PRODUCTION HISTORY

1960-1969    1971-1979    1980-1989    1990-1999    2000-2007

1963 Richard Block formed a producing organization entitled THEATRE LOUISVILLE.

Summer, 1964 ACTORS, INC., headed by Ewel Cornett, opened with a production of THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING in a small downtown loft called the Gypsy Tea Room at 617 South Fourth Street.

1963 - 64 Season

THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING by Christopher Fry
THE VISIT by Frederick Duerrenmatt
DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS by Eugene O'Neill
ZOO STORY by Edward Albee

August 27, 1964 Merger of THEATRE LOUISVILLE and ACTORS, INC. forming ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE, INC. Richard Block and Ewel Cornett were named co-artistic directors.

1964 - 65 Season

AMPHITRYON by Titus Maccus Plautus, adapted by Richard Block, December 19 - January 10
THE GLASS MENAGERIE by Tennessee Williams, January 15 - February 7
ARMS AND THE MAN by George Bernard Shaw, February 12 - March 7
JOHN BROWN'S BODY by Stephen Vincent Benet, March 13 - April 4
THE CARETAKER by Harold Pinter, April 9 - May 2
RASHOMON by Fay and Michael Kanin (based on stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa), May 7 - 30

1965 - 66 Season

Opening of converted train station at 7th Street and the Ohio River.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Oscar Wilde, October 14 - November 7
NO EXIT by Jean Paul Sarte; THE PUBLIC EYE by Peter Shaffer, November 11 - 28
PRIVATE LIVES by Noel Coward, December 2 - 26
WAITING FOR GODOT by Samuel Beckett, December 30 - January 16
A DOLL'S HOUSE by Henrik Ibsen, January 20 - February 13
SCHOOL FOR WIVES by Moliere, February 17 - March 6
DEATH OF A SALESMAN by Arthur Miller, March 10 - April 3
THE TAVERN by George M. Cohan, April 7 - May 1
OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder, May 10 - 29

March 14, 1966 Actors Associates is formed.

1966 - 67 Season

ALL MY SONS by Arthur Miller, September 22 - October 16, 1966
CHARLEY'S AUNT by Brandon Thomas, October 20 - November 13, 1966
MISS JULIE by August Strindberg, November 17 - December 11, 1966
THE KNACK by Anne Jellicoe, December 15, 1966 - January 8, 1967
IN WHITE AMERICA by Martin Duberman, January 12 - February 5, 1967
SLOW DANCE ON THE KILLING GROUND by William Hanley, February 9 - March 5, 1967
NATHAN WEINSTEIN'S DAUGHTER by David Rayfeil, March 9 - April 2, 1967
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE by Tennessee Williams, April 6 - 30, 1967

State Tour (1 performance each of the following)
THE PRIVATE EAR by Peter Shaffer
THE DUMBWAITER by Harold Pinter
ZOO STORY by Edward Albee
MISS JULIE by August Strindberg
THE MARRIAGE PROPOSAL by Anton Chekhov High School Tour
THE MIRACLE WORKER by William Gibson

1967 - 68 Season

ALL THE KING'S MEN by Robert Penn Warren, October 5 - 29
THE HOSTAGE by Brendan Behan, November 2 - 26
THE FIREBUGS by Max Frisch, December 2 - 31
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT by Eugene O'Neill, January 4 - 28
MISALLIANCE by George Bernard Shaw, February 8 - March 3
ENDGAME by Samuel Beckett; STRIPTEASE by Slawomir Mrozek, March 7 - 31
NIGHT OF THE DUNCE by Frank Gagliano, April 4 - 28, 1968
THIEVES' CARNIVAL by Jean Anouilh, May 9 - June 2

Other Theatre
DYLAN THOMAS GROWING UP presented by Emlyn Williams, January 15, 1968

1968 - 69 Season

THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING by Carson McCullers, November 14 - December 1
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY by Harold Pinter, December 5 - 22
THE CRESTA RUN by Bland Simpson, December 26 - January 12
AFTER THE FALL by Arthur Miller, January 16 - February 2
RHINOCEROS by Eugene Ionesco, February 6 - 23
UNCLE VANYA by Anton Chekhov, February 27 - March 16
SUMMER AND SMOKE by Tennessee Williams, March 20 - April 16
THE IMAGINARY INVALID by Moliere, April 10 - 27
THE WESTSIDE PLAYERS collection of song, dance and drama, August 14, 1969

Summer, 1969 Jon Jory is named Producing Director.

1969 - 70 Season

UNDER MILKWOOD by Dylan Thomas, October 16 - November 9
THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE by Frank Marcus; STAIRCASE by Charles Dyer; STAR SPANGLED GIRL by Neil Simon (in repertory), November 13 - December 7
SEE HOW THEY RUN by Philip King, December 12 - January 5
HAMLET by William Shakespeare, January 10 - 31
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF by Tennessee Williams, February 5 - 26
TOBACCO ROAD by Jack Kirkland, March 5 - 25
BEYOND THE FRINGE revue by Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore; A THOUSAND CLOWNS by Herb Gardner, April 2 - 26 (Bonus Production)

State Tour
BEYOND THE FRINGE revue by Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore, March 23 - 27

Adventure Theatre
CONFESSIONS OF A HYPER-CONSCIOUS MOUSE adapted by Saundra MacDonald from Dostoevski's Notes from Underground, September
TERRIBLE JIM FITCH by James Leo Herlihy, November 24 - December 8
AN EVENING OF GRAND GUIGNOL adapted from works by Ambrose Bierce & Edgar Allen Poe, December 22 & 29
BIRDBATH by Leonard Melfi; HOME FREE! By Lanford Wilson, January 19
INDIAN WANTS THE BRONX by Israel Horovitz, January 26

Guest Appearance
LILLIAN GISH AND THE MOVIES presented by Lillian Gish, November 18

Special Production
SACRAMENTO 50 MILES by Eleanor & Ray Harder, presented free of charge for underprivileged black children, August 18 - 20, 1970

Summer, 1970 A balcony was added to the theatre space.