Project #1:Genres

Actors Theatre of Louisville

1) The Kite Runner adapted by Matthew Spangler

based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini (produced 2010)

"drama"

http://articles.sfgate.com/2009-03-30/entertainment/17215007_1_khaled-hosseini-hassan-san-jose-repertory-theatre

"high drama"

http://www.starkinsider.com/2009/08/successful-play-kite-runner-heads-arizona-theatre-company.html

2) Dracula adapted by William McNulty (produced 2010)

"...Halloween cult thriller!"

http://actorstheatre.org/shows/dracula-2010-2011/

"Horror"

http://www.playscripts.com/author.php3?authorid=787

3) The Mystery of Irma Vep by Charles Ludlam (produced 2010)

"Gothic melodrama"

http://actorstheatre.org/shows/the-mystery-of-irma-vep-2010-2011/

"Victorian horror story"

http://www.citypages.com/2010-06-23/arts/the-mystery-of-irma-vep/

4) A Christmas Story by Philip Grecian (produced 2010)

"Comedy"

http://www.dramaticpublishing.com/p271/A-Christmas-Story/product_info.html

"memoir"

http://www.stageplays.com/products/a_christmas_story/Philip%20Grecian%20from%20the%20Motion%20Picture%20by%20Jean%20Shepherd%20et%20al

5) Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon (produced 2010)

"classic comedy"

http://actorstheatre.org/shows/barefoot-in-the-park-2010-2011/

"Comedy"

http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=3036

6) A Christmas Carol adapted by Barbara Field

from Charles Dickens (produced 2010)

"holiday classic"

http://minneapolis.broadwayworld.com/article/Guthries_A_CHRISTMAS_CAROL_To_Receive_New_Adaptation_by_Barbara_Field_Opens_1121_20091121

"fable"

 http://www.theatreinchicago.com/playdetail.php?playID=1968

7)  Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson (produced 2011)

"searing drama"

http://actorstheatre.org/shows/ma-raineys-black-bottom-2010-2011/

"a gripping drama"

http://www.arizonatheatre.org/our-shows/ma-raineys-black-bottom/

8) A Devil at Noon by Anne Washburn (produced 2011)

Comedy

http://www.local.com/events/event/E0-001-031587939-8/national-playwrights-conference-a-devil-at-noon-by-anne-washburn-at-the-amphitheater.aspx

"Trippy Play"

http://broadwayworld.com/equitylisting.cfm?id=591

9) Maple and Vine by Jordan Harrison (produced 2011)


"fictional narrative"

http://www.thecivilians.org/current/maple_and_vine.html

"inventive new play"

http://www.oandmco.com/blog/entry/perry-mansfield-news-works-festival/

10) BOB by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb (produced 2011)

"rags-to-riches-to-fame-to-fall-to-legacy-to-the-love-of-living-life tale"

http://actorstheatre.org/shows/bob-2010-2011/

"side-splitting social satire"
http://www.peternachtrieb.com/bob.html

University of Louisville: Department of Theatre Arts

1) The Colored Museum Written by George C. Wolfe (produced 2010)

"satire"

http://louisville.edu/theatrearts/current-season

"Brutal Satire"

http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/06.07.01/coloredmuseum-0123.html

2) How I Learned to Drive Written by Paula Vogel (produced 2010)

"dark comedy"

http://louisville.edu/theatrearts/current-season

drama
http://www.enotes.com/how-learned-drive

3) Measure for Measure  By Willian Shakespeare (produced 2010)

"Shakespeare's darkest comedy"

http://louisville.edu/theatrearts/current-season

Problem Comedy 
http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xMeasurefor.html

4) A Perfect Wedding Written by Charles Mee (produced 2011)

"comedy"

http://louisville.edu/theatrearts/current-season

"satirical comedy"

 http://oldlouisville-highlands.wave3.com/content/uofl-theatre-invites-public-audition-spring-plays

5) How Orisanmi Chose His Head Written and Directed by Nefertiti Burton (produced 2011)

"Yoruba Tale"

http://louisville.edu/theatrearts/current-season

"Nigerian ancient story"

http://www.louisville.com/content/previewing-u-ls-upcoming-season-theater

6) Come Down Burning by Kia Corthron (produced 2009)

"drama"

https://louisville.edu/theatrearts/current-season/past-productions/2009-2010-season.html

Drama
Full Length

http://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?index=0&key=838

7) As You Like It By William Shakespeare (produced 2009)

"comedy"

https://louisville.edu/theatrearts/current-season/past-productions/2009-2010-season.html

"Comedy, pastoral"

http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/asyoulikeit/facts.html

8) Betty's Summer Vacation By Christopher Durang (produced 2010)

"outrageous comedy"

https://louisville.edu/theatrearts/current-season/past-productions/2009-2010-season.html

"angry new comedy"
http://www.christopherdurang.com/FullBetty.htm

9) A Song for Coretta By Pearl Cleage (produced 2010)

"comedy/drama"

http://clatl.com/atlanta/a-song-for-coretta-tuning-into-freedom/Content?oid=1271775

"Drama"

http://articles.sfgate.com/2009-01-29/entertainment/17196767_1_coretta-scott-king-2nd-stage-moses

10) The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theater Project (produced 2010)

"docudrama"

http://www.curtainup.com/laramieproject.html

Drama
Full Length

http://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=2955