March 19, 2013 - 6:38pm
A bizzare man. A funny name.
The world premiere of Will Eno’s Gnit opened at the 37th annual Humana Festival at Actors Theatre Sunday night to an obviously appreciative, if not somewhat puzzled, audience.That’s Gnit. The “G” isn’t silent. Peter Gnit, main character and namesake of...
February 21, 2013 - 6:00pm
The Humana Festival is to the theatre world what Fashion week is to...fashion.
Perhaps you take it for granted. Perhaps you don’t know what all the hubbub is about. Perhaps you’ve never even heard of it.But while most Louisvillians are keeping up with the ‘Cats and the ‘Cards, the Louisville theatre community is preparing for the biggest month of the...
February 19, 2013 - 2:10pm
Louisville theatre companies open up their minds and hearts to focus on the minority experience and show that sometimes we aren't so different.
Louisville has embraced my life and memories in a way I never would have imagined 20 years ago when I was a young teenager growing up here. This past weekend I caught the last performance of Girlfriend at Actors Theatre, a charming musical that looks at the summer of first love for...
February 1, 2013 - 10:24pm
A musical, centered around the songs from a 1990's album, about the relationship of two high school boys who struggle to fit in with their small-town peers.That is what Actors Theatre has to offer? Yes. And it is terrific. Girlfriend is a musical, but aside from the onstage band and...
January 25, 2013 - 11:32am
90's music and an onstage band. It's like growing up all over again.
Fitting in and growing up are just a few of the themes explored in Actors Theatre’s production of the new rock musical Girlfriend by Todd Almond.Titled after the 1991 album of the same name by singer Matthew Sweet, Girlfriend tracks the relationship of two teenage boys in a small Nebraska...
