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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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 […]

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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 of us in LFL having started our motherhood journeys over the previous 5 or so years. To say the least, our lives were […]

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This LFL original explores our 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 […]

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