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A FAIRY TALE CHRISTMAS
A FAIRY TALE CHRISTMAS
11/16 - 12/21/2024


Derby Dinner Playhouse will present A FAIRY TALE CHRISTMAS thru December 21, 2024 as part of their Children’s Musical Theatre Series.  Public performances run November ...

A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story
12/5 - 12/22/2024


You’ll shoot your eye out! Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, ...

Elf-the Musical
12/13 - 12/22/2024


Based on the beloved holiday film, this hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy follows Buddy the Elf in his quest to find his true identity....

A WONDERFUL LIFE
A WONDERFUL LIFE
11/13 - 12/31/2024


Derby Dinner Playhouse will present the holiday musical A WONDERFUL LIFE, opening November 13 and running through December 31, 2024.  For ticket information please call ...

The Importance of Being Earnest


Kentucky Shakespeare presents our first production on the Actors Theatre of Louisville stage this January, with a perfect post-holiday pick-me-up! Oscar Wilde’s delightful comedy, subtitled  ...

Dead Man's Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl


An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough of it. And a dead man-with ...

Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
2/20 - 3/2/2025


The year is 1948, the place is Atlanta, and Miss Daisy Werthen has just demolished her car. Her son Boolie responds by hiring her a driver, ...

Hadestown (Non-Equity)


Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — Hadestown invites audiences on ...

Beauty and the Beast Bed and Breakfast


Ever wonder what Beauty and the Beast did in their “ever after”? They did what every couple with a giant castle and a pesky curse ...

Packing up Polly
Packing up Polly
5/1 - 5/10/2025


Polly Porter, famous 1970s gospel singer of the group Polly Porter & the Praise His Name Singers, has gone on up to heaven. Her daughter, ...

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
5/1 - 5/18/2025


The French Riviera shimmers with laughter and high jinks in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," a musical brimming with infectious tunes and witty lyrics. Sophisticated conman Lawrence ...


The Adventures of Galaxy Girl is a new play by Steve Moulds, aimed at grades K-5, that explores themes of self-confidence. Moulds, a notable playwright ...

The Challenge
8/31 - 5/31/2025


The Appalachian Center for the Arts presents its 2024-2025 Vitality New Play Commissions, featuring works by five nationally-recognized playwrights addressing crucial health and wellness topics ...


The KPA Bradley Awards will celebrate talented high school performers from 16 schools across Kentucky and Southern Indiana on June 1, 2025, at The Kentucky ...

The Wizard of Oz
6/27 - 6/28/2025


Arts of Southern Kentucky will present a production of The Wizard of Oz on June 27 and 28, 2025, under the direction of Broadway actor ...

The Nerd
The Nerd
6/19 - 6/29/2025


  Now an aspiring young architect in Terre Haute, Indiana, Willum Cubbert has often told his friends about the debt he owes to Rick Steadman, ...

Four Old Broads on the High Seas


Get ready to set sail with your favorite Old Broads. Yes... they’re back again and ready for a Sassy Senior’s cruise to the Bahamas. Beatrice is ...

Misery
Misery
10/16 - 10/26/2025


  Based on the novel by Stephen King that later became a hit movie, Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from ...

The Harmony Baptist Church Ladies Auxiliary Christmas Jubilee


Pastor Bobby has come to Harmony just in time for the 25th Annual Harmony Baptist Church Christmas Jubilee. As the town readies for the celebration, ...



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