Humana Festival 2014: The Complete Plays

Humana Festival 2014: The Complete Plays by Kimber Lee, Lucas Hnath, Jordan Harrison, Dorothy Fortenberry, Will Power, Kia Corthron, Carl Hancock Rux, Regina Taylor, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Idris Goodwin, Basil Kreimendahl, Justin Kuritzkes, Amelia Roper, Rachel Bonds, Jason Gray Platt, Gregory Hischak

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Humana Festival 2014: The Complete Plays brings together all nine scripts from the 2014 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 38th cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. This unique compilation features a remarkable array of work by some of the most exciting voices in the American theatre, from the crisis of faith that ripples through a church after its pastor makes a startling announcement (The Christians), to the tremendous loss felt after a young man is killed in a senseless act of violence in his inner city neighborhood (brownsville song [b-side for tray]), to the tricky shifts in dynamics that occur in a friendship and a marriage when sudden wealth comes into play (Partners). This imaginative and daring collection of plays is a must-have for anyone seeking current, creative, and ambitious theater. Read More

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Standard Edition $19.95
NOTE: This book contains 9 plays. To perform any of the plays, each must be licensed separately.

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Humana Festival 2014: The Complete Plays brings together all nine scripts from the 2014 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 38th cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. This unique compilation features a remarkable array of work by some of the most exciting voices in the American theatre, from the crisis of faith that ripples through a church after its pastor makes a startling announcement (The Christians), to the tremendous loss felt after a young man is killed in a senseless act of violence in his inner city neighborhood (brownsville song [b-side for tray]), to the tricky shifts in dynamics that occur in a friendship and a marriage when sudden wealth comes into play (Partners). This imaginative and daring collection of plays is a must-have for anyone seeking current, creative, and ambitious theater.

To purchase this book of 9 plays, click "Books" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:

  • Winter Games by Rachel Bonds
  • Partners by Dorothy Fortenberry
  • The Grown-Up by Jordan Harrison
  • Poor Shem by Gregory Hischak
  • The Christians by Lucas Hnath
  • brownsville song (b-side for tray) by Kimber Lee
  • Some Prepared Remarks (A History in Speech) by Jason Gray Platt
  • Steel Hammer by Kia Corthron, Will Power, Carl Hancock Rux and Regina Taylor
  • Remix 38 by Jackie Sibblies Drury, Idris Goodwin, Basil Kreimendahl, Justin Kuritzkes, and Amelia Roper

    • Drama/Comedy
  • Published Reviews

    "Theater is fundamentally a storytelling medium, and at the 38th annual Humana Festival of New American Plays, the manner in which tales are told -- be they fantastical, historical or ripped from the headlines -- became a theme in the five full-length plays on offer."

    The New York Times

    "The Humana Festival is a destination for serious theatergoers as well as theater professionals from across the nation and around the world who journey to this onstage mecca for a shot of creativity -- like a dose of Red Bull after a long, wearying winter."

    Cincinnati Citybeat

    "The festival is the crossroads of the not-for-profit American theater... Humana Festival alumni are themselves a human crossroads of the American theater."

    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette