Our 3 productions this season were Cheryl L. Davis’ CAREFULLY TAUGHT, Diana Grisanti’s PATRON SAINT OF LOSING SLEEP, and a new LFL original – WE. ARE. HERE. First up was Cheryl L. Davis’ CAREFULLY TAUGHT, performed at The Kentucky Center for African American Heritage. This fascinating play focuses on 2 close friends who teach at […]
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2016-2017 Season
Karen Zacarias’ LEGACY OF LIGHT, Robin Rice’s ALICE IN BLACK AND WHITE, our 15th Anniversary festival UNHEARD [OUTLOUD], and our continuing community and educational outreach made for our fullest season to date! We began with a stunning production of Karen Zacarias’ LEGACY OF LIGHT at the Henry Clay Theatre. In this play, two women scientists, […]
Continue readingAlice in Black and White by Robin Rice
Alice Austen fell in love with photography and another woman at a time when women were expected to do neither. To mark Women’s History Month, we produced the world premiere of ALICE IN BLACK AND WHITE, by award-winning New York-based playwright Robin Rice. In this humorous and heartbreaking exploration of Alice, Rice created a period-hopping […]
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Our tenth original play, PREVAILING WINDS, is focused on environmental issues in relation to Rubbertown and its surrounding communities in Louisville, KY, as well as how race and class have played into the Louisville community’s dialogue and action around these issues. We interviewed community members of this area of Jefferson County, together with industry representatives, […]
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We premiered another LFL original – PREVAILING WINDS, produced ORLANDO, GETTING OUT, and produced the NYC premiere of ALICE IN BLACK AND WHITE. PREVAILING WINDS is based on research and local oral histories about the struggle between Rubbertown industries and their surrounding communities in Louisville, KY – a struggle over the need for clean air […]
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