Common Threads: interwoven portraits of a pandemic

Our November 2021 mainstage, COMMON THREADS: INTERWOVEN PORTRAITS OF A PANDEMIC, was an interactive hybrid theatre-film-audio production that explored our community’s experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. It intentionally explored the path between the virtual and live performance worlds. Throughout the 20-21 season, pairs of our ensemble members convened story circles and created digital responses to […]

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Hip Hop Herc

HIP HOP HERC is a Hip Hop rap and dance battling version of the tale of Hercules, created by company member Morgan M. Younge. This one-week camp was designed for ages 9-14, to center and lift up the talents of young people of color in Louisville’s West End and other historically underserved neighborhoods. During camp, […]

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2021-2022 Season

This season included THE CANDLE BURNS ON, COMMON THREADS: INTERWOVEN PORTRAITS OF A PANDEMIC, and FLIPPING THE SCRIPT: INTERACTIVE THEATRE TO RESIST BULLYING. We continued to apply and grow our skills of resilience and flexibility, as we pivoted again and again as the pandemic continued. We had the distinct pleasure of kicking off this season […]

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2022-2023 Season

Our public work this season was focused on engaging audiences in our dynamic educational and outreach programming, including THE ANCESTORS PROJECT: an evolving community arts initiative; IN-SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL and SUMMER DRAMA programs; and FLIPPING THE SCRIPT – our expanded Interactive Theatre to Resist Bullying programming. Our internal artistic work was focused on devising the new […]

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2023-2024 Season

This season included a STAGED READING SERIES, two LFL originals – LIFECYCLE OF A BLACKBERRY and DEFINING INFINITY, all at the MeX Theater at The Kentucky Center; as well as the community outreach offerings of HIP HOP HERC and IN-SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL and SUMMER DRAMA programs. In November of 2023, LFL’s Staged Reading Series presented THE […]

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