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