Photo by Bill Brymer Emma Based on the novel by Jane Austen Written by Kate Hamill Directed by Amy Attaway Review By Lan Nguyen-Colgate Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Lan Nguyen-Colgate. All rights reserved. This winter, Kentucky Shakespeare presents a new production based on Jane Austen’s novel Emma . Director Amy Attaway has once again chosen an adaptation written by playwright Kate Hamill. Emma Woodhouse (the titular heroine) is “handsome, clever, and rich.” Having s

Pictured from left to right: FRONT – Georgette Kleier, Kiersten Vorheis, Katie Blackerby; BACK - Colette Mattingly, Brenda Sparks, Heather Paige Folsom, Tasha Hatchett, Sara King The Bunco Squad Rolls Again Written and Directed by Jim Hesselman Review by Kate Barry Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Kate Barry. All rights reserved. A group of women gather to play a dice game every month. Sharing community, laughter and a few tears, these bunco players are there for each ot

RENT Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson Directed by Alonzo Ramont Music Direction by Dr. David Borman Review by Regina Harris Entire contents are copyright@2025 by Regina Harris. All rights reserved. Redline Performing Arts’ production of RENT opened last week at the MEx Theatre. RENT tells the story of a group of artists scraping out a living in the 1990’s New York City, facing the dawn of a new millennium amid poverty, the AIDS crisis and the looming anxiety of cu

The Cherry Orchard By Anton Chekov Directed by Isabella Schott Review by Kate Barry Entire contents are copyright © 2025 Kate Barry. All rights reserved. A family arrives at their home and beloved orchard. Once wealthy, the matriarch faces a decision to sell the property or fall deeper into financial troubles. Anton Chekov’s play, The Cherry Orchard  is considered a classic as it delves into social structures, privilege and class. Both tragic and comedic, this pillar of moder