Humana Festival 2012: The Complete Plays

Humana Festival 2012: The Complete Plays by Courtney Baron, Idris Goodwin, Greg Kotis, Lucas Hnath, Mona Mansour, Lisa Kron, Nicholas C. Pappas, Kyle John Schmidt, Laura Jacqmin, Michael Golamco, Carson Kreitzer, Steve Moulds, Tanya Saracho, Matt Schatz

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Humana Festival 2012: The Complete Plays brings together all ten scripts from the 2012 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 36th annual cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. This unique compilation features an exceptional array of work by some of the most exciting new voices in the American theatre, from a group of suburban kids in the late 80s who forge a cultural identity through hip hop (How We Got On), to a rich, dying woman who suspects her nurse is being paid off to expedite her death (Death Tax), to a 500-year-old Austrian vampire struggling with the existential grind of modern living (Michael von Siebenburg Melts Through the Floorboards). This original and diverse collection of plays is a must-have for anyone seeking fresh, daring, and compelling theater. 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 2012: The Complete Plays brings together all ten scripts from the 2012 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 36th annual cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. This unique compilation features an exceptional array of work by some of the most exciting new voices in the American theatre, from a group of suburban kids in the late 80s who forge a cultural identity through hip hop (How We Got On), to a rich, dying woman who suspects her nurse is being paid off to expedite her death (Death Tax), to a 500-year-old Austrian vampire struggling with the existential grind of modern living (Michael von Siebenburg Melts Through the Floorboards). This original and diverse collection of plays is a must-have for anyone seeking fresh, daring, and compelling theater.

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

  • The Ballad of 423 and 424 by Nicholas C. Pappas
  • Death Tax by Lucas Hnath
  • The Dungeons and the Dragons by Kyle John Schmidt
  • Eat Your Heart Out by Courtney Baron
  • Hero Dad by Laura Jacqmin
  • The Hour of Feeling by Mona Mansour
  • How We Got On by Idris Goodwin
  • Michael von Siebenburg Melts Through the Floorboards by Greg Kotis
  • Oh, Gastronomy! by Michael Golamco, Carson Kreitzer, Steve Moulds, Tanya Saracho, and Matt Schatz
  • The Veri**on Play by Lisa Kron

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  • Published Reviews

    "One of the most prestigious showcases for original theater in the country."

    The New York Times

    "It starts with a script that fights its way past nearly 1,000 competing stories to the top of the stack and onto the final bill. It ends with the thrill of discovery, as audiences experience the new work for the first time... The Humana Festival celebrates a diverse slate of American playwrights in a variety of styles and perspectives, with bright-eyed hopefuls enjoying their first prominent premieres alongside award-winning veterans."

    WFPL Louisville

    "Many of the most critically acclaimed plays of the past three decades have originated here."

    Backstage

    "By my reckoning, the 2012 Humana Festival of New American Plays (the 36th renewal) is the strongest festival in recent memory -- and that's an extraordinary achievement, given that for much of the last year, Actors Theatre of Louisville was without an artistic director."

    Louisville Eccentric Observer