Humana Festival of New American Plays

Saturday, March 30 2013
Louisville, KY, United States

Actors Theatre of Louisville's Humana Festival of New American Plays presented a panel discussion The Playwright as Teacher and Student livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday, March 30 at 7 a.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 9 a.m. CDT (Chicago) / 10 a.m. EDT (New York) / 14:00 GMT (London). Click here to find your local time.

 

 

Poster for New American Plays festival.
Maximizing New Play Coverage at the Humana Festival with a Pop-Up Newsroom
Essay

Maximizing New Play Coverage at the Humana Festival with a Pop-Up Newsroom

30 March 2013

Engine31 is a team of twelve journalists striving to serve the artists of Humana Festival by reporting through a pop-up newsroom.

Exterior of the Appalshop.
Learning to Embrace Appalachia
Essay

Learning to Embrace Appalachia

27 October 2012

Sometimes it takes leaving home to realize how much it makes the fabric of your life. Ada Smith reflects on finding her youth culture in the midst of tradition

NET's MicroFest USA: Kentucky/Tennesse
Video

NET's MicroFest USA: Kentucky/Tennesse

Friday 26 October and Friday 27 October 2012
KY, TN; United States

The Network of Ensemble Theater presented MicroFest Kentucky/Tennessee livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 26 October and Friday 27 October 2012.

How Artistic Thinking Inspires New Ideas—36th Annual Humana Festival
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How Artistic Thinking Inspires New Ideas—36th Annual Humana Festival

Sunday 18 March 2012
Louisville, KY, United States

As part of the 36th Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, the second of four panel discussions was livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 18 March 2012 at 9 a.m. (Los Angeles) / 11 a.m. (Chicago) / 12 p.m. (New York) / 4 p.m. (London - GMT) / 5 p.m. (Berlin) / 9:30 p.m. (Mumbai).

Critiquing Criticism: (re)imagining the future Panel—36th Annual Humana Festival
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Critiquing Criticism: (re)imagining the future Panel—36th Annual Humana Festival

Friday 30 March 2012
Louisville, KY, United States

As part of the 36th Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, this fourth of four panel discussions was livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 30 March 2012 at 7:30 a.m. (Los Angeles) / 9:30 a.m. (Chicago) / 10:30 a.m. (New York) / 14:30 GMT / 15:30 (London-BST) / 16:30 (Berlin-CEST) / 20:00 (Mumbai).

A drawing of a man with purple skin holding a pencil. He has flowers in his hair.
My First Humana
Essay

My First Humana

29 March 2012

Kevin Becerra recounts his first time at the Humana Festival, and what it's like to head to the mythical center of new play development.

The Scribes Speak: A Playwrights' Forum—36th Annual Humana Festival
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The Scribes Speak: A Playwrights' Forum—36th Annual Humana Festival

Sunday 25 March 2012
Louisville, KY, United States

As part of the 36th Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, the third of four panel discussions was livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 25 March 2012 at 8:30 a.m. (Los Angeles) / 10:30 a.m. (Chicago) / 11:30 a.m. (New York) / 15:30 UTC / 16:30 (London-BST) / 17:30 (Berlin-CEST) / 21:00 (Mumbai).

The Good Groupthink: How Communities Solve Problems at the 36th Annual Humana Festival
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The Good Groupthink: How Communities Solve Problems at the 36th Annual Humana Festival

Saturday 10 March 2012 

As part of the 36th Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays, the Actors Theatre of Louisville presented the first of four panel discussions livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv  on Saturday 10 March 2012 at 11 a.m. EST / 10 a.m. CST.