The Humana Festival : the history of new plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville / Jeffrey Ullom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ullom, Jeffrey, 1971-

Series:

Theater in the Americas.

Theater in the Americas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Kentucky--Louisville--History--20th century.

Theater.

Theater--Kentucky--Louisville--History--21st century.

Actors Theatre of Louisville.

Humana Festival.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Far from the glittering lights of Broadway, in a city known more for its horse racing than its artistic endeavors, an annual festival in Louisville, Kentucky, has transformed the landscape of the American theater. The Actors Theatre of Louisville-the Tony Award-winning state theater of Kentucky-in 1976 successfully created what became the nation's most respected new-play festival, the Humana Festival of New American Plays. The Humana Festival: The History of New Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville examines the success of the festival and theater's Pulitzer Prize-wi

Contents:

Cover; Other Books in the Theater in the Americas Series; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Founding of a Divided Theatre; 2. The Education of Jon Jory; 3. The Lucky Years, 1976-79; 4. Becoming an Institution, 1980-82; 5. From Product to Process, 1983-86; 6. The Exploratory Years, 1987-93; 7. Falling into a Rut, 1994-98; 8. The Last Hurrah, 1999-2000; 9. The Education of Marc Masterson, 2001-6; Conclusion: Looking Back and Looking Forward; Appendix: Humana Festival Production History; Notes; Works Cited; Index; Author Bio; Series Statement; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-240) and index.

ISBN:

1-299-45465-8

0-8093-8708-5

1-4356-6363-2

OCLC:

856870533