Category Archives: South Central

Stories from the South, in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.

Actors Theatre of Louisville Announces 43rd Humana Festival

The annual festival will feature five world premieres, including a new play by Lucas Hnath.

The company, which suspended operations last spring, is back with classics and new plays for its “Rebuild the Rep” season.

She will create a new work alongside a group of emerging playwrights at Nashville Repertory Theatre.

The first programmed by ASF’s new artistic director, Rick Dildine, it features world premieres and musicals alongside classics.

Alabama Shakespeare Festival sent four playwrights on a road trip to engage with a changing culture—and look for ways to reshape it.

The season will feature a world premiere musical comedy by Adam Szymkowicz.

How FDR’s forgotten ‘Tree Army’ is retaking the stage in Alabama.

The outgoing artistic director of Actors Theatre of Louisville talks about new plays, directing vs. interpreting, and his impressive beard.

The New Orleans theatre will have all productions in the same building after six years on the road.

The state’s largest theatre has cancelled the remainder of its season, citing financial troubles.