Inside a cramped, windowless office deep within the Community Trust Building, Hello Records is carving out a niche in the international music scene. At 25, Humana fest has cause to celebrate By Rich Copley, Herald-Leader Arts Writer Kentucky theater fans and the theater world in general might find this hard to imagine, but there was once no Humana Festival of New American Plays. It wasn't that long ago. Here's a short list with the actor's best-known film role. After spending the better part of the last decade establishing her own music and her own name, Barbara Higbie still has a tough time viewing herself as a solo artist.
Some artists toil in obscurity, hoping to be discovered.
Matthew Weddington, on the other hand, has been chasing his 15 minutes of fame through a series of his Public Works. She had left a successful, lucrative career in advertising to pursue playwriting. She'd left the comfortable Midwest for grad school at the University of California at San Diego. Then, the boyfriend that moved with her left. That'll keep any theater fan busy.