For the weekend - Louisville and Southern Indiana theatre shows and auditions (May 6, 2022 edition)

Welcome to Derby week in Louisville and Kentuckiana! Are you from out of town and looking for something besides horse racing tonight or at other points this weekend? Are you from in town and wanting the same? Believe it or not, there are shows taking place this weekend, including a one-night-only improv show tonight. Check out all the shows in the links below.

Right after Derby, most theatre groups will be getting back in action. At the end of this weekend, at least eight of them will be hosting combined auditions. Three other groups will follow with their own auditions later in the month. Check out all the audition information below. 

Enjoy!

Opening:

Gonzo Improv presents Gonzo's Decadent and Depraved Derby Show on May 6. Facebook event link

Ongoing shows:

Pandora Productions presents A Very Sordid Wedding from May 12-22. Show info link

Kentucky Shakespeare presents Julius Caesar until May 22. Show info link

Derby Dinner Playhouse presents Saturday Night Fever until May 22. Show info

Auditions: 

The Chicken Coop Theatre Company, Drag Daddy Productions, Pandora Productions, Time Slip Theatre, Eve Theatre Company, Bunbury Theatre, Redline Performing Arts, and Mind's Eye Theatre Company holding auditions for various shows on May 8 and 9. Audition info and survey

Hayswood Theatre holding auditions for The Drowsy Chaperone on May 21. Facebook event link

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for Monty Python's Spamalot on May 22 and 23. Audition info

Company OutCast holding season auditions on May 23 and 24. Facebook page link

For the weekend - Louisville and Southern Indiana theatre shows and auditions (April 29, 2022 edition)

The weekend before Derby usually brings about a ton of theatre shows premiering in Kentuckiana, and this year is no exception. At least 16 shows are either opening or continuing into this weekend. Get out and check it all out, especially the majority of ones that will close this weekend.

Don't forget about the upcoming auditions, including the 8-in-1 that is just over a week away. Check out the links below, and get involved in the Kentuckiana theatre scene.

Enjoy!

Opening:

Pandora Productions presents A Very Sordid Wedding from April 29-May 1 and May 12-22. Show info link

Looking for Lilith presents Flipping the Script: Interactive Theatre to Resist Bullying until May 1. Ticket info

Time Slip Theatre presents The Rocky Horror Show until April 30. Facebook event link

YPAS presents School Girls or The African Mean Girls Play until May 1. Ticket info

Little Colonel Players presents A Deadly Daily Double until April 30. Ticket info

New Albany High School theatre arts presents Almost, Maine until April 30. Ticket info

Classic Melodies presents Beauty and the Beast until May 1. Ticket info

Trinity High School theatre arts presents Shamrock Series 2022 until May 1. Ticket info

Sacred Heart School for the Arts presents Disney's The Jungle Book KIDS until April 30. Show info link

Washington County Theatre/Pied Piper Productions presents Nick Tickle: Fairy Tale Detective until May 1. Facebook event link

Ongoing shows: 

Jackson County Community Theatre presents Sylvia until April 30. Show info link

The Theatre Downstream presents The Odd Couple until May 1. Show info link

Central Kentucky Theatre presents Clue: The Musical until May 1. Show info

Assumption High School Rose Theatre Company presents Les Miserables until May 1. Ticket info

Kentucky Shakespeare presents Julius Caesar until May 22. Show info link

Derby Dinner Playhouse presents Saturday Night Fever until May 22. Show info

Auditions: 

The Chicken Coop Theatre Company, Drag Daddy Productions, Pandora Productions, Time Slip Theatre, Eve Theatre Company, Bunbury Theatre, Redline Performing Arts, and Mind's Eye Theatre Company holding auditions for various shows on May 8 and 9. Audition info and survey

Hayswood Theatre holding auditions for The Drowsy Chaperone on May 21. Facebook event link

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for Monty Python's Spamalot on May 22 and 23. Audition info

Company OutCast holding season auditions on May 23 and 24. Facebook page link

For the weekend - Louisville and Southern Indiana theatre shows and auditions (April 22, 2022 edition)

Thunder Over Louisville is happening downtown, but just about everywhere else there's a theatre show happening! Classic shows, musicals, children's shows, original productions, and more are set to happen throughout Kentuckiana this weekend. Check them out below.

Don't forget about the upcoming auditions, including two happening within the next week and one featuring eight theatre companies banding together for one. Check them all out below.

Enjoy!

Opening:

Jackson County Community Theatre presents Sylvia until April 30. Show info link

The Theatre Downstream presents The Odd Couple until May 1. Show info link

Central Kentucky Theatre presents Clue: The Musical until May 1. Show info

Drag Daddy Productions presents Alice in Derbyland until April 24. Show info

Character Assassination presents Roast the Police until April 23. Ticket info

Assumption High School Rose Theatre Company presents Les Miserables until May 1. Ticket info

Sacred Heart School for the Arts presents Samantha Spade, Ace Detective until April 23. Ticket info

Oldham County Schools Arts Center presents The Hound of the Baskervilles until April 23. Ticket info

Fellowship for Performing Arts presents C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce on April 24. Show info

Ongoing shows: 

Derby Dinner Playhouse presents Saturday Night Fever until May 22. Show info

Bunbury Theatre presents Look What the Fire Did until April 24. Facebook event link

Hayswood Theatre presents Into the Woods until April 24. Ticket info

Shelby County Community Theatre presents Picasso at the Lapin Agile until April 23. Show info link

Auditions: 

ACT Louisville holding auditions for The Sound of Music on April 22, 23, and 24. Audition info

Wayward Actors' Company holding auditions for Significant Other on April 25 and 26. Facebook event link

The Chicken Coop Theatre Company, Drag Daddy Productions, Pandora Productions, Time Slip Theatre, Eve Theatre Company, Bunbury Theatre, Redline Performing Arts, and Mind's Eye Theatre Company holding auditions for various shows on May 8 and 9. Audition info and survey

Hayswood Theatre holding auditions for The Drowsy Chaperone on May 21. Facebook event link

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for Monty Python's Spamalot on May 22 and 23. Audition info

For the weekend - Louisville and Southern Indiana theatre shows and auditions (April 15, 2022 edition)

The beautiful thing about Kentuckiana theatre is that there is so much variety in what to see. Check out this weekend, for example. Improv, a show on roller skates, a classic show, and a new youth show are opening. Meanwhile, more classic shows, musicals, children's shows, and regional premieres are continuing from previous weekends. Check them all out in the links below.

Want to get involved onstage? Plenty of auditions have not only been added but are also about to happen in Kentuckiana, including three within the next week. Check them out in the links below.

Enjoy!

Opening:

Chicken Coop Theatre Company presents Xanadu until April 17. Facebook event link

Extra Crispy Improv presents Great Fricking Friday on April 15. Facebook event link

Silver Creek High School theatre presents Almost, Maine until April 16. Ticket info

Hardin County Playhouse youth dramatics presents Paper or Plastic? until April 16. Ticket info

Ongoing shows:

Derby Dinner Playhouse presents Saturday Night Fever until May 22. Show info

TheatreWorks of Southern Indiana presents Big Fish until April 16. Ticket info

Bunbury Theatre presents Look What the Fire Did until April 24. Facebook event link

Hayswood Theatre presents Into the Woods until April 24. Ticket info

Shelby County Community Theatre presents Picasso at the Lapin Agile until April 16. Show info

Kentucky Shakespeare presents Henry VI: The Wars of the Roses until April 16. Show info link

Stage One Family Theatre presents Dragons Love Tacos on April 16. Ticket info

Auditions: 

Kentucky Opera holding chorus auditions on April 16. Facebook event link

Whodunnit Murder Mystery Theater holding auditions for Murder by the Sea: The Dark Veil Mystery on April 18. Audition info

Wayward Actors Company holding auditions for Significant Other on April 18 and 19. Facebook event page

ACT Louisville holding auditions for The Sound of Music on April 22, 23, and 24. Audition info

The Dinner Detective holding general auditions on May 4 and 5. Facebook event link

Hayswood Theatre holding auditions for The Drowsy Chaperone on May 21. Facebook event link

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for Monty Python's Spamalot on May 22 and 23. Audition info

For the weekend - Louisville and Southern Indiana theatre shows and auditions (April 8, 2022 edition)

Welcome to the weekend! This weekend in Kentuckiana, audiences can check out one of nine shows ranging from opera to classic musicals to new musicals to children's shows to Shakespeare. There's something for everyone in the links below.

Wanting to get on a theatre stage? Look no further than the plentiful auditions listed below. That includes THREE of them happening this weekend. Check them out below, and get involved in the Kentuckiana theatre scene.

Enjoy! 

Opening:

Kentucky Opera presents An American Dream until April 10. Facebook event link

Derby Dinner Playhouse presents Saturday Night Fever until May 22. Show info

TheatreWorks of Southern Indiana presents Big Fish until April 16. Ticket info

Hayswood Theatre presents Into the Woods until April 24. Ticket info

Shelby County Community Theatre presents Picasso at the Lapin Agile until April 16. Show info

Young Hearts Theatre presents Once Upon a Summer! until April 10. Show info

Ongoing shows:

Kentucky Shakespeare presents Henry VI: The Wars of the Roses until April 16. Show info link

Little Colonel Players presents Jack of Diamonds until April 10. Show and ticket info

Stage One Family Theatre presents Dragons Love Tacos on April 16. Ticket info

Auditions: 

Time Slip Theatre holding auditions for Once on April 9 and 10. Audition info

Hayswood Theatre holding auditions for Deathtrap on April 9 and 10. Facebook event link

Mind's Eye Theatre Company holding auditions for Lizzie the Musical on April 9 and 10. Facebook event page

Hardin County Playhouse holding auditions for Heathers on April 11 and 12. Audition info

The Dinner Detective holding general auditions on May 4 and 5. Facebook event link

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for Monty Python's Spamalot on May 22 and 23. Audition info

For the weekend - Louisville and Southern Indiana theatre shows and auditions (April 1, 2022 edition)

No April Fools day joke here this weekend! There really all plenty of shows to see this weekend. Everything from ballet to classic shows to new productions to improv to children's shows are set to happen. Check out more information on the shows through the links below.

Want to get involved in the Kentuckiana theatre scene? Multiple auditions are available in the links below, including one happening within the next couple of days. Check them all out!

Enjoy!

Opening:

Louisville Ballet presents Sleeping Beauty until April 2. Ticket info

Kentucky Shakespeare presents Henry VI: The Wars of the Roses until April 16. Show info link

Hall Entertainment presents Spades until April 3. Ticket info

Little Colonel Players presents Jack of Diamonds until April 10. Show and ticket info

Improv Anonymous presents Fool or Get Fooled on April 2. Facebook event link

Redline Performing Arts presents Once on This Island Jr. until April 3. Ticket info

Stage One Family Theatre presents Dragons Love Tacos on April 2 and 16. Ticket info

Ongoing shows:

The Liminal Playhouse presents How to Transcend a Happy Marriage until April 3. Facebook event link

Derby Dinner Playhouse presents Kinky Boots until April 3. https://derbydinner.com/show/kinky-boots/

Derby Dinner children's theatre presents Junie B. Jones until April 2. https://derbydinner.com/show/junie-b-jones/

Auditions: 

Little Colonel Players holding auditions for Life's a Gas on April 3 and 4. http://littlecolonel.net/auditions/

Time Slip Theatre holding auditions for Once on April 9 and 10. Audition info

Hayswood Theatre holding auditions for Deathtrap on April 9 and 10. Facebook event link

Hardin County Playhouse holding auditions for Heathers on April 11 and 12. Audition info

For the weekend - Louisville and Southern Indiana theatre shows and auditions (March 25, 2022 edition)

National touring productions, locally produced work, and original shows are on tap on a weekend that features at least 10 shows in Kentuckiana. Check them out below!

Don't forget about the upcoming auditions, including two happening before the end of the month. Check out each of the shows or seasons below through the links and get involved in the Kentuckiana theatre scene.

Enjoy!

Opening:

PNC Broadway in Louisville presents Mean Girls until March 27. Ticket info

Actors Theatre presents Threads of Our History: Where We Intertwine until March 27. Show info

The Liminal Playhouse presents How to Transcend a Happy Marriage until April 3. Facebook event link

Oldham County Schools Arts Center presents Guys and Dolls until March 26. Ticket info

Ongoing shows: 

The Bard's Town hosts The Baby Maker until March 27. Ticket info

Bellarmine University presents Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom until March 26. Show info link

Sacred Heart School for the Arts presents Little Women until March 27. Ticket info

Trinity High School theatre presents The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical until March 27. Ticket info

Derby Dinner Playhouse presents Kinky Boots until April 3. https://derbydinner.com/show/kinky-boots/

Derby Dinner children's theatre presents Junie B. Jones until April 2. https://derbydinner.com/show/junie-b-jones/

Auditions: 

Kentucky Opera holding Chorus Auditions on March 26 and 27. Audition info

Oldham County School for the Arts holding auditions for those aged 14 through adult for Beauty and the Beast on March 28 and 29. Audition info

Ambo Dance Theatre holding auditions for Kids These Days on March 30. Facebook event link

Little Colonel Players holding auditions for Life's a Gas on April 3 and 4. http://littlecolonel.net/auditions/

Hayswood Theatre holding auditions for Deathtrap on April 9 and 10. Facebook event link

Hardin County Playhouse holding auditions for Heathers on April 11 and 12. Audition info