Theatre 502

06/01/2020

Justice for David McAtee. Justice for Breonna Taylor. Justice for George Floyd. Justice for all the Black folx murdered by the police, by the state, by our healthcare system. Mayor Greg Fischer, fire and charge the offending officers TODAY.
(This is a photo of yesterday's healing ceremony, organized by Black Lives Matter, taken from the top of Actors Theatre's parking garage. All the photos from the ground failed to capture the true number of demonstrators/mourners.)

03/12/2020

Dear Friends,

In light of recent developments, Theatre [502] and our partners at Black Lives Matter have decided to postpone our production of Gasping Whiteness.

In the words of the original production team, this play is an invitation into a “grounded, heart-centered, accountable conversation about power, privilege, and liberation.” We really want to have that conversation with you, but not at this particular moment. We reached this decision not out of panic, but in the spirit of mitigating risk for our community.

If you were planning on coming to the play, please consider using your extra time to read up on the Movement for Black Lives (https://policy.m4bl.org/) and the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture’s call to Honor Native Land (https://usdac.us/nativeland).

We hope to mount the play in the coming months, when we all have more information. Time will tell, and we will keep you posted.

Thank you for supporting live theatre. Thank you for your commitment to anti-racism. Thank you for understanding.

Take care of each other,
Diana & Steve

Diana Grisanti & Steve Moulds
Co-Artistic Directors
Theatre [502]

A Vision For Black Lives: Policy Demands for Black Power, Freedom, & Justice

03/05/2020

Tune in at 10:00 this morning to ARTxFM (WXOX 97.1) to hear Resident Designer Jesse AlFord and Co-AD Steve Moulds talk about next week's opening of GASPING WHITENESS! Then make your reservations for the play!

http://www.artxfm.com/

02/25/2020

Check out this Howlround article by the wonderful Will MacAdams, one of the many creators of GASPING WHITENESS. We're thrilled to be bringing this play to Louisville. Opening March 13!

|Will MacAdamsThrough the lens of developing his show Gasping Whiteness, Will MacAdams talks about the value of creating theatre in partnership with community organizers.

01/31/2020

Co-Artistic Director Diana Grisanti doesn't just write great plays for [502] -- you can see her work at StageOne Family Theatre tomorrow! Sensory-friendly performance at 2 pm Saturday. Don't miss this important show!

Still a few tickets left for tomorrow’s public opening of Lawbreakers: A Fast and Furious History of Women's Suffrage. This one-hour play tells the story of women’s suffrage and what it means to use our voices as we champion for equality.

Tomorrow’s 2 PM show at Kentucky Center Bomhard Theater is a sensory-friendly performance. From 1:00-1:20, the theatre will be open to any ticket-holders who would like to view their seats, learn more about sensory intense moments, and have an advance look at the set.

Grab your seat! https://stageone.org/our-season/lawbreakers/

01/16/2020

Check out Co-AD Diana Grisanti talk about her new play Lawbreakers! (a fast and furious history of women's suffrage) on ARTxFM at 10:30. And then come see the play at Stage One Family Theatre!

01/15/2020

ATTN: Actor and teaching artist friends. Who wants to work at the Science Center??? (Scroll down to Assembly Program Educator.)

We believe that science matters to the workforce. People who master S.T.E.M. skills are best-prepared to seize the opportunities and face the challenges

11/25/2019

It's too, too real.

A group of drama students (Beck Bennett, Heidi Gardner, Aidy Bryant, Mikey Day, Alex Moffat, Cecily Strong, Kyle Mooney, Bowen Yang) eagerly await their dram...