Actors Theatre of Louisville announces its 2024–25 season. Here's what to expect
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?'
WHAT: A world premiere presented by Drag Daddy Productions.
CREDITS: By Andrew Newton Schaftlein and Eric Sharp. Starring May O'Nays. Directed by Emily Tarquin
WHERE: Victor Jory Theater
WHEN: May 31 to June 8
'A Juneteenth Celebration'
WHAT: Presented by Universes in concert.
WHERE: Bingham Theater
WHEN: June 19
'New Voices'
WHAT: Featuring work by students ages 14-19 from the Bilingual Summer Intensive with Universes
WHERE: Bingham Theater
WHEN: June 29
'Who Killed Alberta Jones?'
WHAT: A world premiere presented by Redline Performing Arts in partnership with the Parks Alliance of Louisville.
CREDITS: By Larry Muhammad
WHERE: July performance at Alberta O. Jones Park; August performance at Victor Jory Theater
WHEN: July 13, Aug. 8-10
'Dracula: A Feminist Revenger Fantasy'
WHAT: Based on the novel by Bram Stoker
CREDITS: By Kat Hammill. Directed by Jennifer Pennington
WHERE: Bingham Theater
WHEN: Oct. 2-20
'The Color Purple'
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
WHERE: Pamela Brown Auditorium
WHEN: Nov. 15-24
'A Family Friendly Celebration of Hanukkah'
WHAT: A Hanukkah Tale, to be announced
CREDITS: Directed by Amelia Acosta Powell
WHERE: Victor Jory Theater
WHEN: Dec. 11-22
'The Importance of Being Earnest'
WHAT: Presented by Kentucky Shakespeare.
CREDITS: By Oscar Wilde. Directed by Amy Attaway
WHERE: Pamela Brown Auditorium
WHEN: Jan. 11-19, 2025
'Mrs. Krishnan's Party'
WHAT: Presented by Indian Ink Theatre Company
CREDITS: By Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewis. Directed by Justin Lewis
WHERE: Victor Jory Theater
WHEN: Feb. 7-23, 2025
'Flex'
WHAT: This play about a high school women’s basketball team in rural Arkansas is written by Candrice Jones
CREDITS: Directed by Kendra Ware
WHERE: Bingham Theater
WHEN: March 26 to April 6, 2025
'The After Show Show'
WHAT: Hosted by Dusty Ray Bottoms and May O'Nays
WHEN: Dates to be announced through the 2024-25 season
WHERE: Victor Jory Theater
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Actors Theatre of Louisville announces 2024-25 season
