Arts and Humanities 1:31 pm Fri January 11, 2013  REVIEW | Raw
Truths, Compelling Performances in 'The Whipping Man'  Credit
Alan Simons / Actors Theatre of Louisville Frankie Alvarez
(Caleb), Michael Genet (Simon) and Biko Eisen-Martin (John) in
"The Whipping Man" at Actors Theatre of Louisville  Meredith
McDonough makes her directorial debut in her new role as
associate artistic director at Actors Theatre of Louisville with
a powerful production of Matthew Lopez's heartbreaking Civil War
drama "The Whipping Man." Set against the backdrop of the days
between General Lee's surrender at Appomattox and President
Abraham Lincoln's assassination, "The Whipping Man" is the
riveting emotional story of three men on the edge of their old
lives, unable to move on for their own painful reasons.   "The
Whipping Man" opened Thursday and runs through February 2 in the
Bingham Theatre.  Jewish Confederate soldier Caleb (Frankie J.
Alvarez) arrives badly wounded in the dead of night to his
family’s home in Richmond and is r