Humana Festival 2009: The Complete Plays

Humana Festival 2009: The Complete Plays by Kristoffer Diaz, Gamal Abdel Chasten, Adrien-Alice Hansel, Marc Masterson, Wendell Berry, Deborah Stein, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, Deborah Zoe Laufer, Greg Kotis, Allison Moore, Lydia Diamond, UNIVERSES, Naomi Wallace, Charles L. Mee, Mike Lew, Marco Ramirez, Alex Dremann, Zoe Kazan

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Humana Festival 2009: The Complete Plays brings together all ten scripts from the 2009 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 33rd annual cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. The seven full-length plays and three ten-minute plays represent an exceptional array of work by some of the most exciting new voices in American theater, from a mother-daughter comedy with a lethal twist (On The Porch One Crisp Spring Morning), to a family drama about a bullying patriarch on the verge of unveiling his biography (Absalom), to a gripping drama about three strangers confined to a hotel room (The Hard Weather Boating Party). This unique compilation is a must-have for any theater aficionado's bookshelf. Read More

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Standard Edition $19.95
NOTE: This book contains 10 plays. To perform any of the plays, each must be licensed separately.

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Humana Festival 2009: The Complete Plays brings together all ten scripts from the 2009 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 33rd annual cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. The seven full-length plays and three ten-minute plays represent an exceptional array of work by some of the most exciting new voices in American theater, from a mother-daughter comedy with a lethal twist (On The Porch One Crisp Spring Morning), to a family drama about a bullying patriarch on the verge of unveiling his biography (Absalom), to a gripping drama about three strangers confined to a hotel room (The Hard Weather Boating Party). This unique compilation is a must-have for any theater aficionado's bookshelf.

To purchase this book of 10 plays, click "Order this play" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:

  • 3:59am: a drag race for two actors by Marco Ramirez
  • Absalom by Zoe Kazan
  • Ameriville by UNIVERSES
  • Brink! by Lydia Diamond, Kristoffer Diaz, Greg Kotis, Deborah Zoe Laufer, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, and Deborah Stein
  • The Hard Weather Boating Party by Naomi Wallace
  • On The Porch One Crisp Spring Morning by Alex Dremann
  • Roanoke by Michael Lew
  • Slasher by Allison Moore
  • Under Construction by Charles L. Mee
  • Wild Blessings: A Celebration of Wendell Berry adapted by Marc Masterson and Adrien-Alice Hansel

    • Drama/Comedy
  • Published Reviews

    "Signs of vitality, flashes of brilliance, displays of theatrical invention... The Humana Festival remains a must-attend event for theater professionals across the country."

    Time

    "Reading the festival's plays gives one an excellent overview of the quality and range of the offerings and makes me look forward to seeing next year's Humana Festival and future volumes in this fine series."

    Richard Weigel, Bowling Green Daily News

    "The economic downturn has not slowed this theatrical juggernaut."

    Back Stage

    "The place to take the country's theatrical temperature. Because it offers its audiences the chance to tap into the zeitgeist and be among the first to see plays bound for a longer life, the festival draws agents, producers, actors, artistic directors, playwrights, critics and theater-loving civilians to Actors Theatre of Louisville to hear what American playwrights have to say about the state of the world."

    The Miami Herald