Actors Theatre of Louisville announces its 2024–25 season. Here's what to expect
The 11 shows that will make up the 2024-25 Actors Theatre of Louisville season are a diverse collection of music, theater and fun. What to expect. Actors Theatre of Louisville has announced its 2024-25 season, marking the 50th anniversary of its designation as the State Theatre of Kentucky. The season will include 11 shows, including two world premieres, a collaboration with Kentucky Shakespeare, a production of "Dracula," and more. Since April 3, 1974, the venue has served as a hub for plays, performances, learning, and collaboration on new ideas throughout the Commonwealth. Funding includes Brown-Forman, the Fund for the Arts, the Kentucky Arts Council, the Shubert Foundation, and a grant from the Mellon Foundation, which recently awarded Actors Theater $1 million.
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Actors Theatre of Louisville has announced its 2024-25 season which comes as the venue celebrates the 50th anniversary of its designation as the State Theatre of Kentucky.
Since April 3, 1974, Actors Theatre of Louisville, 316 W Main St., has served as a creative hub for plays, performances, learning, and collaboration on new ideas throughout the Commonwealth.
In honor of that anniversary, the Actors Theatre of Louisville's 2024-25 season will include 11 shows including two world premieres, a collaboration with Kentucky Shakespeare, a production of "Dracula" and more.
"These dynamic projects and diverse voices embody so many of the infinite possibilities that a world of prosperity can realize because of their diversity and difference," Robert Barry Flemming, executive artistic director of Actors Theatre of Louisville, said in a news release.
Actors Theatre of Louisville is supported by Brown-Forman, the Fund for the Arts, the Kentucky Arts Council, the Shubert Foundation, and a grant from the Mellon Foundation, which recently awarded Actors Theater $1 million.
Here's everything to know about the 2024-25 season at Actors Theatre of Louisville:
The 2024-25 season at Actors Theatre of Louisville
All performances take place at Actors Theatre of Louisville, 315 W. Main St. unless otherwise noted. Tickets will go on sale on a rolling basis. Find details at actorstheatre.org.
'Won't You Be My May-Bor?'
CREDITS: By Andrew Newton Schaftlein and Eric Sharp. Starring May O'Nays. Directed by Emily Tarquin
WHEN: May 31 to June 8
WHAT: Presented by Universes in concert.
WHAT: Featuring work by students ages 14-19 from the Bilingual Summer Intensive with Universes
WHAT: A world premiere presented by Redline Performing Arts in partnership with the Parks Alliance of Louisville.
WHERE: July performance at Alberta O. Jones Park; August performance at Victor Jory Theater
WHAT: Based on the novel by Bram Stoker
WHAT: Presented by Redline Performing Arts and produced in partnership with Actors Theatre of Louisville. Based on the novel written by Alice Walker and the Warner Bros./Ambling Entertainment Motion Picture.
CREDITS: Book by Marsha Norman. Music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
WHAT: A Hanukkah Tale, to be announced
'The Importance of Being Earnest'
CREDITS: By Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewis. Directed by Justin Lewis
WHAT: This play about a high school women’s basketball team in rural Arkansas is written by Candrice Jones
WHAT: Hosted by Dusty Ray Bottoms and May O'Nays
WHEN: Dates to be announced through the 2024-25 season
Topics: Theater