With the country still reeling from a sluggish economy, the Actors Theatre of Louisville offered a stimulus package of new plays. The theater's 34th annual Humana Festival of New American Plays, which concluded March 28, featured seven full-length works, plus four one-acts. During a special weekend for the press and theater professionals, the outlook for regional productions of new works appeared healthy.At a panel on the relationship between playwrights and regional theaters, Atl artistic director Marc Masterson pointed out that about 20 regional theaters now have new-play initiatives, compared with just a handful 10 years ago. Representatives from Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage, New York's Public Theater, the Denver Center Theatre, and Atl detailed their programs, which include script development workshops, readings, and full productions. In addition, at one of the many networking parties, Freddie Ashley—artistic director of Atlanta's Actor's Express, which focuses on new plays...
- 4/7/2010
- backstage.com
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