HYPE MAN: a break beat play | Idris Goodwin
Actors Theatre of Louisville
REGIONAL PREMIERE
set | Sara Ryung Clement
lights | Lee Fiskness
costumes | Melissa Ng
sound | Patrick Bley
movement | Steffan Clark
beats | Rhythm Science Sound
photos: Jonathan Roberts
“Hype Man: a break beat play hits like a gut-punch…” -Audience 502 Louisville
“…realistic and cool….Actors Theatre of Louisville's 90-minute production examines race, privilege, and points of view with vibrato as striking as the production's underscore….Goodwin's script crackles and pops with dynamic tension as rhymes are written and details of the horrific event are revealed.” -BWW
“…the ensemble cast, guided by director Jess McLeod, regulates and fine tunes moments spoken and unspoken, letting energy build, then quashing it to create tension which then builds to the next emotional explosion [with] sick beats by Louisville-based music collective Rhythm Science Sound.” -89.3 WPFL
