Apr 12, 2017 | Airness, Interviews, Press, Reviews
by Rick Pender | Published April 12, 2017 Chelsea Marcantel’s ‘Airness’ crafted a set of characters with grand personas and gave them very human backstories, while Molly Smith Metzler’s ‘Cry It Out’ poignantly portrayed a pair of very different...
Apr 11, 2017 | Airness, Press, Reviews
by Lou Harry | Published April 11, 2017 The Humana Festival of New American Plays (March 1-April 9), a Louisville tradition for 41 years, once again attracted both talent and audiences from around the country. I was there not just to check out five world premiere...
Apr 7, 2017 | Airness, Press, Reviews
By Tara Anderson | Arts & Culture | Published April 7, 2017 Air guitar is ridiculous. Drunken nerds who can’t play actual music, pretending to be rock stars, jumping all over a tiny stage in the back of some grimy bar? No thanks. And air guitar as a form of...
Apr 7, 2017 | Airness, Articles, Press
by Eli Keel | Published April 7, 2017 Last Friday, I opened my email, and there was a message from someone named Lt. Facemelter, who informed me that he was coming to Louisville and wanted to talk to me… about competitive air guitar. Now, obviously, there is setup to...
Apr 6, 2017 | Airness, Articles, Press, Reviews
by Marty Rosen | Published April 6, 2017 This year’s Actors Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival of New American Plays runs through Sunday, which means you still have time to see all of the productions. In fact, if you have the stamina, on Saturday and Sunday you can...
Apr 3, 2017 | Airness, Articles, Press, Reviews
by Mike Fischer, Special to the Journal Sentinel | Published April 3, 2017 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The legion of happy souls out there playing air guitar – you know who you are – give voice to feelings for which we have no words. Air guitar is both irresistible and...
Apr 2, 2017 | Airness, Press, Reviews
Chuck Lavazzi and Tina Farmer of 88.1 KDHX in St. Louis review Chelsea Marcantel’s comedy “Airness” at the 2017 Humana Festival of New American Plays. Originally published April 2, 2017. Click here for the original video.
Mar 30, 2017 | Airness, Articles, Press, Reviews
By ELI KEEL | Published March 30, 2017 This morning I googled “air guitar competitions near Louisville.” And during my run, I listened to heavy metal and air guitared down Eastern Parkway. Right now, I’m listening to the face melting-est mix I could find on Spotify,...
Mar 29, 2017 | Airness, Press, Reviews
by Elizabeth Kramer , @arts_bureau | Published March 29, 2017 The venue — shabby and dimly lit — could be any bar in America. They are in Staten Island, San Diego, Boston. And in each, there are the characters in Chelsea Marcantel’s new play “Airness” who take the...
Mar 22, 2017 | Airness, Articles, Interviews, Press
by Elizabeth Kramer , @arts_bureau | Published March 22, 2017 CJ’s Elizabeth Kramer talks with Chelsea Marcantel about her play, “Airness.” Playwright Chelsea Marcantel didn’t set out to write about people who compete playing air guitar — even though...
