Les Waters: Theatre Spaces and Thin Places
In excerpts from a new book, the British-born director talks about childhood mysteries, the theatre buildings he’s worked in, and his fascination with erasure and contradictions.
All Stories About Les Waters
Off the Sidelines and ‘Out of Time’
5 monologues by Asian American writers, performed by Asian American actors over 60, comprise a new NAATCO anthology at the Public Theater.
Les Waters’s Vision of Life
The outgoing artistic director of Actors Theatre of Louisville talks about new plays, directing vs. interpreting, and his impressive beard.
Women Ran the Table at the 2018 Humana Festival
At the 42nd Humana Festival of New American Plays, the Kilroys and Anne Bogart spoke, Lauren Gunderson got a prize, and a majority female-authored program commanded the stage.
Les Waters to Leave Actors Theatre of Louisville in 2018
The British-born director departs after six years leading the Kentucky theatre and its influential new-play program, the Humana Festival.
The Spring of Lila Neugebauer
The busy and passionate Off-Broadway director has built her career on ensembles and new work.
Change, Momentum, and Ghost Stories at Humana 2016
Actors Theatre of Louisville’s latest new-play fest reflected a nation, and a field, rushing to the future, haunted by the past.
Humana Festival 2015 Stretched Plays, and Audiences, to Their Breaking Point
A collection of not-so-straight plays, an ensemble-devised work and an African-American living-room play made up the main slate at Actors Theatre’s annual new-play gathering.
Humana Fest's 2015 Lineup: Mee on Merton, Bluegrass, Pig Iron and More
Humana’s next season brings in new voices and a few returning favorites. New and notable this time: a slightly more pronounced Kentucky twang.
Believers Vs. Believers in Lucas Hnath’s ‘The Christians’
A new play about a doctrinal controversy at one megachurch cracks open conversations about difficult emotions.
