For the weekend - Louisville and Southern Indiana theatre shows and auditions (Aug. 25, 2023 edition)

Seems pretty obvious, but it's going to be a hot one in Kentuckiana this weekend. With that being said, go inside and cool down with some theatre this weekend! Two shows are set to open, and that's going along with the five shows already in progress. Check out each show through the links below.

If you ever wanted to get on stage, this coming week may include some of your best chances. Five auditions are scheduled to happen before the end of the month. That's on top of the six happening in September (so far). Click the links below to get involved in the Kentuckiana theatre scene.

Enjoy!

Opening:

Company Outcast presents Schoolhouse Rock Live! until Sept. 3. Facebook group page

improv Anonymous presents Back-to-School Comedy That Makes the Grade on Aug. 26. Facebook event page

Ongoing shows:

Derby Dinner Playhouse presents The Buddy Holly Story until Sept. 24. Show info

Mind's Eye Theatre Company presents Bonnie and Clyde until Aug. 27. Ticket info

Centerstage presents Classics in Concert: Carousel until Aug. 27. Show info

Central Kentucky Theatre presents The Wacky, Weird, Wonderful Wizard of Oz on Aug. 26. Show info

ACT Louisville Productions and Pandora Productions presents The Prom until Aug. 26. Show info

Auditions:

ACT Louisville Productions holding youth auditions for Honk the Musical and Freaky Friday on Aug. 26 and 27. Facebook group page

Highview Arts Center holding auditions for A Christmas Carol on Aug. 26 and 29. Facebook event page

Ambo Dance Theatre holding auditions for The Graham Cracker on Aug. 27 and 30. Audition info

Hayswood Theatre holding auditions for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever on Aug. 28 and 30. Facebook event page

IUS theatre holding auditions for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night on Aug. 29, 30, and 31. Facebook event page

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde on Sept. 10 and 11. Audition info

Clarksville Little Theatre holding auditions for A Christmas Story on Sept. 10 and 11. Audition info

The Theatre Downstream holding auditions for Night of the Living Dead: A Radio Play on Sept. 11. Audition info

The Dinner Detective holding auditions for its 2023-24 season on Sept. 20. Audition info

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for Elf: The Musical on Sept. 24 and 26. Audition info

Little Colonel Players holding auditions for Ken Ludwig's The Game's Afoot (or Holmes for the Holidays) on Oct. 8 and 9. Audition info

For the weekend - Louisville and Southern Indiana theatre shows and auditions (Aug. 18, 2023 edition)

Tis true that the Kentucky State Fair is in full swing now. However, if you want to avoid the fair crowds, the check out one of many theatre shows going on in and around Kentuckiana. Five shows opening this weekend with one continuing from the previous weekend. Check them out in the links below.

Meanwhile, plenty of shows are gearing up for fall and even winter (!) shows. Check out the auditions below, including one for possibly the longest titled show ever put in this blog. 

Enjoy!

Opening:

Derby Dinner Playhouse presents The Buddy Holly Story until Sept. 24. Show info

Mind's Eye Theatre Company presents Bonnie and Clyde until Aug. 27. Ticket info

Centerstage presents Classics in Concert: Carousel until Aug. 27. Show info

Extra Crispy Improv presents its August show on Aug. 19. Ticket info

Central Kentucky Theatre presents The Wacky, Weird, Wonderful Wizard of Oz on Aug. 26. Show info

Ongoing shows:

ACT Louisville and Pandora Productions presents The Prom until Aug. 26. Show info

Auditions:

ShPieL Performing Identity holding auditions for Chagall in School on Aug. 20. Audtiion info

Wayward Actors' Company holding auditions for A Doll's House Part 2 on Aug. 21 and 22. Facebook event page

Bunbury Theatre holding auditions for The Butterfingers Angel, Mary and Joseph, Herod the Nut, and 12 Slaughtered Hit Carols in a Pear Tree on Aug. 22. Facebook group page

Highview Arts Center holding auditions for A Christmas Carol on Aug. 26 and 29. Facebook event page

Hayswood Theatre holding auditions for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever on Aug. 28 and 30. Facebook event page

IUS theatre holding auditions for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night on Aug. 29, 30, and 31. Facebook event page

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde on Sept. 10 and 11. Audition info

The Dinner Detective holding auditions for its 2023-24 season on Sept. 20. Audition info

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for Elf: The Musical on Sept. 24 and 26. Audition info

For the weekend - Louisville and Southern Indiana theatre shows and auditions (Aug. 11, 2023 edition)

Welcome to the weekend, and as a treat, go check out some wonderful Kentuckiana theatre. Two shows are opening, and four are continuing from previous weekends. Click or tap the links below to find out more information.

Don't forget about the upcoming auditions, of which there are plenty happening within the next week all over Kentuckiana. Click or tap the links below to find out how to get involved in those shows.

Enjoy! 

Opening:

ACT Louisville Productions presents The Prom until Aug. 26. Show info

Commonwealth Theatre presents Alice's Adventures in Wonderland until Aug. 12. Friday show link  Saturday show link

Ongoing shows:

The Chicken Coop Theatre and Drag Daddy Productions presents Jesus Christ Superstar until Aug. 13. Ticket info

The Hardin County Playhouse presents Next to Normal until Aug. 13. Show info

Derby Dinner Playhouse presents The Sound of Music until Aug. 13. Show info

Stephen Foster Productions presents The Stephen Foster Story until Aug. 12. Show info

Auditions:

The Theatre Downstream holding auditions for Beauty and the Beast on Aug. 11 and 12. Facebook group page

ACTS of Seymour holding auditions for Four Old Broads on Aug. 13 and 14. Facebook event group

ShPieL Performing Identity holding auditions for Chagall in School on Aug. 13 and 20. Audtiion info

Wayward Actors' Company holding auditions for A Doll's House Part 2 on Aug. 21 and 22. Facebook event page

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde on Sept. 10 and 11. Audition info

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for Elf: The Musical on Sept. 24 and 26. Audition info

For the weekend - Louisville and Southern indiana theatre shows and auditions (Aug. 4, 2023 edition)

Good weekend, Kentuckiana!!!! This weekend, plenty of shows are set to take place indoors and outdoors, including ballet, musicals, classic shows, and original works. Check them all out below.

If there was a time to audition for a show in Kentuckiana, this month seems to be it. Plenty of shows have auditions coming up within the next couple of weeks. Click or tap the links below for more information.

Enjoy!

Opening:

Louisville Ballet presents Shakespeare in Dance: Lady M until Aug. 6. Show info

Redline Performing Arts presents Footloose Live! until Aug. 5. Show info

The Chicken Coop Theatre and Drag Daddy Productions presents Jesus Christ Superstar until Aug. 13. Ticket info

Looking for Lilith presents From Our HeARTS to Yours until Aug. 6. Ticket info

The Hardin County Playhouse presents Next to Normal until Aug. 13. Show info

Ongoing shows:

Little Colonel Players presents The Butler Did It until Aug. 6. Show info 

Stephen Foster Productions presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella until Aug. 4. Show info

Derby Dinner Playhouse presents The Sound of Music until Aug. 13. Show info

Stephen Foster Productions presents The Songs of Stephen Foster until Aug. 5. Show info

Stephen Foster Productions presents The Stephen Foster Story until Aug. 12. Show info

Auditions:

Theatre Reprise holding auditions for Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Goose on Aug. 5 and 6. Facebook event page

Keen Dance Theatre holding auditions on Aug. 6. Facebook event page

Hayswood Theatre holding auditions for The Crucible on Aug. 6 and 8. Audition info

Little Colonel Players holding auditions for Cowboys and Idiots on Aug. 6 and 7. Audition info

The Chicken Coop Theatre Company holding auditions for Who's Holiday and The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 on Aug. 7 and 8. Facebook event group

The Theatre Downstream holding auditions for Beauty and the Beast on Aug. 11 and 12. Facebook group page

ACTS of Seymour holding auditions for Four Old Broads on Aug. 13 and 14. Facebook event group

ShPieL Performing Identity holding auditions for Chagall in School on Aug. 13 and 20. Audtiion info

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde on Sept. 10 and 11. Audition info

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for Elf: The Musical on Sept. 24 and 26. Audition info