Nov. 20-22, 27-29
Kentucky Center
584-7777
myspace.com/ayutc
$16; 8 p.m. (2:30 p.m. Nov. 22 & 29)
Book, Music, Lyrics by Rick Besoyan, it’s one of the most successful off-Broadway productions.
Category Archives: theater
‘Little Mary Sunshine’ @ Kentucky Center
November 20, 2009 – 9:30 am
‘Hansel and Gretel’ @ Brown Theatre
November 20, 2009 – 9:30 am
Nov. 20 & 22
Brown Theatre
315 W. Broadway
584-7777
kyopera.org
$35-$85; 8 p.m. (Fri.), 2 p.m. (Sun.)
The Hansel and Gretel story began in a Grimm Brothers fairytale called “Babes in the Woods.” But the Grimm story is pretty grim, with a mother sending her children off into the woods to lose them. A much happier version — good mom, [...]
‘It’s All Greek …’ @ Walden Theatre
November 19, 2009 – 12:50 pm
Through Nov. 21
Walden Theatre
1123 Payne St.
589-0084
www.waldentheatre.org
$15 ($10 students); 7:30 p.m. (w/ 2 p.m. matinee on Sat.)
In the spirit of the Greek tradition of The Festival of Dionysus, you can celebrate by singing or dancing, or seeing Walden Theatre’s “It’s All Greek …” With this production, Walden continues to provide an opportunity for young people to [...]
‘Greater Tuna’ @ Actors Theatre
November 19, 2009 – 9:48 am
Nov. 19-Dec. 13
Actors Theatre of Louisville
584-1205
actorstheatre.org
$33-$41; various times
Actors Theatre proudly presents the limited-run engagement of GREATER TUNA by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard and directed by Marc Masterson.
‘As You Like It’ @ Thrust Theatre
November 18, 2009 – 10:50 am
Nov. 18-22
Thrust Theatre
2314 S. Floyd St.
852-6814
louisville.edu/a-s/ta
$12 ($8 students); 8 p.m. (w/ 3 p.m. matinee on Sun.)
U of L’s Department of Theatre continues its season with Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” The play features a young woman, Rosalind, who hides out in a forest after fleeing her home for fear of persecution. There, disguised as a [...]
Weekender: Nov. 14-15
November 13, 2009 – 2:36 pm
•Viva La Diva: A Celebration of Louisville’s Women Musicians
Sunday, Nov. 15
Jim Porter’s
2345 Lexington Road
452-9531
www.merfbenefit.org
$7; 5 p.m.-midnight
From the Americana of Brigid Kaelin, the blues of Tanita Gaines, the country sounds of Karen Kraft to the rock of The Blue Umbrellas and Kimmet Cantwell, the performers for Viva La Diva! run the gamut of Louisville music. Because this [...]
‘Choices’ @ Fern Creek High School
November 13, 2009 – 10:39 am
Friday, Nov. 13
Fern Creek High School
9115 Fern Creek Road
makeadifferenceforkids.org/choices.html
Free; 7 p.m.
Looking for Lilith continues to produce new works that are both historically revealing and socially relevant. Their newest show, “Choices,” an interactive play on cyber-bullying and suicide, examines the ramifications of what has become a growing concern. The play is about Hannah, a 15-year-old who [...]
World Equestrian Games Seeks Performing Artists
November 12, 2009 – 9:24 pm
The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting applications from Kentucky performing artists to perform on the Kentucky Experience Pavilion Performance Stage during the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, to be held at the Kentucky Horse Park from Sept. 25 – Oct. 10, 2010. Applications are being accepted until Dec. 15 from professional artists and community or school groups [...]
‘Dinner with Friends’ @ Little Colonel Playhouse
November 12, 2009 – 11:15 am
Nov. 12-15, 20-22
Little Colonel Playhouse
Mt. Mercy Drive,
Pewee Valley
588-1557
www.littlecolonel.org
$15; 8 p.m. (2 p.m. on Nov. 15 & 22)
Playwright Donald Margulies’s prize-winning “Dinner with Friends” is scheduled to open at The Little Colonel Playhouse tonight. The play looks at the lives of two contemporary couples dealing with the effects of infidelity and divorce.
‘Oliver!’ @ Floyd Central
November 6, 2009 – 10:56 am
Nov. 6-8 & 13-15
Floyd Central High School
6575 Old Vincennes Road
Floyds Knobs, Ind.
812-923-8811 x3527
$12; 7:30 p.m. (w/ 2 p.m. matinees on Sun.)
The award-winning Floyd Central Theatre Department will present the Charles Dickens tale of Oliver Twist, in the classic musical theatre adaptation, “Oliver!” The renovated performing arts center of Floyd Central will be transformed into the London streets of the 1800’s [...]
‘The Screwtape Letters’ @ Brown Theatre
November 6, 2009 – 10:28 am
Nov. 6-7
Brown Theatre
315 W. Broadway
584-7777
$29-$49; 8 p.m. (Fri.), 4 & 8 p.m. (Sat.)
C.S. Lewis’s brilliant novel, “The Screwtape Letters,” has been adapted for the stage into a production that is “just about everything you want in a night at the theater,” says Daniel Kelly at NYTheatre.com. The play, like the novel, explores spiritual warfare from [...]
‘Zadig ou la destinée’ @ U of L
November 3, 2009 – 9:29 am
Nov. 3 & 5
205 Humanities
Belknap Campus, U of L
Free; 1:15 p.m.
The performances are scheduled to be a part of National French Week, a celebration of French language and culture in the United States. The play involves a good deal of physical theater and was selected to appeal to both an audience of native speakers and beginning [...]
‘A Christmas Story’ @ Actors Theatre
November 3, 2009 – 9:18 am
Nov. 3-29
Actors Theatre of Louisville
316 W. Main St.
584-1205
$23-$59; various times
In my home, BB guns, leg lamps and tongues stuck to frozen poles were synonymous with mistletoe, candy canes and Santa Claus in indicating Christmas was near. Our TV was tuned to “A Christmas Story” whenever it was on, and we thanked the cable programming gods [...]
‘Chicago’ @ Kentucky Center
October 29, 2009 – 8:59 am
Oct. 29-Nov. 1
Kentucky Center
501 W. Main St.
584-7777
$27.50-$71.50; various times
Presented by PNC Broadway Across America — Murder. Greed. Corruption. Violence. Exploitation. Adultery. Treachery. Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, CHICAGO is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who maliciously murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on [...]
‘La Cage aux Folles’ @ JCC
October 28, 2009 – 9:06 am
Through Nov. 8
Jewish Community Center
3600 Dutchmans Lane
459-0660
www.jccoflouisville.org
$20 ($16 members); various times
CenterStage presents the six-time Tony Award-winning musical “La Cage aux Folles,” transforming their auditorium into the Saint Tropez nightclub. “La Cage aux Folles” is about Georges and Albin, a happy couple who happen to own a nightclub where Albin is the star performer Zaza. All [...]
‘The Witch’ @ Walden Theatre
October 26, 2009 – 9:07 am
Monday, Oct. 26
Walden Theatre
1123 Payne St.
www.savagerosetheatre.com
$1-$5 donation; 7 p.m.
Savage Rose Theatre Co. presents a reading of “The Witch,” by Thomas Middleton. The next in its play reading series Words, Words, Words, the story has been called one of the first “tragicomedies.” Written around 1616, the play explores love and intrigue in the midst of spells, potions, and witchcraft. A [...]
‘It Came from Indiana’ @ Walden Theatre
October 23, 2009 – 9:25 am
Oct. 23-31
Walden Theatre
1123 Payne St.
589-0084
www.waldentheatre.org
$15; 7:30 p.m. (matinee performances at 2 p.m. on Oct. 24 & 31)
Just in time for the Halloween season, ”It Came from Indiana!” is a kooky mash-up of local environmental issues and 1950s sci-fi. Written specifically for the students of Louisville’s renowned youth theatre conservatory, ”It Came from Indiana!” promises to delight and excite audiences with local flavor, fine acting, and more than [...]
Stage One’s ‘Antigone’ @ KY Center
October 23, 2009 – 9:21 am
Friday, Oct. 23
Kentucky Center
501 W. Main St.
584-7777
7 p.m.
Written in 441 BC, ”Antigone” was written at a time of national fervor as Sophocles had been appointed as one of the ten generals to lead a military expedition against the Greek island of Samos. While ”Antigone” has been translated, re-written, and adapted many times over the years, the themes of state vs. natural law, [...]
Halloween Cabaret @ Floyd Central High School
October 23, 2009 – 9:17 am
Oct. 23-24
Floyd Central High School
6575 Old Vincennes Road
Floyds Knobs, Ind.
(812) 923-8811, Ext. 3527
$12; 7 p.m.
The Musical Theatre Lab of Floyd Central High School will present an evening of music, dance, comedy and stories centering around the Halloween season at a dessert cabaret. Some of the songs to be presented include tunes from such macabre shows as [...]
‘That Darn Plot’ @ Bunbury Theatre
October 22, 2009 – 9:51 am
Oct. 22-Nov. 1
Bunbury Theatre
Henry Clay Building
604 S. Third St.
bunburytheatre.org
$20; 7:30 p.m (Wed.-Sat.), 2 p.m. (Sun.)
By David Belke. Directed by Juergen K. Tossmann. “That Darn Plot” is a comedy about playwriting, rehearsals, rewriting and rehabilitating reality as well as a sympathetic look at a creative writer who is unable to connect with the people around him, including his [...]