Friday, December 29, 2023

For the weekend - Louisville and Southern Indiana theatre shows and auditions (Dec. 29, 2023 edition)

This weekend, most Kentuckiana theatres are enjoying the time off before getting back into full gear in January. For actors, there are plenty of chances to start the new year right as theatre groups all over the area are having auditions. Six shows (so far) are slated to have auditions in January. Check the links below and get involved in the Kentuckiana theatre scene.

Enjoy!

Ongoing shows:

Whodunnit Murder Mystery Theater presents Murder on 34th Street until Dec. 16, then on Jan. 6. Ticket info

Derby Dinner presents A Christmas Carol until Dec. 31. Show info

Auditions:

Young Hearts Theatre holding auditions for Westward Ho! on Jan. 2. Facebook group page

The Chicken Coop Theatre Company holding auditions for Chess on Jan. 7 and 8. Facebook event page

Clarksville Little Theatre holding auditions for Curtains on Jan. 14 and 15. Audition info

Drag Daddy Productions holding auditions for A Midsummer Night's Dream from Jan. 18-22. Audition info

The Hardin County Playhouse holding auditions for Almost, Maine on Jan. 22 and 23. Facebook group page

Central Kentucky Theatre holding auditions for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum on Jan. 23 and 25. Audition info

Little Colonel Players holding auditions for Breaking Legs on Feb. 4 and 5. Audition info

Shelby County Community Theartre holding auditions for Waiting for Godot on Feb. 18 and 19. Audition info

Jackson County Community Theatre holding auditions for Ken Ludwig's Leading Ladies on Feb. 25 and 26. Audition info

Friday, December 22, 2023

For the weekend - Louisville and Southern Indiana theatre shows and auditions (Dec. 22, 2023 edition)

Understandably, no shows are opening in the Kentuckiana theare scene on this Christmas weekend. However, it's still possible to see plenty of theatre in the area as quite a few shows are continuing their runs from previous weekends. Get more information on each show below.

Don't forget about the upcoming auditions. A few new ones have been posted, and all of them are happening early into the new year. Click the links below for more information.

Enjoy!

Ongoing shows:

Kentucky Opera presents All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 until Dec. 23. Show info

Louisville Ballet presents The Brown-Forman Nutcracker until Dec. 24. Show info

Stage One Family Theatre presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever until Dec. 23. Show info

Central Kentucky Theatre presents A Christmas Carol...More or Less until Dec. 23. Ticket info

Whodunnit Murder Mystery Theater presents Murder on 34th Street until Dec. 16, then on Jan. 6. Ticket info

Derby Dinner presents A Christmas Carol until Dec. 31. Show info

Derby Dinner children's theatre presents Jack Frost Saves Christmas until Dec. 23. Show info

Auditions:

The Chicken Coop Theatre Company holding auditions for Chess on Jan. 7 and 8. Facebook event page

Clarksville Little Theatre holding auditions for Curtains on Jan. 14 and 15. Audition info

The Hardin County Playhouse holding auditions for Almost, Maine on Jan. 22 and 23. Facebook group page

Central Kentucky Theatre holding auditions for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum on Jan. 23 and 25. Audition info

Little Colonel Players holding auditions for Breaking Legs on Feb. 4 and 5. Audition info

Friday, December 15, 2023

For the weekend - Louisville and Southern Indiana theatre shows and auditions (Dec. 15, 2023 edition)

Welcome to a December weekend! It's colder outside, but there are plenty of warm places in Kentuckiana to enjoy some wonderful theatre! Four shows open this weekend to go with the eleven shows already in progress. Check them out below!

Don't forget about the upcoming auditions, especially this weekend. Four of them are happening within the next few days. Check them out in the links below. 

Enjoy!

Opening:

Kentucky Opera presents All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 until Dec. 23. Show info

The Bard's Town Theatre presents The Kings of Christmas until Dec. 17. Facebook event page

Little Colonel Players presents Help Santa Get Home until Dec. 17. Show info

The Bridge Theatre presents AMIOS' Shotz! Holiday Special on Dec. 17. Facebook event page

Ongoing shows:

Actors Theatre presents Mrs. Krishnan's Party until Dec. 17. Show info

Louisville Ballet presents The Brown-Forman Nutcracker until Dec. 24. Show info

Highview Arts Center presents A Christmas Carol until Dec. 17. Show info

Stage One Family Theatre presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever until Dec. 23. Show info

Central Kentucky Theatre presents A Christmas Carol...More or Less until Dec. 23. Ticket info

Stage One Family Theatre, Louisville Orchestra, and Kentucky Performing Arts present The Snowy Day and Other Stories until Dec. 17. Show info

The Hardin County Playhouse presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever until Dec. 17. Ticket info

Whodunnit Murder Mystery Theater presents Murder on 34th Street until Dec. 16, then on Jan. 6. Ticket info

Bunbury Theatre presents The Butterfingers Angel, Mary and Joseph, Herod the Nut and The Slaughter of 12 Hit Carols in a Pear Tree until Dec. 17. Show info

Derby Dinner presents A Christmas Carol until Dec. 31. Show info

Derby Dinner children's theatre presents Jack Frost Saves Christmas until Dec. 23. Show info

Auditions:

Pandora Productions holding auditions for My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding on Dec. 17. Facebook event page

Martin French/SoIn to Shakespeare Tour holding auditions for The Tempest on Dec. 17. Facebook event page

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for Our Town on Dec. 17 and 18. Audition info

Mind's Eye Theatre Company holding auditions for Collective Rage and Violet on Dec. 18 and 19. Facebook event page

The Chicken Coop Theatre Company holding auditions for Chess on Jan. 7 and 8. Facebook event page

Clarksville Little Theatre holding auditions for Curtains on Jan. 14 and 15. Audition info

Central Kentucky Theatre holding auditions for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum on Jan. 23 and 25. Audition info

Friday, December 8, 2023

For the weekend - Louisville and Southern Indiana theatre shows and auditions (Dec. 8, 2023 edition)

The holidays are in full swing in Kentuckiana, and this weekend many holiday classics and soon-to-be classics are opening all throughout the area. That's on top of the plentiful amounts of shows already going on. Check them all out through the links below.

Don't forget about the upcoming auditions, and there are plenty here to check out. Five of them are taking place before the end of the year. Click the links below for more info on the auditions.

Enjoy!

Opening:

Actors Theatre presents Mrs. Krishnan's Party until Dec. 17. Show info

Louisville Ballet presents The Brown-Forman Nutcracker until Dec. 24. Show info

Faith Works Performing Arts presents The Soul of Christmas 2023 until Dec. 10. Show info

Highview Arts Center presents A Christmas Carol until Dec. 17. Show info

Extra Crispy Improv presents its Holiday Show on Dec. 8. Facebook event page

Stage One Family Theatre presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever until Dec. 23. Show info

Central Kentucky Theatre presents A Christmas Carol...More or Less until Dec. 23. Ticket info

Stage One Family Theatre, Louisville Orchestra, and Kentucky Performing Arts present The Snowy Day and Other Stories until Dec. 17. Show info

The Hardin County Playhouse presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever until Dec. 17. Ticket info

Washington County Theatre presents Christmas Belles until Dec. 9. Facebook group page

Sacred Heart School for the Arts presents The Nutcracker until Dec. 10. Ticket info

Ongoing shows:

Whodunnit Murder Mystery Theater presents Murder on 34th Street until Dec. 16, then on Jan. 6. Ticket info

Bunbury Theatre presents The Butterfingers Angel, Mary and Joseph, Herod the Nut and The Slaughter of 12 Hit Carols in a Pear Tree until Dec. 17. Show info

Little Colonel Playhouse presents Ken Ludwig's The Game's Afoot (or Holmes for the Holidays) until Dec. 10. Show info

Shelby County Community Theatre presents Elf: The Musical until Dec. 10. Show info

Hayswood Theatre presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever until Dec. 10. Show info

Jackson County Community Theatre presents Ken Ludwig's The Game's Afoot until Dec. 9. Ticket info

Derby Dinner presents A Christmas Carol until Dec. 31. Show info

Derby Dinner children's theatre presents Jack Frost Saves Christmas until Dec. 23. Show info

Auditions:

Jackson County Community Theatre holding auditions for Lord of the Flies and The Dummest Play Ever on Dec. 11 and 12. Facebook event page

Martin French/SoIn to Shakespeare Tour holding auditions for The Tempest on Dec. 13 and 17. Facebook event page

Pandora Productions holding auditions for My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding on Dec. 16. Facebook event page

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for Our Town on Dec. 17 and 18. Audition info

Mind's Eye Theatre Company holding auditions for Collective Rage and Violet on Dec. 18 and 19. Facebook event page

The Chicken Coop Theatre Company holding auditions for Chess on Jan. 7 and 8. Facebook event page

Central Kentucky Theatre holding auditions for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum on Jan. 23 and 25. Audition info

Friday, December 1, 2023

For the weekend - Louisville and Southern Indiana theatre shows and auditions (Dec. 1, 2023 edition)

If there was ever a weekend to go see a theatre show in Kentuckiana, this would be it. More than a dozen shows are opening in the area to go with the five already in progress. Everything from holiday shows to murder mysteries to touring productions to classics and everything in between are set to happen. Check them out in the links below.

If there was ever a time to audition for a Kentuckiana theatre show, this time of year would be it. Six auditions, including some season auditions, are occurring within the next week, and plenty more are just behind them. Click or tap the links below and get involved in the Kentuckana theatre scene.

Enjoy!

Opening:

PNC Broadway in Louisville presents Tina: The Tina Turner Musical until Dec. 3. Ticket info

Whodunnit Murder Mystery Theater presents Murder on 34th Street until Dec. 16, then on Jan. 6. Ticket info

Bunbury Theatre presents The Butterfingers Angel, Mary and Joseph, Herod the Nut and The Slaughter of 12 Hit Carols in a Pear Tree until Dec. 17. Show info

Character Assassination presents The Roast of 2023 until Dec. 2. Show info

Little Colonel Playhouse presents Ken Ludwig's The Game's Afoot (or Holmes for the Holidays) until Dec. 10. Show info

Shelby County Community Theatre presents Elf: The Musical until Dec. 10. Show info

Hayswood Theatre presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever until Dec. 10. Show info

Centerstage presents Winnie the Pooh Kids until Dec. 3. Show info

Jackson County Community Theatre presents Ken Ludwig's The Game's Afoot until Dec. 9. Ticket info

Floyd Central High School theatre presents A Wrinkle in Time until Dec. 1. Ticket info

Stage One Family Theatre presents Storytellers on Dec. 2. Show info

Commonwealth Theatre presents Dragon Up on Dec. 2. Show info

Sacred Heart School for the Arts presents Elf the Musical Jr. until Dec. 2. Ticket info

Oldham County Schools Arts Center presents Million Dollar Baby until Dec. 2. Ticket info

Ongoing shows:

Theatre Reprise presents Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Goose until Dec. 3. Ticket info

The Theatre Downstream presents Beauty and the Beast until Dec. 3.  Ticket info

YPAS presents Urinetown: the Musical until Dec. 2. Ticket info

Derby Dinner presents A Christmas Carol until Dec. 31. Show info

Derby Dinner children's theatre presents Jack Frost Saves Christmas until Dec. 23. Show info

Auditions:

Rose Island Playhouse holding auditions for Twelve Angry Jurors on Dec. 2. Facebook event page

Kentucky Shakespeare holding general auditions on Dec. 2. Audition info

Redline Performing Arts holding season auditions on Dec. 3. Audition info

Hayswood Theatre holding auditions for Gypsy on Dec. 3 and 4. Facebook event page

Jackson County Community Theatre holding auditions for The One Act Play That Goes Wrong on Dec. 3 and 4. Facebook event page

Little Colonel Players holding auditions for Lady Susan on Dec. 4 and 5. Audition info

Jackson County Community Theatre holding auditions for Lord of the Flies and The Dummest Play Ever on Dec. 11 and 12. Facebook event page

Pandora Productions holding auditions for My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding on Dec. 16. Facebook event page

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for Our Town on Dec. 17 and 18. Audition info

Mind's Eye Theatre Company holding auditions for Collective Rage and Violet on Dec. 18 and 19. Facebook event page

The Chicken Coop Theatre Company holding auditions for Chess on Jan. 7 and 8. Facebook event page

Central Kentucky Theatre holding auditions for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum on Jan. 23 and 25. Audition info