Kentucky Events

Theater

See our Arts Links page for links to Kentucky arts organizations, performing companies, and venues.

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.