The 32nd annual Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville will feature the work of a diverse array of 17 emerging and established playwrights, Marc Masterson, the company's artistic director announced today. The festival, slated for February 24 - March 30, is acclaimed worldwide as America's preeminent showcase of professional stage premieres.
This year's festival — comprised of six full-length plays, a bill of four ten-minute plays and a dramatic anthology — marks three decades of continuous support from its underwriter, The Humana Foundation. The philanthropic arm of Humana Inc., The Humana Foundation supports and nurtures charitable activities that promote healthy lives and healthy communities.
Full-length plays are Great Falls by Lee Blessing (New York City), This Beautiful City by Steven Cosson (New York City) and Jim Lewis (New York City), Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo (New York City), Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom by Jennifer Haley (Los Angeles), the break/s by Marc Bamuthi Joseph (Oakland, California) and All Hail Hurricane Gordo by Carly Mensch (New York City).
Ten-Minute plays are Tongue, Tied by M. Thomas Cooper (Portland, Oregon), Dead Right by Elaine Jarvik (Salt Lake City, Utah), In Paris You Will Find Many Baguettes but Only One True Love by Michael Lew (New York City) and One Short Sleepe by Naomi Wallace (native of Prospect, Kentucky residing in Skipton, North Yorkshire).
The dramatic anthology, Game On, is written by Zakiyyah Alexander (New York City), Rolin Jones (Los Angeles), Alice Tuan (Los Angeles), Daryl Watson (New York City), Marisa Wegrzyn (Chicago, Illinois) and Ken Weitzman (Atlanta, Georgia). -- www.actorstheatre.org
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