AMERIVILLE by UNIVERSES (Gamal Abdel Chasten, Mildred Ruiz, William Ruiz aka Ninja and Steven Sapp) Director: Chay Yew Dramaturg: Morgan Jenness Movement design: Millicent Johnnie Scenic design: Paul Owen Costume design:Lorraine Venberg Lighting Design: Russell Champa Sound Design: Benjamin Marcum Properties Design: Alice Baldwin Video Design: Jason Czaja Stage Manager: Megan Schwarz March 1 - April 5, 2009 Actors Theatre of Louisville 316 W. Main Street Louisville, KY 40202 (Bingham Theatre) UNIVERSES puts the state of the Union under a microscope—race, poverty, politics, history and government—examining our country through the lens of Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans. Ameriville combines an innovative mix of poetry, music, movement and drama to get to the heart of this American tragedy. This is dedicated to NEW ORLEANS (for reminding us of our collective strength and awakening us to what is yet to come) and to SEKOU SUNDIATA (for sounding the alarm through the America project before your time was done). AMERIVILLE is made possible in part by: The Humana Festival @ The Actors Theatre of Louisville (KY); A grant from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Ensemble Theatre Collaborations Grant Program, a component of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Theatre Initiative; The National Performance Network (NPN) Creation Fund Project, co-commissioned by New World Theater in partnership with Helena Presents, Dance Place and NPN. Major contributors of NPN are the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, Nathan Cumming Foundation, MetLife Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency); and the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundations, Mid-Atlantic Tours. Universes gives special thanks to: National Performance Network, Theater Communications Group (TCG), Chay Yew, Morgan Jenness, Harold Norris, Maya Sue, Ann Wager, H-Art Management, Mark Masterson, Actors Theater of Louisville, New York Theatre Workshop, New World Theater, Wesley Montgomery, Teatro Pregones, Elis Finger & Lafayette College, The Sheldon Theater, Tanya Palmer & The Goodman Theatre, Fabian Obispo, NYU Skirball Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center (Rhythm Road), Network of Ensemble Theaters, Chip Walton & Curious Theater, Nick Slie, Kathy Randels, Millicent Johnnie, Jose Torres Tama, Saddi Khali, Mrs. Herreast Harrison and The Guardians of the Flame, Kalamu Ya Salaam, Jim Randels, Students at the Center, Matt Schwartzman and John and Creative Forces (NOLA), Claudia Garofalo, Ashe Cultural Center, M.U.G.A.B.E.E., John O’Neil & Junebug Productions, Sunder Ganglani, Southern Rep., Miriam Weisfeld, Lisa Mount, Helena Presents, Dance Place, Maria Maso, Dara Serber, Mildred Valentin and Quest :).