Artebella On The Radio: November 18

The University of Louisville Theatre department has opened a production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night at The Playhouse and runs through November 21 It is directed by Jennifer Pennington and engages with ideas about gender fluidity and non-binary identity in creative ways that follow Shakespeare’s text. Three of the cast members talked with us about their experience with the production.

Allie Firell is a playwright, actor, journalist, who has worked with or written about a good majority of arts groups and artists in the Louisville area. They are a candidate for an MFA from the University of Louisville Theatre Dept.

Sarah Chen Elston is an actor, director, and educator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She holds a BA in Theatre from both Point Park University and Guilford College.. Currently a candidate for an MFA from the University of Louisville Theatre Dept.

Jahii Bogard is an actor from Atlanta, Georgia. He studied theatre at Greensboro College and is currently a candidate for an MFA from the University of Louisville Theatre Dept.

Artebella On The Radio: January 9, 2020

Alonzo Ramont, Shaquille Towns & Marcus Fischer joined Keith in the studio to talk and sing about Choir Boy from Pandora Productions, which opens January 10. The result was an insightful discussion of inclusion in Louisville and Southern Indiana theatre. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com at 10am each Thursday to hear Keith Waits talk to to artists about their work.

Alonzo Ramont is Owner and Artistic Director of Redline Performing Arts. He is also the Executive Pastor of All Nations Worship Assembly Louisville. Alonzo's experience as Spotlight Theatre Camp Director, Asst. Director of Early Childhood Education at the Jewish Community Center of Louisville, Artistic Director at SC Theatre and New Albany Riverstage Productions. He recently appeared in Beauty and the Beast and directed Dreamgirls, both at CenterStage at JCC.

Shaquille Towns studied at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. he has appeared in Hairspray, A Raisin In The Sun, and in Dreamgirls at CenterStage at JCC.

Marcus Fischer has worked with CenterStage at JCC, TheaterWorks of Southern Indiana, Kentucky Black Repertory Theatre, and Faithworks Studios.

Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney with Guest Director: Alonzo Ramont

Race and sexuality collide with the gravity of history at the Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys is dedicated to the creation of strong, ethical black men. The sweet harmonies of spirituals and gospel unite the fractious voices of the young men but when they raise their voices in unison, they offer a glimpse of a world in which the cruelty that can divide and destroy is dissolved in a graceful order.

January 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 @ 7:30 pm; 12 @ 2:30 & 19 @ 5:30 pm