For the weekend - Louisville theatre shows and auditions (Aug. 16 edition)

Yep, the State Fair is back. Yep, school is also back. And yep, theatre remains alive and well in and around Louisville this weekend. This weekend, improv takes center stage with two shows, and three theatre companies will grace the area stages with shows that will close at the end of the weekend. Check all of these out before it's too late!

Want to grace a Louisville-area stage yourself? Check out the giant list of auditions below, including three that are happening within the next week. There are also some for holiday shows (!). Check them out below.

Enjoy!

Opening:

Project Improv presents Friday Night Cartoons on Aug. 16. https://www.facebook.com/events/444541076141439/

Improv 502 presents It's That Damn Good on Aug. 17. https://www.facebook.com/events/336535817296873/

Ongoing shows: 

Wayward Actors Company presents The Green Room until Aug. 18. https://thebardstown.com/wayward-actors.html

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

Auditions: 

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.

Hardin County Playhouse holding auditions for A Night with Poe on Aug. 19 and 21. http://www.hardincountyplayhouse.com/auditions.html

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

Stage One Family Theatre holding student auditions for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever on Aug. 24. https://stageone.org/get-involved/auditions/?fbclid=IwAR3h-50NeV23c8E7zbqv61sturEu2hMUSJoOQueG2L2wABjn_Dshi-nJKJE

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

Wayward Actors Company holding auditions for Unhindered and Ungendered: A Sexy, Sexy Show on Aug. 25 and 26. https://www.facebook.com/events/579380722594329/

Indiana University Southeast holding auditions for I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change and The Laramie Project on Aug. 28 and 29. https://www.facebook.com/events/952697871756783/

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for its traveling show Just Desserts! on Sept. 9 and 10. https://www.shelbytheatre.org/audition/

The Theatre Downstream holding auditions for Frankenstein: A Radio Play on Sept. 20. https://www.thetheatredownstream.com/auditions.html?fbclid=IwAR15wsg0QEyyFb2ZMbhzGc_jykKCHs-1rk_60P0SRVSR2JeyEAN1wjKIohc

Jackson County Community Theatre holding auditions for The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe on Sept. 22 and 23. http://www.jcct.org/auditions/