Actors Theater of Louisville
316 West Main Street Louisville, KY 40202-4218
502-584-1265
http://www.actorstheatre.org/
Number of Employees: 65
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Actors Theatre of Louisville, founded in 1964 and designated in 1974 the State Theatre of Kentucky.
Under the leadership of Marc Masterson, appointed Artistic Director in August 2000, and Executive Director Alexander Speer, the theater's mission is to provide insight into the human experience through live theater that invigorates minds and emotions. The company leads the American theater in the creation of new plays and innovative re-imagining of the classics.
(Taken from www.actorstheatre.org)
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Actors Theater of Louisville does many amazing things for the Louisville community. They offer many educational opportunities for students to promote the arts and offer discounted tickets to students in the community to shows so that we will have more easily accessible opportunities to attend these functions. They also open their doors to new ?theatrical works? every year during The Humana Festival which showcases new plays by North American writers. Also, Actors Theater has recieved three very prestigious awards; in 1979 they won the Margo Jones Award?which supported the Humana Festival?as well as the Shubert Foundation's James N. Vaughan Memorial Award?which supported their development over the years?and in 1980 Actors received the second Special Tony Award ?for non-profit theaters.
Actors Theater especially goes out of its' way to support aspiring actors within the local communities by offering numerous internships to college students, allowing them to recieve experience which is priceless when the time to enter the real world comes.
Contact: zsawyer-dailey@actorstheatre.org
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