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"The members of Le Petomane are among the region's most courageous and daring . . . the lunacy quotient is high, but it's also one of the troupe's most compelling factors."
-LEO Weekly

"The skill and energy of the ensemble is impressive,  but it is the cohesiveness on display that is astonishing."
-TheatreLouisville.org

"Every big city has a few hidden treasures.  Le Petomane Theatre Ensemble is one of ours."
-Velocity

#5 - Top Ten list, 2007 "Year in Stage"
- Baltimore CityPaper

"The thinking person's favorite performers . . . Le Petomane is the well-honed edge of cutting edge theater."
- LEO Weekly

"Fine, fast and funny...ensemble comedy of the first order."
- Courier-Journal

"It is a remarkable process . . . like a group of precocious, oversized children, making up an intricate game in the spirit of shared intensity and playfulness."
-Pitch magazine

"They move through the performance space less as individual actors and more in the manner of a finely-tuned engine."
-TheatreLouisville.org

"Le Petomane has superb timing and just the right amount of silliness.  They are true masters of their art."
- Audience member, Siddown

"Agitprop vaudeville"
- LEO Weekly

"Louisville's finest alternative theater company."
-Velocity

"Brilliant . . . exuberant..."
- LEO Weekly

"Their work is ego-less and solidly executed.  They are devoted to the play and to their audience... Le Petomane Theatre Ensemble is doing good work in a necessary way, giving the Louisville theater scene something it has been missing. "
-TheatreLouisville.org

" . . . the best thing to come out of vaudeville in decades."
- Audience member, Spot of Cheese

"Viva Le Petomane!"
- Audience member, Ban: An Appeal
A Special Note:  
      The Rudyard Kipling, Louisville's finest small performance venue and Le Petomane's heart's home, is always in need of your company.  Stop in (422 W. Oak St., Fri.-Sat. evenings plus special events), have a drink, have a homemade vegan pizza, and enjoy whatever jazz/ bluegrass/ experimental kookoo stuff/ theater/ dance/ film is in the house that evening.  Keeping Louisville Weird means keeping REAL Louisville alive and kicking. 

www.myspace.com/therudyardkipling
     
and add your voice to the reviews!
Check out our big, snappy interview in the LEO 2007-2008 Arts & Entertainment issue HERE!
site photos by:
Karen Ware,
Holly Hill
and various members of the ensemble
Opening November 29th
The Le Petomane Double Feature
Gladys . . . of Adventure!
an all-new all-radio episode of our landslide audience vote winner, and
A Very Special Holiday Special
our shameless yet spectacular attempt to cash in on the festive season.

November 29-30, December 1, 7,8 & 9
at 7:30 pm  (running time: about 90 minutes)
at the Rudyard Kipling, 422 W. Oak St.
Tickets: our usual $8-$20 pay-what-you-will sliding scale
(cheaper and more singular than an evening movie - plus, you can drink!)
For reservation information, call (502) 636-1311 or contact
Us@LePetomane.org
World Premiere of a solo piece by
L.A.-based performer (and Louisville native) Amanda Haney.

At the Rudyard Kipling, 422 W. Oak St.
Tickets: our usual $8-$20 pay-what-you-will sliding scale
(cheaper and more singular than an evening movie - plus, you can drink!)
For reservation information, call (502) 636-1311
or contact Us@LePetomane.org.
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Recent reviews you may have missed:

"As with all of Le Petomane's offerings, there are plenty of laughs, expert delivery and perfect comic timing."
- Sherry Deatrick, TheatreLouisville.org, April 21, 2008

"...radiates sheer brilliance... a night of true theatre, in all its ramifications, and one that is thoroughly enjoyable."
- Ann Waterman, TheatreLouisville.org, April 21, 2008
October 17-18, 24-25 & 27, 2008
Spot of Cheese, or the Unexpected Sally
An original two-person vaudeville involving flamenco, the history of world literature and, yes, cheese.

November 13, 14 (late show) 15, 21-23, 2008
The Lesser Tragedy of Pammon: a Comedy (working title)
Self-explanatory, we should think.  The ancient Greeks are dead, fortunately, so we won't have to worry about them forgiving us.

February 19-21, 27-28, March 1, 2009
WIlliam Shakespeare's As You Like It
Another production featuring our garage band approach to the classics: six actors, with masks, puppets and original music.
All shows at the Rudyard Kipling (422 W. Oak St.)
at 7:30pm unless otherwise noted.
Tickets: $8-20 pay-what-you-like scale.
For more information, contact Us@LePetomane.org or (502) 609-2520.

PLUS SPECIAL APPEARANCES AT-The Jug Band Jubilee, 1:00pm, August 23, 2008
JugBandJubilee.com
(featuring Rannygazoo, our in-house ukulele duo)

-Actors Theatre of Louisville's The Late Seating (watch for dates)