Plays / Chronology / 365 Days/365 Plays Actors Theatre of Louisville 31st Humana Festival of New American Plays and the 365 National Festival, Bonnie Metzgar and Suzan-Lori Parks, Producers March 30 & April 1, 2007 365 DAYS/365 PLAYS More About 365 Days/365 Plays project by Suzan-Lori Parks directed by Sean Daniels The Cast Father Come Home from the Wars (Part 1) November 14 Father Lou Sumrall* Mother Jennifer Mendenhall* The Great Army in Disgrace December 18 Jones Tim Altmeyer* Smith Rafael Jordan † Soldiers Ensemble † 2 Marys January 3 1st Woman Jana Robbins* 2nd Woman Heather Lea Anderson* Man's Voice Marc Grapey* The Birth of Tragedy Herald Rafael Jordan † Tragedy Samuel Blackerby Weible Chair-Man Loren Bidner † Midwife Jane Lee † Cake-bearer Zabrina Shea † Dignitaries & Crowd Ensemble* † If I had to Murder Me Somebody January 31 Speaker Justin Huen* (Again) The Butcher's Daughter (For Bonnie) February 13 Butcher Lou Sumrall* Daughter Angela Sperazza † Stage Directions Ensemble* † A Play for the First Day of Spring Entitled "How Do You Like the War?" March 21 Speakers Ensemble* † George Bush Visits the Cheese & Olive April 1 Small Man Matthew Steadman* Waitress Zarina Shea† Wife Emily Tate Frank† SS Chorus Ensemble* † Ensemble: Tim Altmeyer*, Heather Lea Anderson*, Loren Bidner †, Emily Tate Frank †, Marc Grapey*, Justin Huen*, Kristen B. Jackson †, Rafael Jordan †, Jane Lee †, Jennifer Mendenhall*, Jana Robbins*, Zarina Shea †, Jeff Snodgrass †, Angela Sperazza †, Matthew Steadman*, Lou Sumarall* and Samuel Blackerby Weible. Scenic Designer Paul Owen Costume Designer Susan Neason Lighting Designer Paul Werner Sound Designer Paul L. Doyle Properties Designer Mark Walston Stage Managers Michael D. Domue* Debra Anne Gasper* Production Assistant Melissa Miller Dramaturg Kyle J. Schmidt What is 365 Days/365 Plays? On November 13, 2002, Suzan-Lori Parks got an idea to write a play a day for a year. She began that very day, finishing one year later. The resulting play cycle, called 365 Days/365 Plays, is a daily meditation on an artistic life. Some plays are very short, less than one page. Others last forever. What is the 365 National Festival? Make Theatre, Make History. The 365 National Festival invites every tehatre in the world to join in a grassroots premiere of Suzan-Lori Parks' 365 Days/365 Plays. Over 600 theatres are producing the plays in Atlanta, Austin, Canada, Chicago, Colorado, Greater Texas, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York, Northeast, San Francisco Bay Area, Seatle, Southeast, Washington DC Area, Western U.S. and in universities (365U). And the festival is growing every day. To find out more, visit www.365days365plays.com Produced by Bonnie Metzgar and Suzan-Lori Parks National Coordinator, David Myers National Press Rep, Carol Fineman 365U Producer, Rebecca Rugg * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers of the United States. †Member of Actors Theatre Apprentice Company