Theatre [502]
Were it 2009 or 2010, you may very well have found Theatre [502] artistic directors Gil Reyes, Amy Attaway, and Mike Brooks huddled alone in a dark corner of a bar on a Friday night drinking pale ales and feverishly … Continue reading
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Something Speciale on Stage at Actors: Louisville Native Tony Speciale Directs ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Actors Theatre of Louisville opens its season with an ambitious contemporary staging of “Romeo and Juliet.” The play will be directed by Tony Speciale, a Louisville native and an alumnus of the Acting Apprentice Company at Actors Theatre. Born and … Continue reading
Keeping Iroquois Awesome
Local is more than simply a word to Mike Slaton, manager of Iroquois Amphitheater; it’s a mission. Since 2010, the amphitheater has hosted nationally-recognized names like The Shins and Bright Eyes, and has since doubled the number of concerts per year. … Continue reading
What’s a Dramaturg?
There’s a joke on the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas’ Twitter feed: “A dramaturg walks into a rehearsal room and everyone turns around and says, What’s a dramaturg?”
Taking a Stand
Students from Iroquois High School work with the Blue Apple Players and 21c to share an anti-drug message.
Give ‘Em Props
I found refuge from the pouring rain one Tuesday afternoon in the vast warehouse space of Actors Theatre’s prop shop on West 9th Street. Props Director Mark Walston lead me on a guided tour of the facility where sets are … Continue reading
Mike Brooks and Theatre [502] step up to the plate
“I can’t believe I’m going to say this,” says Mike Brooks, co-founder of Theatre [502], “but ‘you must be the change you want to see in the world.’”
Marooned Five
“5 Things” is being put together with butcher paper and duct tape on a peeling plaster wall. There will be a script, eventually. There’s always a script, eventually. But right now it’s just Sharpie on butcher paper.