Sept. 20-29

The Bard’s Town
1801 Bardstown Road • 749-5275
thebardstowntheatre.org
$15-$16; 7:30 p.m.

The corner of Bardstown and Speed has become quite a hot spot, as The Bard’s Town has been graciously hosting local theater groups in their sharp little upstairs space all season. But their own house crew is back with the “Ten-Tucky Festival of Ten Minute Plays,” featuring brand new work from eight Kentucky playwrights. This year’s pieces bear particularly compelling titles, including “Gay Encounters of the Third Kind” by Andrew Epstein, “A Falling Piano with Your Name on It” by Patrick Wensink, “Aphrodite at the ER” by Nancy Gall-Clayton, and “Judging Quilts” by Trish Ayers. Among the directors, writers and actors are several Bard’s Town regulars and a few new faces. “We are thrilled to have so much talent in this state,” says Bard’s Town executive director Doug Schutte. “It’s worth celebrating!” —Jane Mattingly