Actors Theatre: New 2010-11 season announced
Actors Theatre of Louisville has unveiled its new season, one with plenty of laughs, music and an adaptation of an internationally best-selling novel.
The 2010–11 season kicks off with a theater adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, a grand tale of friendship, betrayal and redemption set against the relationship between two Afghan boys.
That's followed by three comedies — The Mystery of Irma Vep, a campy spoof of Gothic melodramas and horror; Neil Simon’s classic Barefoot in the Park, and The Second City: It Takes a ’Ville! The last is a tailor-made, Louisville-referenced revue crafted by Second City, the world’s best-known comedy troupe. Get ready for monstrous Derby hats, Hot Browns, bluegrass and bourbon!
Next comes Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama set in 1927 featuring the real-life jazz great Gertrude “Ma” Rainey. The play, one in a 10-cycle play by Wilson, explores race, art, religion and white producers’ historic exploitation of black recording artists.
Once again Dracula returns to Actors Theatre, the gothic tale that’s become a Louisville Halloween tradition! Dracula, originally dramatized by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston and adapted and directed by William McNulty, boasts recently redesigned sets, costumes, lighting and sound — plus the thrills and chills you expect from the granddaddy of horror tales!
During the holiday season, Actors Theatre has two holiday classics as part of its season: A Christmas Story (Nov. 9–Dec. 28), an adaptation of the riotous 1983 movie written by Jean Shepherd, and A Christmas Carol (Dec. 7–24), a music-filled version of Charles Dickens’ beloved tale of miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his redemption.
The 35th annual Humana Festival of New American Plays will unfold in the spring. This internationally renowned festival attracts celebrities, New York drama critics and thoughtful locals alike to its schedule of ground-breaking world premieres and its celebration of innovation in playwriting.
The 2010–11 season closes with Poor Behavior, Theresa Rebeck’s uproarious world comedy premiere about two couples sharing a weekend in the country and the ensuing sexual temptations.
You can buy tickets at the box office, by calling (502) 584–1205 or on the website’s Box Office page. Be sure to check the details on season ticket packages on the website.
Posted on Feb 7, 2011 by Ivonne Rovira
