Artebella On The Radio: January 21

Shannon Woolley Allison & Morgan Younge come to tell us about current and upcoming programming from Looking for Lilith Theatre Company including From Bardstown to Broadway: The Road to Votes for Women A series celebrating events, stories, and voices from the women’s suffrage movement in Louisville, KY, a part of The Kentucky Suffragette Project. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm, com each Thursday at 10:00 am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists on LVA's Artebella On The Radio.

Shannon Wooley Allison was a founding member of LFL in 2001. Shannon performs, directs, and teaches for LFL. She is proud to be a roster artist for the KY Arts Council, and a member of Alternate ROOTS, The Network of Ensemble Theatres, The Alliance for Theatre in Education, and The Theatre Alliance of Louisville. 

Morgan Younge - actress, writer, director, costume designer, teacher, currently working with Looking for Lilith Theatre Company and a member of the Creatives of Color Collective

Artebella On The Radio: February 20, 2020

At the Arts-Louisville/Broadway World Theatre Awards on Feb. 24, tribute will be paid to the late Kathi Ellis of Looking for Lilith Theatre and Juergan Tossman of Bunbury Theatre. This week Juergan will be joined us along with Shannon Wooley Allison & Jennifer Thalman Kepler from Looking for Lilith. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10:00am to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.

Juergen K. Tossmann is an actor, director, and playwright and the producing artistic director of Bunbury Theatre for 30+ years. He was recruited to the position after starring in one Bunbury show and directing another. He has seen the company through a few moves, landing in the Henry Clay Building in 2008, where they now share space with two other local companies, Pandora Productions and The Liminal Playhouse. On Feb. 24 he will receive the lifetime achievement award at the Arts-Louisville/BWW Theatre Awards.

Shannon Wooley Allison was a founding member of LFL in 2001. She oversees the development of the company and the execution of our mission in creating both performances and residencies that speak to the needs of those whose voices are unheard. Shannon performs, directs, and teaches for LFL. For the last 15 years, she has free-lanced as an actor, director, and teaching artist, in addition to her work with LFL. She is proud to be a roster artist for the KY Arts Council, and a member of Alternate ROOTS, The Network of Ensemble Theatres, The Alliance for Theatre in Education, and The Theatre Alliance of Louisville.

Jennifer Thalman Kepler manages LFL’s Community Outreach department including LFL’s award winning program, CHOICES: An Interactive Play on Cyberbullying and Suicide, The Faith Stories Project, in-school drama residencies, afterschool programs and summer camps. Jennifer is also an actor, director and playwright with the company. While in NYC, Jennifer worked for five years as a freelance teaching artist, integrating drama into math and social studies curriculum, facilitating arts-based violence prevention programs and directing youth theatre.

For the 6th consecutive year, Arts-Louisville.com, a Regional Editor for Broadway World, will host an awards ceremony honoring excellence in local theatre, including live entertainment in the form of musical numbers from award recipients.

2020 Arts-Louisville.com/Broadway World Theatre Awards
February 24, 2020 - doors open at 6:00 pm
Art Sanctuary, 1433 South Shelby Street