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By Brian Walker
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Lucas Adams is
one of the nicest guys doing theatre in Louisville. Right now, he’s spending
his days raising money for StageOne and his nights directing women to be
lesbians with an affinity for quiche. He’s known for his infectious smile and
his signature bow ties, and the play he’s directed for Pandora Productions, 5 Lesbians Eating A Quiche, opens this
week.
Brian Walker: Mr. Adams, be my next victim for 17
Questions! I'd love to profile you and what's going on with you in Louisville…if
you're willing?
Lucas Adams: I would love to!!!!
BW: Awesome!
Here we go! Number 1: You work at
StageOne. What's your official title and what all does your job entail?
LA:
I am the Associate Director of Development. I work to raise money for
the company through grant writing and working with individual donors to support
our mission and programming.
BW: Number
2: If you had to pick something,
what would you say is your favorite thing about working at StageOne?
LA:
The kiddos! Every donor who gives is giving so a child can experience
arts education; every show we do helps our kiddos experience the world around
them with new eyes. I love it!
BW: Number
3: And I just saw you in the Courier-Journal last week smiling and
dancing, and the kids around you looked completely enthralled. Such a great
shot! But what was going on there?
LA:
In addition to my other work, I am the Chairman of Kindergarten
Countdown here in Louisville. Kindergarten Countdown is a city-wide initiative
to help prepare students and families to be ready to start learning on the
first day of school. Organizations throughout the city hold learning events
during the summer that students and families can participate in, Only 35
percent of rising JCPS kindergartners were actually ready to start school last
year. We are working to help make increase that number. I was honored to be
asked to be a part of the kick-off press conference with Mayor Fischer and
other community leaders. Those little ones in that photo were there to help us
kick it off in style!
BW: Wow, that’s very cool! Number 4: You're directing Pandora's season closer, 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche (love the
title!). What was it about the show that made you want to direct it?
LA:
This show is raunchy and messy and hilarious, yet it has so much heart
and carries such an important message to its audience. I love a good comedy,
and I love directing them. But if it has a deeper message, even better. If we
can edify AND make laugh...awesome!
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| Lucas Adams directing Leah Roberts & Douglas Scott Sorenson in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. |
BW: Number
5: Are you directing any productions
next season?
LA:
I am. I am slated to direct Young
Frankenstein at the Alley Theatre as well as Best Christmas Pageant Ever at StageOne, and another Pandora
production as well.
BW: Number
6: If a local company would hire you
to direct any play in the world, with no concern of budget, what would it be
and why?
LA:
Fiddler on the Roof. It would
be big and massive and so loud and beautiful. I saw a production in Stratford,
Canada, that still hits me. Fiddler
is about love and the fierce fight for your family. No matter what, we will
always be family, dammit, and Anatevka will always be my home, and no one will
ever take that away from me!
BW: Number
7: I've seen you onstage as well
numerous times, but not lately. Are you making a conscious choice to move more
towards directing? Or has it just worked out that way?
LA:
I didn't realize it until a few months ago, but I haven't been on stage
much at all since 2011. I love acting and I always will, and I still get the
urge sometimes. But I adore directing and working with actors and designers. There
is nothing quite like digging into a script and working with a group of people
to tell a story. Also, I don't miss having to memorize lines.
BW: Number
8: When you’re not consumed in doing
theatre, what can you more often than not be found doing?
LA:
I love to read. I will read just about anything, though I will admit
that I read a lot of comic books. I also read a great deal of children's
literature. A Wrinkle in Time is my
favorite book of all time.
BW: Number
9: What's the best book you’ve read
in the last year or so?
LA:
There is a great comic series going on right now called The Manhattan Projects by Jonathan
Hickman...really amazing art and writing coming together. As for non-comic
books – probably When You Reach Me by
Rebecca Stead.
BW: Number
10: What's your go-to comfort
food?
LA:
Peanut butter and jelly and a glass of milk.
BW: Number
11: What advice would you give to
someone looking to break into the local arts scene?
LA:
Say yes. Be the person who smiles and says yes to every role or gig you
get. We are always learning, and every show is a chance to learn. Be
nice...ALWAYS BE NICE!!!
BW: Number
12: I see you in bow ties a lot and
I love it; I think they're very charming. Where did your love for the bow tie
come from?
LA:
I started to see folks wearing them and really loved the style; it’s old-school
and classy. My best friend gave me one for my birthday a while back, and after
many you-tube videos I learned how to tie it. I love tie-wear of any kind; I
love to dress up. But I love a good bow tie.
BW: Number
13: If you could have dinner with
anyone alive in the world right now, who would it be and what would you talk
about?
LA:
Stephen Adley Guirgis and Tracy Letts. These two playwrights just seem
to get the theatre I like: unafraid, raw, beautifully messy stuff. I would ask
Guirgis about The Last Days of Judas
Iscariot and Letts about Bug.
BW: Number
14: What's your favorite local bar?
LA:
I love Garage Bar...there is nothing better than sitting outside with a
well-made old-fashioned.
BW: Number
15: Who is someone who inspires you
and why?
LA:
My parents...they have helped me through a great deal recently and
always inspired me to work very hard for what I want. When I said I wanted to
do theatre, they said, “Great! Let’s get to work!”
BW: That's amazing! Number
16: I know you see a lot of local
theatre too. Are there any upcoming productions next season you're really
excited about seeing?
LA:
I am excited for several pieces: Theatre[502] offerings this summer look
awesome, and I cant wait for Noises Off! at
ATL. I LOVE THAT SHOW! I'm interested to see Wit at CenterStage; that’s a beautiful piece, as I am a big John
Donne fan. Also Lear at Savage Rose.
BW: And finally, Number 17: What's one thing
folks would be surprised to learn about you?
LA:
I HATE camping.
5 Lesbians Eating A
Quiche
Directed by
Lucas Adams
June 20, 21,
22, 27, 28, 29 at 7:30 p.m.; June 23 & 30 at 5:30 p.m.; and Saturday, June
29 at 2 p.m.
Pandora
Productions at
The Henry Clay Theatre
604 S. 3rd St., 3rd Floor
Louisville, KY 40202
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