The Tempest By William Shakespeare Directed and Adapted by Crystian Wiltshire Review by Kate Barry Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Kate Barry. All rights reserved. When an epic storm brings a king and his crew to a magical island, enchantment and romance follows. Spirits play, love blooms and a little tomfoolery is thrown in for good measure. Shakespeare in the Parks tour produced by Kentucky Shakespeare currently offers The Tempest . With 46 stops in the Kentuckiana are

Photo from Actors Theatre Social Media AMIOS SHOTZ Produced by Zac Campbell-Hoogendyk and Megan Massie Ware Directed and Written by various local theater artists and playwrights A review by Jeanne-Marie Rogers Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Jeanne-Marie Rogers. All rights reserved. The premise of This Bridge Theatre’s “AMIOS’ SHOTZ!” is to give theatre-makers an opportunity to create, regardless of their level of experience. Participants are assigned to groups as writer

Photo from Actors Theatre Social Media Bloodsong: The story of the Hatfields and the McCoys Written by Chelsea Marcantel Directed by Jason Justice Review by Kate Barry Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Kate Barry. All rights reserved. Very few stories are as notorious as the legend of the Hatfields and McCoys. Rooted in Appalachia, the feud is epic and bloody. Pike County’s Artists Collaborative Theatre brings Bloodsong: The Story of the Hatfields and the McCoys to Actors

Image from KY Opera social media Scalia/Ginsburg An Opera by Derrick Wang Conducted by Everett McCorvey Directed by Audrey Chait Review by Jeanne-Marie Rogers Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Jeanne-Marie Rogers. All rights reserved. The Kentucky Opera’s production of Scalia/Ginsburg is a delightful and surprisingly poignant take on art, friendship and constitutional law. With score and libretto by Derrick Wang, the one-act opera interweaves the words of the two Supreme

Rumors By Neil Simon Directed by Zach Trinkle Review by Kate Barry Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Kate Barry. All rights reserved. Charlie and Myra plan a dinner party to celebrate their anniversary. Things quickly go awry with a gunshot, a missing host and no kitchen staff. Gossip and stories fly when the elite party guests begin to arrive. Rumors at Hayswood Theatre is a chaotic comedy of manners with lots of laughs. The Neil Simon classic centers on four couples. Ch

Picture from Clarksville Little Theatre Facebook page/Cyndi Chaney photography Titanic: The Musical Music and lyrics by Maury Yeston Book by Peter Stone Directed by Cathy Ryan Review by Erin Hargan Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Erin Hargan. All rights reserved. How does a theatre company present a musical about tragedy without losing sight of the people behind the history? That question sits at the center of Titanic: The Musical , the latest production at Clarksville

Pictured from left to right: Leilani Bracey as Little Inez, Katelyn Webb as Tracy Turnblad, and Shaquille Towns as Seaweed J. Stubbs Hairspray Book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan Music by Marc Shaiman Lyrics by Scott Whittman and Marc Shaiman Directed by Tina Jo Wallace Review by Regina Harris Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Regina Harris. All Rights Reserved. Whether or not you are of age to remember after school dance shows, know that image was everything: mini-s

BECAUSE YOU WERE, I AM Conceived and Directed by Looking for Lilith Theatre Company Creative Team Review by Jeanne-Marie Rogers Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Jeanne-Marie Rogers. All rights reserved. Looking for Lilith, a woman-led theatre company that seeks to lift up unheard voices, presented “Because You Were, I Am” as a culmination of The Ancestors Project, a series of workshops that began in 2021 as a way to help diverse communities share their personal history t

Wave After Wave By Benjamin Benne Directed by Amelia Acosta Powell Review by Kate Barry Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Kate Barry. All rights reserved. Two cousins, one beach and life time of memories. Wave After Wave , a world premier making its debut with Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Storytelling Revolution Festival, is an intimate look at the bonds of family through the passage of time. The play shows how life is like an ocean, constantly drifting, returning and le

The Odd Couple Written by Neil Simon Directed by Ruby Harr Review by Kate Barry Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Kate Barry. All rights reserved. Name two characters that are more synonymous with a play than Felix and Oscar. Mention those two names and you immediately know one is clean and tidy and the other is a slob. South End Theatre Society is back with the Neil Simon classic The Odd Couple . This sophomore production is bright, lively and full of laughs. In case you

Prayer for the French Republic By Joshua Harmon Directed by David Chack Review by Regina Harris Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Regina Harris. All Rights Reserved Persecution wrought on one cultural group by another is always a human tragedy. A complicated and painful topic in any circumstance, Prayer for the French Republic by Joshua Harmon, as presented by ShPIeL Performing Identity at the MEx last Thursday night examines a wave of antisemitism in France. The play is s

Elephant and Piggie’s We are in a Play Based on the books by Mo Willems Script and Lyrics by Mo Willems Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma Directed by Allison Sims Review by Kate Barry Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Kate Barry. All rights reserved. It is a big scary world out there. Isn’t great to know you have friends by your side, making each day better? StageOne Family Theatre offers Elephant and Piggie’s We are in a Play , a jovial adaptation of Mo Willems’ children’s b

Photo by Matthew Bryan Pruitt Quick Quills Play Festival Directed and Written by various local theater artists and playwrights A review by Brian Kennedy Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Brian Kennedy. All rights reserved. Eight plays in one place? Sure, especially when there were some very entertaining ones during The Quick Quills Festival at Highview Arts Center. Several plays certainly made their cases for the best of the festival. Each one had some kind of unexpected t

Our Town Written by Thorton Wilder Directed by Zac Campbell-Hoogendyk Review by Kate Barry Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Kate Barry. All rights reserved. To stage Thorton Wilder’s Our Town might seem quaint, simplistic and maybe even trite. In this era of reality television and social media reels, the play could come across as a corny throwback to an unrealistic Norman Rockwell-inspired time in history. Indeed, the story of any-town Grover’s Corners and its inhabitant

Six Degrees of Separation Written by John Guare Directed by Gil Reyes Review by Lan Nguyen-Colgate Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Lan Nguyen-Colgate. All rights reserved. Six Degrees of Separation is a multilayered dark comedy written by John Guare. It opens up in the living room of wealthy, privileged, white couple Flan and Ouisa Kittredge. Flan and Ouisa are trying to convince art dealer, Geoffrey Miller, to give them the money they need to purchase a painting. In s

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Book by Linda Woolverton Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice A Review by Regina Harris Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Regina Harris. All Rights Reserved Disney magic filled the air Tuesday night as PNC Broadway in Louisville presented newly reimagined stage tour of Beauty and the Beast to a spellbound crowd. This refreshed production delivers a visual spectacle that bridges generations, thrilling longtime fans while

The Comedy of Errors Written by William Shakespeare Created in collaboration with The Saunders Collective Directed by Ben Steinfield Music and lyrics by Heath Saunders Review by Loraine Lawson Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Loraine Lawson. All rights reserved. Actors Theatre of Louisville hosted and co-produced the world premier of the Fiasco Theater’s Comedy of Errors Friday night, a musical rendition of the classic comedy that delivered both high- and low-brow laugh

Walk Two Moons Based on the novel by Sharon Creech Written by Tom Arvetis Directed by Beth Craig Review by Kate Barry Entire contents are copyright @2026 by Kate Barry. All rights reserved. A young girl takes road trip with her grandparents from Ohio to Idaho. Her destination: to visit her mother who left her behind. While on the road, the girl regales her grandparents with stories of best friend and her mother. As the trip progresses, the girl learns valuable lessons. ACT Lo

Me and My Muse: An Episodic Drama Episode Two The Big Pitch Written by Jack Wallen Directed by Sharon Kinnison Review by Kate Barry Entire contents are copyright @2026 by Kate Barry. All rights reserved. Last August, the first installment of Me and My Muse made its debut. If you missed it, here’s the rundown: a writer struggles with writers block as he grieves his partner’s death when he is visited by a muse. The writer is struck by inspiration and finds the strength to creat

Footloose Based on the Original Screenplay by Dean Pitchford Stage Adaptation by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie Music by Tom Snow Lyrics by Dean Pitchford Additional Music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins and Jim Steinman Directed by Erin Silliman Review by Kate Barry Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Kate Barry. All rights reserved. After a tragic accident kills a prolific reverend’s son, a town is forced to abstain from liquor, drugs, sinful acts like dance.