For the weekend - Louisville theatre shows and auditions (July 26 edition)

For this weekend, the Louisville theatre scene will be packed with all kinds of shows for anyone to experience. Shakespeare, improv, classic shows, new plays, modern musicals, regional premieres, and everything in between are happening. Check out each show below, especially the ones that will be closing this weekend. Don't miss your chance to see them!

Speaking of seeing, get a chance for your acting and/or singing and/or dancing skills to be seen through one of the auditions listed below. A couple of them are new to the list, and quite a few of them are coming up fast. Check out the links below.

Enjoy!

Opening:

Project Improv presents The Pi in July Show! on July 27. https://www.facebook.com/events/425106478347427/

Baby Horse Theatre Group presents Jessica and Her Son until July 27. https://www.facebook.com/events/1993016280798621/

Eve Theatre Company presents Dixie Swim Club until Aug. 4. http://www.kcdtheater.org/event/fa33b98cf8f965e38c5ae847caa70512

Mummers and Minstrels presents The Fantasticks until July 28. https://louisvilletickets.com/events/The-Fantasticks?fbclid=IwAR2huiPcJaC4gIsoxY-ujU0mvyqZ7FJMHOwPqizJmJVc7Ee25M9uR00dHuE

Kentucky Shakespeare Globe Players presents Twelfth Night until July 27. https://kyshakespeare.com/season/shakespeare-festival-in-central-park/

Cincinnati Shakespeare presents Romeo and Juliet on July 28 and 30. https://kyshakespeare.com/season/shakespeare-festival-in-central-park/

Ongoing shows:

Centerstage presents Beauty and the Beast until Aug. 4. https://jewishlouisville.org/the-j/centerstage/

Shelby County Community Theatre presents Mamma Mia! until Aug. 4. https://www.shelbytheatre.org/

Little Colonel Playhouse presents Much Ado Out West until July 28. https://littlecolonel.net/youth-show

Actors Theatre presents Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash until Aug. 18. https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2019-2020/ring-of-fire/

Derby City Playwrights presents the New Play Festival until July 28. http://www.thebardstowntheatre.org/derbycityplay.html

Hayswood Theatre presents Harvey until July 28. https://www.hayswoodtheatre.org/

Derby Dinner Playhouse presents Shrek the Musical until Aug. 18. https://derbydinner.com/show/shrek-the-musical/

Auditions: 

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for children ages 7-14 for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on July 29 and 30. https://www.shelbytheatre.org/audition/

The Theatre Downstream holding auditions for The Sound of Music on Aug. 9 and 10. https://www.thetheatredownstream.com/auditions.html

Chicken Coop Theatre holding auditions for Grey Gardens: The Musical on Aug. 18 and 19. https://www.facebook.com/events/the-chicken-coop-theatre-company/auditions-for-grey-gardens-the-musical/355323761842536/

Auditions for The Jones Family Christmas on Aug. 19. Email EJProductions93@gmail.com for more information.

Derby Dinner Playhouse holding open call auditions on Aug. 23. https://derbydinner.com/auditions/

Sacred Heart School for the Arts holding auditions for The Nutcracker on Aug. 24. https://shsa.shslou.org/apps/pages/nutcracker-auditions?fbclid=IwAR3XNHrA70lIbo5eP277WNXNfbMfR-OnQ_svr1R89-YL0-g0pPJdRtvbhus

Louisville Ballet holding children's auditions for The Brown-Forman Nutcracker on Aug. 25. https://www.facebook.com/events/940614299626411/?notif_t=event_calendar_create&notif_id=1562373081552190

For the weekend - Louisville theatre shows and auditions (July 19 edition)

First of all, I want to offer my deepest sympathies, condolences, and prayers for Kathi E.B. Ellis, her friends, and family. I had the chance to work with her in an original play a few years ago. As a director, she had a very unique style and was unafraid to take chances in order to get the best possible production. As a person, she was one of the nicest, most motivated, most hard-working people I've ever met. She will be missed.

This weekend, we have plenty of theatre going on in many areas of the Kentuckiana theatre scene. Everything from improv to children's productions to regional premieres to Shakespeare to everything else will be happening. Check out the shows below.

Also, don't forget about the upcoming auditions. No less than four are happening within the next week. More auditions are just behind those. Get involved through one of the links below.

Enjoy!

Opening:

Improv 502 presents Moon Walkers on July 20. https://www.facebook.com/events/345159156168923/

Centerstage presents Beauty and the Beast until Aug. 4. https://jewishlouisville.org/the-j/centerstage/

Shelby County Community Theatre presents Mamma Mia! until Aug. 4. https://www.shelbytheatre.org/

Clarksville Little Theatre presents Frozen Jr. until July 21. http://www.clarksvillelittletheatre.org/

Little Colonel Playhouse presents Much Ado Out West until July 28. https://littlecolonel.net/youth-show

Ongoing shows: 

Actors Theatre presents Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash until Aug. 18. https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2019-2020/ring-of-fire/

Derby City Playwrights presents the New Play Festival until July 28. http://www.thebardstowntheatre.org/derbycityplay.html

Hayswood Theatre presents Harvey until July 28. https://www.hayswoodtheatre.org/

Theatre Works EDU presents The Lion King Kids and Seussical Jr. until July 20. http://theatreworksedu.com/

Derby Dinner Playhouse presents Shrek the Musical until Aug. 18. https://derbydinner.com/show/shrek-the-musical/

Kentucky Shakespeare presents The Tragedy of King Lear until July 21. https://kyshakespeare.com/season/shakespeare-festival-in-central-park/

Kentucky Shakespeare presents Henry IV, Part Two until July 19. https://kyshakespeare.com/season/shakespeare-festival-in-central-park/

Kentucky Shakespeare presents As You Like It until July 20. https://kyshakespeare.com/season/shakespeare-festival-in-central-park/

Auditions: 

Waterworks Dance Theater holding dance company auditions on July 21. https://www.facebook.com/events/2066886550280765/

Bunbury Theatre holding auditions for its 2019-2020 season on July 22 and 23. https://www.bunburytheatre.org/index.php/shows-events/auditions

Clarksville Little Theatre holding auditions for Seussical on July 22 and 23. http://www.clarksvillelittletheatre.org/seussical-auditions/

Mind's Eye Theatre Company holding auditions for Songs for a New World on July 22, 23, and 24. https://www.facebook.com/events/2399870596727278/

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for children ages 7-14 for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on July 29 and 30. https://www.shelbytheatre.org/audition/

The Theatre Downstream holding auditions for The Sound of Music on Aug. 9 and 10. https://www.thetheatredownstream.com/auditions.html

Chicken Coop Theatre holding auditions for Grey Gardens: The Musical on Aug. 18 and 19.

Derby Dinner Playhouse holding open call auditions on Aug. 23. https://derbydinner.com/auditions/

Louisville Ballet holding children's auditions for The Brown-Forman Nutcracker on Aug. 25. https://www.facebook.com/events/940614299626411/?notif_t=event_calendar_create&notif_id=1562373081552190

For the weekend - Louisville theatre shows and auditions (July 12 edition)

Welcome to the weekend, and it's a hot one! You have a choice...stay outside (and make sure you're well-hydrated) or go inside and cool down. Either way, take in some area theatre! Four new shows or festivals are opening both indoors and out this weekend. Check them out below.

Don't forget about the shows already going on in Kentuckiana. Some shows are outside, and others are inside. Check them out below.

Last, but certainly not least, get involved in the local theatre scene through one of the audition links below. Plenty of opportunities await, especially within the next week.

Enjoy!

Opening:

Actors Theatre presents Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash until Aug. 18. https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2019-2020/ring-of-fire/

Derby City Playwrights presents the New Play Festival until July 28. http://www.thebardstowntheatre.org/derbycityplay.html

Hayswood Theatre presents Harvey until July 28. https://www.hayswoodtheatre.org/

Theatre Works EDU presents The Lion King Kids and Seussical Jr. until July 20. http://theatreworksedu.com/

Ongoing shows: 

Derby Dinner Playhouse presents Shrek the Musical until Aug. 18. https://derbydinner.com/show/shrek-the-musical/

Kentucky Shakespeare presents The Tragedy of King Lear until July 21. https://kyshakespeare.com/season/shakespeare-festival-in-central-park/

Kentucky Shakespeare presents Henry IV, Part Two until July 19. https://kyshakespeare.com/season/shakespeare-festival-in-central-park/

Kentucky Shakespeare presents As You Like It until July 20. https://kyshakespeare.com/season/shakespeare-festival-in-central-park/

Auditions: 

Rose Island Playhouse holding auditions for Over the River and Through the Woods on July 13. https://www.facebook.com/groups/86751045270/

Hayswood Theatre holding auditions for The Addams Family: The Musical on July 14 and 15. https://www.facebook.com/events/2725617627468002/

Jackson County Community Theatre holding auditions for Picasso at the Lapin Agile on July 14 and 15. http://www.jcct.org/auditions/

Rush Trowel and Faith Works Studios holding season auditions on July 14 and 15. http://www.faithworks-studios.com/auditions.html?fbclid=IwAR3D1DyhhDqwQZ6VTolaJnF00Idmkg1HK_4NMTw67BE6SZTM_pzU3GbGtH8

Central Kentucky Theatre holding auditions for Dixie Swim Club on July 15 and 16. https://www.facebook.com/events/2413475718886013/

U of L theatre arts and Criminal Justice departments seek actors to portray sexual assault survivors to work with law enforcement investigators in the effectiveness of trauma-informed interview training. Apply by July 17. https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3A7cc8f5fb-4e6f-4085-8ae4-6669d24e3b84&fbclid=IwAR1SqNckiAp_X1FIBVDu-EUDRruWcJr3GwFyr5BnYhCvEQnAqTvEpZtfJGY

Waterworks Dance Theater holding dance company auditions on July 21. https://www.facebook.com/events/2066886550280765/

Mind's Eye Theatre Company holding auditions for Songs for a New World on July 22, 23, and 24. https://www.facebook.com/events/2399870596727278/

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for children ages 7-14 for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on July 29 and 30. https://www.shelbytheatre.org/audition/

Chicken Coop Theatre holding auditions for Grey Gardens: The Musical on Aug. 18 and 19.

Derby Dinner Playhouse holding open call auditions on Aug. 23. https://derbydinner.com/auditions/

Louisville Ballet holding children's auditions for The Brown-Forman Nutcracker on Aug. 25. https://www.facebook.com/events/940614299626411/?notif_t=event_calendar_create&notif_id=1562373081552190

For the weekend - Louisville theatre shows and auditions (July 5 edition)

It may be a holiday weekend, but the Louisville theatre scene is certainly not taking a break, especially for fans of improv, Shakespeare, and theatre in general. Whether the shows are indoors or outdoors, open for several weeks or one night only, there are plenty of options out there. Check them out below.

Don't forget about the upcoming auditions. There's a few new ones listed, and quite a few shows have auditions coming up within the next two weeks. Get involved in the Louisville theatre scene through one of the links below.

Enjoy!

Opening:

Derby Dinner Playhouse presents Shrek the Musical until Aug. 18. https://derbydinner.com/show/shrek-the-musical/

Gonzo Improv presents its July Show on July 5. https://www.facebook.com/events/404524630150364/

Improv 502 presents The Long and the Short of IT on July 6. https://www.facebook.com/events/1263515850494955/

Improv Anonymous presents Fireworks! on July 6. https://www.facebook.com/events/379983869290443/

Ongoing shows:

Kentucky Shakespeare presents The Tragedy of King Lear until July 21. https://kyshakespeare.com/season/shakespeare-festival-in-central-park/

Theatre Reprise presents Oscar and Felix: A New Look at the Odd Couple until July 7. https://thebardstown.com/oscarandfelix.html

Commonwealth Theatre presents Homefree until July 7. https://www.facebook.com/events/2445392058856658/

Kentucky Shakespeare presents Henry IV, Part Two until July 19. https://kyshakespeare.com/season/shakespeare-festival-in-central-park/

Kentucky Shakespeare presents As You Like It until July 20. https://kyshakespeare.com/season/shakespeare-festival-in-central-park/

Auditions: 

TheatreWorks of Southern Indiana holding auditions for The Drowsy Chaperone on July 6 and 7. https://theatreworksofsoin.com/auditions?fbclid=IwAR3feh3uWRpbgaIyAuUzZaJzpZVyESHZBFTOV0bCXnCK-2_b5CAk51o8O9M

Rose Island Playhouse holding auditions for Over the River and Through the Woods on July 13. https://www.facebook.com/groups/86751045270/

Hayswood Theatre holding auditions for The Addams Family: The Musical on July 14 and 15. https://www.facebook.com/events/2725617627468002/

Jackson County Community Theatre holding auditions for Picasso at the Lapin Agile on July 14 and 15. http://www.jcct.org/auditions/

Rush Trowel and Faith Works Studios holding season auditions on July 14 and 15. http://www.faithworks-studios.com/auditions.html?fbclid=IwAR3D1DyhhDqwQZ6VTolaJnF00Idmkg1HK_4NMTw67BE6SZTM_pzU3GbGtH8

Waterworks Dance Theater holding dance company auditions on July 21. https://www.facebook.com/events/2066886550280765/

Mind's Eye Theatre Company holding auditions for Songs for a New World on July 22, 23, and 24. https://www.facebook.com/events/2399870596727278/

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for children ages 7-14 for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on July 29 and 30. https://www.shelbytheatre.org/audition/

Derby Dinner Playhouse holding open call auditions on Aug. 23. https://derbydinner.com/auditions/

Louisville Ballet holding children's auditions for The Brown-Forman Nutcracker on Aug. 25. https://www.facebook.com/events/940614299626411/?notif_t=event_calendar_create&notif_id=1562373081552190