"""Off-Louisville"": The History of the Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville"

"The foundation for Actors Theatre's success is the Humana Festival of New American plays. Given the reputation as a ""playwright's theatre"" due to its commitment to the development of new works, the Humana Festival of New American Plays has provided Actors Theatre of Louisville with an international reputation for supporting established playwrights, discovering new talents, and presenting America's best new plays. From its humble beginnings in 1976 when it only produced two plays to its twentieth anniversary when it featured twelve new works, the Humana Festival has undergone many changes. The key to understanding how the Humana Festival survived and thrived during this twenty-year period is to look at the many managerial decisions of Jon Jory and the Actors Theatre of Louisville staff. Through artistic, economic, and administrative decisions, Jory and his staff directed the Humana Festival of New American Plays through a variety of phases in hopes of maintaining its success."

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Theatre

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Ullom, Robert Jeffrey

Contributors dc:contributor

• Davis, Peter A.

• Theater

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(UMI)AAI9971210

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/77482