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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All timeline stories.
THE ANCESTORS PROJECT CELEBRATED!
At the end of 2024, The LFL ensemble shared their two-year exploration of the stories collected – BECAUSE YOU WERE, I AM! This culminating event, at the Main Library of the Louisville Public Libraries, took guests on an interactive journey that allowed them to immerse themselves in the life stories and lessons of the many […]
Continue readingBecoming Mothers
Opening on Mother’s Day weekend in 2013, Becoming Mothers opened on Mother’s Day weekend 2013. The creation of this LFL original, which started with interviews and research over 2 years previous to its premiere, was inspired by so many LFL company members having started their motherhood journey over the previous 5 or so years. To say […]
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This LFL original explores their company’s and community’s responses to the political, social, and economic turmoil that succeeded the 2016 election, incorporating oral histories, as well as contemporary media articles about “hot button” issues, including immigration, education, white privilege, institutional racism, gun control, and more. We. Are. Here. centers those issues in the lives of […]
Continue reading2017-2018 Season
Our first mainstage production that year was Cheryl L. Davis’ Carefully Taught, performed at The Kentucky Center for African American Heritage. This fascinating focuses on 2 close friends who teach at the same school, one Black and one White, whose friendship and lives are affected when racial issues are brought to light at their school, […]
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