Humana Festival 2013: The Complete Plays

Humana Festival 2013: The Complete Plays by Will Eno, Mallery Avidon, Jeff Augustin, Sam Marks, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Sarah Ruhl, Jonathan Josephson, Emily Schwend, Rinne Groff, Lucas Hnath, Anne Washburn

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Humana Festival 2013: The Complete Plays brings together all nine scripts from the 2013 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 37th 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 young woman's questioning of the spiritual identity she forged growing up in an ashram (O Guru Guru Guru), to a contemporary reimagining of Ibsen's cautionary tale, Peer Gynt (Gnit), to a group of estranged siblings who uncover disturbing family history while cleaning out their dead father's Arkansas plantation (Appropriate). This inventive and diverse collection of plays is a must-have for anyone seeking original, vibrant, and engaging 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 2013: The Complete Plays brings together all nine scripts from the 2013 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 37th 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 young woman's questioning of the spiritual identity she forged growing up in an ashram (O Guru Guru Guru), to a contemporary reimagining of Ibsen's cautionary tale, Peer Gynt (Gnit), to a group of estranged siblings who uncover disturbing family history while cleaning out their dead father's Arkansas plantation (Appropriate). This inventive and diverse collection of plays is a must-have for anyone seeking original, vibrant, and engaging theater.

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

  • Cry Old Kingdom by Jeff Augustin
  • O Guru Guru Guru, or why I don't want to go to yoga class with you by Mallery Avidon
  • Gnit by Will Eno
  • Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
  • 27 Ways I Didn't Say "Hi" to Laurence Fishburne by Jonathan Josephson
  • The Delling Shore by Sam Marks
  • Two Conversations Overheard on Airplanes by Sarah Ruhl
  • Halfway by Emily Schwend
  • Sleep Rock Thy Brain by Rinne Groff, Lucas Hnath, and Anne Washburn

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  • Published Reviews

    "How exactly do we become the people we are? That knotty question hovered in the air at the Humana Festival of New American Plays... The most intriguing works in the festival, now under the direction of Les Waters, take the audience on engrossing journeys through the thick underbrush of the human psyche as it is shaped by family, society and the divided impulses of the self."

    The New York Times

    "There's nothing else in the performing arts quite like the Humana Festival of New American Plays... It was a visionary proposition 37 years ago, and one that continues to be an extraordinary venture."

    Louisville Eccentric Observer

    "The 2013 Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville [has] ended...but its impact will be felt at other festivals and theatres long after living moments there are just memories."

    ArtsNash

    "The festival, which is produced every year by Actors Theatre of Louisville, Ky., remains one of the most prominent national showcases for new stage work, this year attracting nearly 450 industry pros to check out its world premieres."

    Variety