by Doug Dreisbach | Apr 1, 2026 | FRONT PAGE, KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE, LOUISVILLE BALLET, Uncategorized
This spring, Kentucky Shakespeare is bringing The Tempest to a park near you. Or should that be an island?
Set on an enchanted island, the bard’s final play has a tropical feel, complete in this production with toe-tapping Puerto Rican bomba music. Watch it, and you may feel you’ve finally left behind the winter of our discontent (to quote another Shakespeare play).
The 2026 Shakespeare in the Parks tour runs through most of April and May. It will visit 44 parks across the metro area and venues as far away as Berea, Ky., and Richmond, Ind., as well as 20+ area schools. Thanks to presenting sponsors, each park performance is 100% free, although donations are welcome. CLICK HERE for the complete schedule—including rain locations.
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by Doug Dreisbach | Dec 4, 2025 | ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE, FRONT PAGE, KENTUCKY CENTER PRESENTS, KENTUCKY OPERA, Kentucky Performing Arts, KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE, LOUISVILLE BALLET, LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA, PNC BROADWAY IN LOUISVILLE, Uncategorized
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We would love to hear about your recent live entertainment experience — whether it was a Broadway in Louisville performance, a concert at the Palace, or a night under the stars at Kentucky Shakespeare, let us know what you thought!
Share your thoughts below — we may feature your review (and your first name and city) in Audience Magazine or on Audience502.com!
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by Doug Dreisbach | May 7, 2025 | FRONT PAGE, KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE, LOUISVILLE BALLET
Kentucky Shakespeare, the Official Shakespeare Festival of the Commonwealth, is ready for a summer of exciting performances to celebrate their 65th annual season that will take place from May 28-August 10, 2025, at the C. Douglas Ramey Amphitheater in Old Louisville’s Central Park.
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by Doug Dreisbach | Jan 29, 2024 | FRONT PAGE, KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE, LOUISVILLE BALLET
The team at Kentucky Shakespeare is gearing up for a big night of fun for their annual Shakespeare in Love Gala that will surely be an evening you won’t want to miss. The gala will be held at 21c Museum and Hotel on Saturday, February 10th and will be the ninth gala Kentucky Shakespeare has hosted.
“We are excited for the gala as it serves as a fundraiser as well as a party!” Commented producing artistic director, Matt Wallace. “We will also announce our 2024 Shakespeare Festival in Central Park lineup, spend time with our amazing staff and raffle various gift baskets and have some great silent auction items including a Chef’s Table dinner experience for eight with Chef Todd Alexander and a Churchill Downs Finish Line Suite. There will be opportunities to donate to Kentucky Shakespeare at the event and people can also always support with tax-deductible donations online at kyshakespeare.com/donate and at Venmo @KYShakes. Funds raised go to support our many programs from free Shakespeare in the Parks to education tours and community outreach!”
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by Doug Dreisbach | Dec 5, 2023 | ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE, FRONT PAGE, KENTUCKY CENTER PRESENTS, KENTUCKY OPERA, KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE, LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA, PNC BROADWAY IN LOUISVILLE
Audience Magazine is a monthly digital publication dedicated to the performing arts and entertainment in Louisville. Each issue is emailed to subscribers and shared on social media and includes exclusive interviews, performance previews and reviews for PNC Broadway in Louisville, Louisville Orchestra, Kentucky Performing Arts, Louisville Ballet, Kentucky Opera, Kentucky Shakespeare and Fund for the Arts.
And the best part about it is … it’s FREE!
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by Doug Dreisbach | Aug 10, 2023 | FRONT PAGE, KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE
Continuing with the Halloween tradition, Kentucky Shakespeare presents the spine-tingling ghost story that kept London’s West End on the edge of its seat for 33 years! Susan Hill’s acclaimed ghost novel comes dramatically to life in Stephen Mallatratt’s ingenious stage adaptation of The Woman in Black October 4-29, 2023.
A lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family by a specter engages a skeptical young actor to help him tell his terrifying story and exorcise the fear that grips his soul. It all begins innocently enough, but then, as they reach further into his darkest memories, they find themselves caught up in a world of eerie marshes and moaning winds.
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