Best Verbal Sparring in Nashville 2026: Actors Bridge Ensemble’s 'Honour'
Sparks were flying this summer as Actors Bridge Ensemble closed out its 30th anniversary season with Joanna Murray-Smith’s incisive drama Honour. Exploring the sudden collapse of a 32-year marriage, it has a tightly wound script marked by sharp, crackling dialogue. Such fierce verbal sparring (and quick shifts in power dynamics) made it a perfect choice for ABE — long known for its core commitment to the Meisner acting technique. And under the thoughtful direction of Lori Triolo (herself a Meisner master), the cast — including ABE’s producing artistic director Vali Forrister, along with Ross Bolen, Caroline Conner and Jillian Rice — scored a real knockout.
