Actors Theatre of Louisville
by James Dakin / Gideon Shryock
About this landmark
Tony Award–winning regional theater housed in the 1837 Bank of Louisville building (a National Historic Landmark) and surrounding restored cast-iron facade buildings. Hosts the annual Humana Festival of New American Plays.
From Wikipedia
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Theater in downtown Louisville, Kentucky
Actors Theatre of Louisville is a non-profit performing arts theater located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Actors Theatre was founded in 1964 following the merging of two local companies, Actors, Inc. and Theatre Louisville, operated by Louisville natives Ewel Cornett and Richard Block. Designated as the "State Theater of Kentucky" in 1974, in 2002 the theatre was described by the National Endowment for the Arts as "one of America's most consistently innovative professional theatre companies", with an annual attendance of 150,000.
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Details
- Year Built
- 1837
- Architect
- James Dakin / Gideon Shryock
- Style
- Greek Revival / Cast-Iron
- Period
- Antebellum
- Era
- 1837
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