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Theater
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Nunsense | |
| DATE: | May 15-17 at 8:00 pm |
| LOCATION: | Clarksville Little Theatre, 301 E. Montgomery Ave., Clarksville, IN |
| INFO: | (812) 283-6522 |
Transylvania University Theatre presents Carousel | |
| DATES: | May 15-17, 7:30 pm ET |
| LOCATION: | Lucille C. Little Theater, Transylvania, Lexington |
| INFO: | (859) 281-3621 |
Stage One presents Treasure Island: The Adventures of Jim Hawkins | |
| DATES: | May 16 and 17 |
| LOCATIONS: | Iroquois Park Amphitheatre, Louisville |
| INFO: | (502) 584-7777 or (800) 775-7777 |
Cita con la Vida—A Spanish Comedy | |
| DATES: | May 18, 7:00 pm ET |
| LOCATIONS: | Clifton Center, 2117 Payne St., Louisville |
| INFO: | (502) 419-0627 |
The Great American Trailer Park Musical | |
| DATES: | through May 18 |
| LOCATION: | Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati |
| INFO: | (513) 421-3555 |
Bye, Bye Birdie | |
| DATES: | May 8-11 and 15-18 |
| LOCATION: | Ragged Edge Community Theater, Harrodsburg |
| INFO: | (859) 734-2389 |
Will You Still Love Me in the Morning? | |
| DATES: | May 8-11 and 16-18 |
| LOCATIONS: | Little Colonel Players, Pewee Valley |
| INFO: | (502) 588-1557 |
Walden Theatre Young American Shakespeare Festival | |
| DATES: | May 8-18 |
| LOCATIONS: | Actors Theatre of Louisville |
| INFO: | (502) 589-0084 |
Cactus Flower | |
| DATES: | May 9-11 and 16-18 |
| LOCATIONS: | Shelby County Community Theatre, Shelbyville |
| INFO: | (502) 633-0222 |
Ella | |
| DATE: | through May 23 |
| LOCATION: | Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati |
| INFO: | (513) 421-3888 or (800) 582-3208 |
Long Day’s Journey Into Night | |
| DATES: | through May 25 |
| LOCATIONS: | Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival, Cincinnati |
| INFO: | (513) 381-2273 |
Jesus Christ Superstar | |
| DATES: | May 27 and 28, 8:00 pm ET |
| LOCATIONS: | Louisville Palace, Louisville |
| INFO: | (502) 361-3100 (Ticketmaster) |
Museum Theater: In the Veins: Conversations from a Coal Town | |
| DATES: | Wednesdays, May 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2:00 pm ET |
| LOCATIONS: | Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, Frankfort |
| INFO: | (502) 564-1792, Ext. 4454 |
Museum Theater: Look for My Picture: Raising the Flag with Franklin Sousley | |
| DATES: | Saturdays, May 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31, 1:30 and 3:30 pm ET |
| LOCATIONS: | Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, Frankfort |
| INFO: | (502) 564-1792, Ext. 4454 |
Studio Players presents All the Great Books (Abridged) | |
| DATES: | May 15-June 1 |
| LOCATION: | Carriage House at Bell Court, Lexington |
| INFO: | (859) 225-0370 |
The As Yet Unnamed Theatre Co. presents The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds | |
| DATES: | May 23-June 1 |
| LOCATION: | Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, Louisville |
| INFO: | (502) 445-3203 |
Around the World in 80 Days | |
| DATE: | May 10-June 8 |
| LOCATION: | Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati |
| INFO: | (513) 421-3888 or (800) 582-3208 |
Rabbit Hole | |
| DATES: | May 14-June 8 |
| LOCATION: | Bunbury Theatre, Louisville |
| INFO: | (502) 585-5306 |
Lost in Yonkers | |
| DATES: | May 31, 7:00 pm CT; June 1, 2:00 pm; June 7, 7:00 pm; June 8, 2:00 pm |
| LOCATION: | The Star Theater, Russell Springs |
| INFO: | (270) 866-7827 |
Children’s Musical Theater: The Little Mermaid | |
| DATES: | May 17, 24, and 31 and June 7 and 14, 9:00 am and noon ET |
| LOCATION: | Derby Dinner Playhouse, Clarksville, IN |
| INFO: | (812) 288-8281 |
Broadway in Cincinnati: Jersey Boys | |
| DATES: | May 20-June 15 |
| LOCATION: | Aronoff Center for the Arts, Cincinnati |
| INFO: | (800) 294-1816 |
In This Place... | |
| Presented by LexArts in collaboration with writer/director Ain Gordon, video artist Joan Brannon, and the Pick Up Performance Companies. The one-woman play, starring Michelle Hurst, is about the history of the Oldham House, built by Samuel Oldham, the first free African American to own property in Lexington. | |
| DATES: | May 22-24, 8:00 pm ET |
| LOCATION: | Downtown Arts Center, 141 E. Main St., Lexington |
| INFO: | (859) 225-0370 |
Auditions for the Missoula Children’s Theatre Production of Sleeping Beauty | |
| DATE: | June 23, 9:30 am CT |
| LOCATION: | Carson Center, Paducah |
| INFO: | (270) 443-9932, ext. 250 |
Camp Shakespeare | |
| A comprehensive theater education program for children ages 8-12. Professional artist-educators will lead young actors in exercises on using the power of voice, body, and thoughts to create characters and tackle Shakespeare texts. | |
| DATES: | Monday-Friday, June 16-27, 9:00 am-4:00 pm ET |
| LOCATION: | Liberty Hall, Frankfort |
| INFO: | (502) 637-4933 |
WhoDunnit Murder Mystery Theater presents Dead to the Max | |
| DATES: | May 17-June 21 |
| LOCATIONS: | Masterson’s, Louisville |
| INFO: | (502) 426-7100 |
Leading Ladies | |
| DATES: | June 6-21 |
| LOCATION: | Pioneer Playhouse, Danville |
| INFO: | (859) 236-2747 |
9th Annual Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays | |
| Presented by the Juneteenth Legacy Theatre. | |
| DATES: | June 6-21 |
| LOCATION: | Actors Theatre of Louisville |
| INFO: | (502) 584-1205 |
International Mystery Writers’ Festival | |
| DATES: | June 12-22 |
| LOCATIONS: | RiverPark Center, Owensboro |
| INFO: | (270) 687-2787 or (877) 639-6978 |
Shakespeare at Equus Run: The Merry Wives of Windsor | |
| DATES: | June 12-14, 19-21, and 26-28 |
| LOCATION: | Equus Run Vineyard, Midway |
| INFO: | (859) 225-0370 |
Pine Knob Theatre: Dock Brown—Legend of an Outlaw | |
| DATES: | Saturdays, June 14-July 19, 8:00 pm CT |
| LOCATION: | Pine Knob Theatre, 2250 Pine Knob Road, Caneyville |
| INFO: | (270) 879-8190 |
Children’s Theatre: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | |
| DATES: | June 19-22 and 26-29 |
| LOCATION: | Ragged Edge Community Theater, Harrodsburg |
| INFO: | (859) 734-2389 |
Pine Knob Theatre: Down in Hoodoo Holler | |
| DATES: | Fridays, June 20-July 18, 8:00 pm CT |
| LOCATION: | Pine Knob Theatre, 2250 Pine Knob Road, Caneyville |
| INFO: | (270) 879-8190 |
Morning’s at Seven | |
| DATES: | June 24-July 5 |
| LOCATION: | Pioneer Playhouse, Danville |
| INFO: | (859) 236-2747 |
Pine Knob Theatre: At the Hop | |
| DATES: | June 27-28, July 25-26, and Sept. 26, 8:00 pm CT |
| LOCATION: | Pine Knob Theatre, 2250 Pine Knob Road, Caneyville |
| INFO: | (270) 879-8190 |
Death by Darkness | |
| DATES: | July 8-19 |
| LOCATION: | Pioneer Playhouse, Danville |
| INFO: | (859) 236-2747 |
Community Theatre Series: The Wiz | |
| DATES: | July 11, 12, 18, and 19, 7:00 pm CT; July 20, 2:00 pm |
| LOCATION: | Glema Mahr Center for the Arts, Madisonville |
| INFO: | (270) 821-2787 |
The Woodford County Theatrical Arts Association presents Oliver! | |
| DATES: | July 11-13, 18-20, and 25-27 |
| LOCATION: | Falling Springs Arts and Recreation Center, Versailles |
| INFO: | (859) 873-0648 |
Love, Sex and the IRS | |
| DATES: | July 22-August 2 |
| LOCATION: | Pioneer Playhouse, Danville |
| INFO: | (859) 236-2747 |
Pine Knob Theatre: Lucy and Ruth’s Diner—LARD | |
| DATES: | Fridays, August 1-September 19, 8:00 pm CT |
| LOCATION: | Pine Knob Theatre, 2250 Pine Knob Road, Caneyville |
| INFO: | (270) 879-8190 |
Pine Knob Theatre: Daddy Took the T-Bird Away | |
| DATES: | Saturdays, August 2-September 27, 8:00 pm CT |
| LOCATION: | Pine Knob Theatre, 2250 Pine Knob Road, Caneyville |
| INFO: | (270) 879-8190 |
Cookin’ with Gus | |
| DATES: | August 5-16 |
| LOCATION: | Pioneer Playhouse, Danville |
| INFO: | (859) 236-2747 |
Pine Knob Theatre: ELVIS Nite | |
| DATES: | August 29-30, 8:00 pm CT |
| LOCATION: | Pine Knob Theatre, 2250 Pine Knob Road, Caneyville |
| INFO: | (270) 879-8190 |
Actors Guild of Lexington presents The Constant Star | |
| DATES: | September 10-October 5 |
| LOCATION: | Downtown Arts Center, Lexington |
| INFO: | (859) 225-0370 |
Pine Knob Theatre: Theatre Festival | |
| Three shows: At the Hop, Lucy and Ruth’s Diner—LARD, and Daddy Took the T-Bird Away. | |
| DATES: | September 27, noon CT |
| LOCATION: | Pine Knob Theatre, 2250 Pine Knob Road, Caneyville |
| INFO: | (270) 879-8190 |
The Woodford County Theatrical Arts Association presents Macbeth | |
| DATES: | October 10-12, 17-19, and 24-26 |
| LOCATION: | Falling Springs Arts and Recreation Center, Versailles |
| INFO: | (859) 873-0648 |
Actors Guild of Lexington presents The Pillowman | |
| DATES: | October 15-November 9 |
| LOCATION: | Downtown Arts Center, Lexington |
| INFO: | (859) 225-0370 |
The Woodford County Theatrical Arts Association presents The Honky Tonk Angels Christmas Spectacular | |
| DATES: | December 5-7, 12-14, and 19-21 |
| LOCATION: | Falling Springs Arts and Recreation Center, Versailles |
| INFO: | (859) 873-0648 |
Actors Guild of Lexington presents The Fantasticks | |
| DATES: | December 3-January 4 |
| LOCATION: | Downtown Arts Center, Lexington |
| INFO: | (859) 225-0370 |
Actors Guild of Lexington presents Rabbit Hole | |
| DATES: | January 28-February 22 |
| LOCATION: | Downtown Arts Center, Lexington |
| INFO: | (859) 225-0370 |
The Woodford County Theatrical Arts Association presents The Curious Savage | |
| DATES: | February 13-15 and 20-22; February 27-March 1 |
| LOCATION: | Falling Springs Arts and Recreation Center, Versailles |
| INFO: | (859) 873-0648 |
Actors Guild of Lexington presents The Waiting Room | |
| DATES: | March 14-April 13 |
| LOCATION: | Downtown Arts Center, Lexington |
| INFO: | (859) 225-0370 |
See our Arts Links page for links to Kentucky arts organizations, performing companies, and venues.
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