The Kentucky Suffrage Project was created by LFL to lift up under-told stories of Kentucky Women & Suffragists of Color. Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, it explores women’s suffrage in Kentucky within the context of the national movement.  It looks at economic, educational, and racial tensions in that movement, as well as […]

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This incredibly challenging season included a 10th Anniversary celebration of CHOICES: an interactive play on cyberbullying and suicide, rehearsal and almost-premiere of Erin Fitzgerald’s GOOD GRIEF, devising for THE KENTUCKY SUFFRAGE PROJECT, and half a season of our regular in-school, after-school and summer programming, that shifted to online once Covid-19 hit, when possible. As we […]

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This season was a season full of strategic planning, ground-breaking shows, continuing educational and community outreach, working on creating a new show and the loss of dear ones. These happenings included Karen Zacarias’ JUST LIKE US, Alli Fireel’s NOTE, a FAITH STORIES PROJECT trip to Guatemala, and research and devising for THE KENTUCKY SUFFRAGE PROJECT. […]

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LIFECYCLE OF A BLACKBERRY is an original LFL show starring Morgan M. Younge which honors the stories of Black Appalachian women and girls, using as inspiration the books Blackberries, Blackberries, Birds of Opulence, and Perfect Black, written by Kentucky Poet Laureate Crystal E. Wilkinson. By lifting up these voices and sharing these unique stories through theatre, we […]

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A very full season indeed, it included a remount of an LFL original – LIFECYCLE OF A BLACKBERRY, the culminating event for THE ANCESTORS PROJECT, the production of company member Clarity Hagan’s new play – JUST CAUSE: THE STORY OF THE LEXINGTON SIX, and touring performances of Rachel Bublitz’s THE BOOK WOMEN, in partnership with […]

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