Trepidation Nation a phobic anthology by James Still, Gina Gionfriddo, Warren Leight, Cusi Cram, Richard Dresser, Erik Ehn, Keith Josef Adkins, Hilary Bell, Kirsten Greenidge, Glen Berger, Bridget Carpenter, Victoria Stewart, Julie Marie Myatt, Michael Hollinger, Sheila Callaghan, Stephen Belber

We all have instinctive fears -- but what if a fear becomes inexplicable, illogical, and just plain weird? Then you're dealing with a phobia, one of those most extreme and fascinating of terrors. Actors Theatre of Louisville asked 16 frighteningly creative playwrights to find inspiration in real phobias, and the resulting collection of pieces might prove that not only is fear humankind's oldest emotion, but it's also one of our silliest, most serious, and stage-worthy.

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