Kentucky Shakespeare to Take ROMEO AND JULIET on Tour This Summer
By: BWW News Desk Mar. 31, 2016
Kentucky Shakespeare announces its 2016 Shakespeare in the Parks tour. The seven-actor, 90-minute ROMEO AND JULIET will tour to twenty area parks this March through May, presenting free Shakespeare in various neighborhoods.
"The first year we started with nine parks, last year we served eighteen parks, and this year we are delighted to serve twenty parks and neighborhoods throughout our area with free Shakespeare! This is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays and one the most enduring love stories of all time," says Producing Artistic Director Matt Wallace. "This touring production of ROMEO AND JULIET is really the kick-off to our upcoming summer-long festival for the city of Louisville." He further added, "We thank the Gheens Foundation, the many members of Louisville Metro Council, the Mayors of Lyndon, Jeffersontown, Jeffersonville, New Albany, White Clay, and other generous individuals who have helped us put together this special event for the families of their districts. This year we've also included rain space backup locations for each park so the performance can go on regardless of weather!"
In addition to twenty parks, the production is touring to over thirty schools across the state this spring. The production is directed by Wallace and features an ensemble cast of seven professional, actors. Megan Massie and Crystian Wiltshire play the title roles, with returning actors Jeremy Sapp, Braden McCampbell, Zachary Burrell, Katherine Martin plus Arielle Leverett, making her Kentucky Shakespeare debut. The production features costumes by Donna Lawrence-Downs and set by Charles Nasby.
Kentucky Shakespeare's production is part of Shakespeare in American Communities, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest and is one of forty US theatre companies selected this year for the program.
Dates, Places and Times of the productions are as follows:
Saturday, March 19, 2016 - 6:00PM
Silver Street Park, 2043 Silver Street, New Albany, IN 47150
(Rain space: same)
Sponsored by Mayor Jeff Gahan, City of New Albany
Friday, April 8, 2016 - 6:00PM
California Park, 1600 St Catherine St, Louisville, KY 40210
(Rain space: St. Stephen Church, 1018 S 15th St, Louisville, KY 40210)
Sponsored by Councilman David James, District 6
Saturday, April 9, 2016 - 6:00PM
Iroquois Park Amphitheatre
1080 Amphitheater Rd., Louisville, KY 40214
(Rain space: same)
Sponsored by Councilwoman Vicky Aubrey Welch, District 13, Councilwoman Marianne Butler, District 15, Councilman Dan Johnson, District 21, Councilman David Yates, District 25
Sunday, April 10, 2016 - 6:00PM
Robsion Park, Lyndon, KY 40222
(Rain space: Lyndon City Hall, 515 Wood Rd, Louisville, KY 40222)
Sponsored by Mayor Susan Barto, City of Lyndon
Friday, April 15, 2016 - 6:30PM
Bicentennial Park, New Albany, 118 E Spring St, New Albany, IN 47150
(Rain space: Silver Street Park, 2043 Silver Street, New Albany, IN 47150)
Sponsored by Mayor Jeff Gahan, City of New Albany
Saturday, April 16, 2016 - 1:00PM
Emerson Park, Hickory and Sylvia Streets, Louisville, KY 40217
(Rain space: Zion Church, 1310 E Burnett Ave, Louisville, KY 40217)
Sponsored by Councilman Pat Mulvihill, District 10
Saturday, April 16, 2016 - 6:00PM
Hounz Lane Park, 2300 Hounz Ln, Louisville, KY 40223
(Rain space location: TBA)
Sponsored by Councilman Glen Stuckel, District 17
Sunday, April 17, 2016 - 1:00PM
Broad Run Park, The Parklands of Floyds Fork, 10899 Bardstown Rd, Louisville, KY 40291
(Rain space: Same)
Sponsored by Councilman Stuart Benson, District 20
Sunday, April 17, 2016 - 6:00PM
Locust Grove, 561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, KY 40207
(Rain space: Same)
Sponsored by Councilman Kelly Downard, District 16
Friday, April 22, 2016 - 6:00PM
Highview Park, 7201 Outer Loop, Louisville, KY 40228
(Rain space: Central Government Center, 7201 Outer Loop, Louisville, KY 40228)
Sponsored by Councilman James Peden, District 23
Sunday, April 24, 2016 - 1:00PM
E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park, 3000 Freys Hill Rd, Louisville, KY 40241
(Rain space: Portland Christian School, 8509 Westport Road, Louisville, KY 40242)
Sponsored by Councilwoman Angela Leet, District 7
Sunday, April 24, 2016 - 6:00PM
Shawnee Park, 4501 West Broadway, Louisville, KY 40211
(Rain space: Same)
Sponsored by Councilwoman Cheri Bryant Hamilton, District 5
Monday, April 25, 2016 - 4:00PM
Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts - Front Steps, 501 W. Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202
(Rain space: Kentucky Center Todd Hall)
Sponsored by Humana
Friday, April 29, 2016 - 10:00AM
Russell Lee Park, 3701 Southern Ave, Louisville, KY 40211
(Rain space: Southwick Community Center, 3621 Southern Avenue, Louisville, KY 40211)
Sponsored by Councilwoman Jessica Green, District 1
Friday, April 29, 2016 - 7:00PM
Big Four Station Park, Big Four Bridge, Jeffersonville, IN 47130
(Rain space: Same)
Sponsored by Mayor Mike Moore, City of Jeffersonville, Jeffersonville Public Art Commission, Main Street, Jeffersonville Arts Alliance
Saturday, April 30, 2016 - 6:00PM
Tyler Park, 1501 Castlewood Avenue, Louisville, KY 40204
(Rain space: Same)
Sponsored by Councilman Tom Owen, District 8
Sunday, May 1, 2016 - 6:00PM
Sun Valley Park, 6616 Ashby Ln, Louisville, KY 40272
(Rain space: Sun Valley Community Center, 6505 Bethany Ln, Valley Station, KY 40272)
Sponsored by Councilwoman Cindi Fowler, District 14
Friday, May 13, 2016 - 6:30PM
Veteran's Memorial Park, 10617 Taylorsville Rd, Jeffersontown, KY 40299
(Rain space: Jeffersontown Community Center, 10617 Taylorsville Rd, Jeffersontown, KY 40299)
Sponsored by Mayor Bill Dieruf, City of Jeffersontown
Saturday, May 14, 2016 - 6:00PM
Story Avenue Park, 1519 Story Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206
(Rain space: Crescent Hill United Methodist Church, 201 S. Peterson Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206)
Sponsored by Councilman Bill Hollander, District 9 and White Clay
Sunday, May 15, 2016 - 6:00PM
Petersburg Park, 5008 E. Indian Trail, Louisville, KY 40218
(Rain space: Newburg Community Center, 4810 Exeter Ave, Louisville, KY 40218)
Sponsored by Councilwoman Barbara Shanklin, District 2
Kentucky Shakespeare's 56th season of free Shakespeare in Central Park will then run June 1-August 14. Find and follow information for Kentucky Shakespeare at kyshakespeare.com, @kyshakespeare (Twitter) and Facebook.
Kentucky Shakespeare Festival is the longest-running Shakespeare Festival of its kind in North America. We use the works of Shakespeare to enrich our community through accessible, professional, theatre experiences that educate, inspire, and entertain people of all ages.
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