Unfolding in a treacherous world ruled by self-interest, warmongering, and a lack of moral leadership, this fascinating political thriller follows a scheming monarch battling threats from abroad and within. This visually captivating interpretation from director Rosa Joshi and upstart crow collective—a company reimagining the classics with diverse casts of women and non-binary actors—has been called “a knockout” (Seattle Weekly) that evokes “with surprising clarity the misuses of power that plague us in the present” (The Portland Observer). 

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King John

Actors Theatre of Louisville

Step into the back room of Mrs Krishnan’s convenience store, where garlands decorate the ceiling, music flows, and Mrs Krishnan is throwing a party like no other.  Food simmers on the stove, laughter abounds, and strangers become friends in this joyous celebration of life. Watch the actors juggle cooking, music, and guests in an unfolding drama where no two nights are the same. “So different, so original, so creatively fresh, and so much fun no one wanted to go home,” raves the Waikato Times. 

Mrs. Krishnan's Party

Indie-folk duo Abigail and Shaun Bengson (The Keep Going Song, Where the Mountain Meets the Sea) return to Actors Theatre to develop this story about losing and finding faith, movingly told through song. Ohio traces Shaun’s journey growing up in the church, discovering his voice through music, and experiencing the hearing loss passed down through generations in his family. This intimate concert is an invitation to join The Bengsons in celebrating the choice to live joyfully in the face of so many unanswerable questions. Learn More

Ohio

Josefina is a rising stand-up comic, an irreverent spirit who takes nothing seriously. Her religious younger sister Betsaida, on the other hand, takes everything seriously. When an illness upends Betsaida’s life and Josefina becomes her caregiver, they’re thrown together to rediscover all the history and humor, friction and affection that still fuel their relationship. La Egoista explores the bond between sisters, the cost of caregiving, and the hilariously fine line between selfish and selfless

La Egoista

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/4hagYvrYbuM

The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36M5Hi6O80

The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59E40S_EQSY

The Artelize Podcast: A love letter that was never sent

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THv6htilWtI

The Artelize Podcast and Adolfo Corrado: Mediterranean flavors, opera and social media

Actors Theatre welcomes back the award-winning ensemble UNIVERSES (Ameriville, Slanguage, Rhythmicity) for a kinetic mix of poetry, jazz, blues, hip-hop, boleros, salsa, and storytelling based on interviews with members of the Black Panther Party and Young Lords Organization. Party People is a dynamic musical that illuminates the complex legacy of these revolutionary movements, and the potential for cross-cultural coalitions to bring power to the people.

Party People

With humor and empathy, As One chronicles Hannah’s inner journey as she endeavors to resolve the discord between herself and the outside world. Two singers, a baritone and a mezzo-soprano, share the part of the sole transgender protagonist Hannah in this most produced contemporary opera in the world. The three scenes trace Hannah’s struggle to measure up to expectations, her search for her identity, and finally making peace with herself and the world around her.

As One Kentucky Opera 23-24 Season

Kentucky Opera

When do two “Fifths” make the whole world take notice? When they are Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Fifth Piano Concerto. Beethoven makes his piano solo part soar with freedom and brilliance but also shares the most tender nocturne in the delicate tension of the sublime middle movement. “Beethoven’s Fifth” is called the most well-known music in the world and has even been sent to the universe as a sound sample on the Voyager probes of the 1970s.

Coffee: Fifths of Beethoven

The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts

Classics: Fifths of Beethoven

Oh no! With a big movie premiere coming up, the producer realized that he forgot to hire a composer to create a movie score. He turns to the audience to help him decide what music to include. This interactive concert engages the audience in a creative and collaborative process with the orchestra. Exploring concepts of pitch, rhythm, and various instruments of the orchestra, children are challenged to pair visual images with music as they develop critical listening skills in a high-energy and fun experience. Pre-concert activities will take place one hour before the concert, so please plan to arrive at 2:00 p.m.

Family: Lights, Camera, Action!

Old Forester's Paristown Hall

Enjoy an all-orchestral program with classic movie scores from Vertigo, King Kong, Psycho, Sunset Boulevard, and To Kill a Mockingbird.  Bob Bernhardt says that this is one of his favorite shows!

Pops: Hollywood's Golden Age

Esteemed guest conductor Alasdair Neale takes us on a musical journey through the Golden Age of Europe with the sumptuous music of Richard Strauss and Maurice Ravel. We’ll be swept away by the magical waltzes from Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier and Ravel’s Valse nobles and sentimentales. Strauss’s glorious first horn concerto brings the world-class virtuosity of our own principal horn player, Jon Gustely, to the spotlight.

Coffee: the Gilded Age

Classics: the Gilded Age

A Tribute to the Queen of Soul, this program features Broadway star Capathia Jenkins performing with Darryl Jovan Williams such iconic hits as “Respect,” “Think,” “Like a Natural Woman,” “Chain of Fools,” “Amazing Grace,” and many others.

Pops Aretha: A Tribute

Fall in love at first listen! There are pieces of classical music that can touch your heart with such beauty and tenderness that it opens a whole new world of orchestral music. Here are two pieces of music that offer that profound experience. This special concert features LO Concertmaster Gabriel Lefkowitz as conductor and violin soloist, together with LO principal chair oboist Alexander Vvedenskiy in the spotlight. In addition, the audience will have the opportunity to hear a piece by LO Creators Corps member Tyler Taylor entitled Manifest.

Free Concert: Love At First Listen

Jeffersontown Veterans Memorial Park

California Community Center

Logan Street Market

Our Festival this year carries the title “Journeys of Faith”. Through a series of panel discussions pairing Jewish and Black pastors and clergy, our Festival sponsors and partners will seek to connect those Louisvillian communities through discussions of faith and life experience. Their goal is to enable a better understanding of one another and achieve connection through a renewed foundation of relationship. Musically the LO will explore the music of Jewish composers Leonard Bernstein and Olga Neuwirth and an important work by Joel Thompson based on the words of African-American writer James Baldwin. American music will welcome two brand new compositions to its ranks from our Creators Corps members, TJ Cole and Tyler Taylor.

Classics: Festival of American Music 1- Journeys of Faith

The LO will explore the music of Jewish-American icon Leonard Bernstein and an important work by composer and educator Joel Thompson based on the words of African-American writer James Baldwin. The concert will also showcase the world premiere of Creators Corps Composer Tyler Taylor’s Revisions for saxophone ensemble and orchestra.

Coffee: Festival of American Music 2 - Journeys of Faith

Our Festival this year carries the title “Journeys of Faith”. Through a series of panel discussions pairing Jewish and Black pastors and clergy, our Festival sponsors and partners will seek to connect those Louisvillian communities through discussions of faith and life experience. Their goal is to enable a better understanding of one another and achieve connection through a renewed foundation of relationship. Musically the LO will explore the music of Jewish composer Leonard Bernstein and an important work by Joel Thompson based on the words of African-American writer James Baldwin. American music will welcome two brand new compositions to its ranks from our Creators Corps members, TJ Cole and Tyler Taylor.

Classics: Festival of American Music 2 - Journeys of Faith

Back to the ’80s is a power-packed evening of the decade’s #1 hit songs, including The Power of Love, Time After Time, Material Girl, Addicted to Love, and many others.  Featuring the music of such 80’s iconic stars as Madonna, Debbie Gibson, Huey Lewis & The News, Phil Collins, Queen, Joe Cocker, and others, Back to the ’80s contains all-new arrangements by Grammy-winner Jeff Tyzik and features three incredible vocalists.

Pops: Decades: Back to the '80s

The LO “Music Without Borders” concerts are free with your registration.  First come first serve subject to venue capacity 

Free Concert: With American Flair

Kate Hamill’s thrilling Dracula is back by popular demand this fall! In this inventive adaptation that bounces between humor and horror, Hamill reimagines Bram Stoker’s vampire classic as a full-throated battle cry against toxic masculinity. No damsels in distress, no romanticized villains—just a gleeful stake through the heart of the patriarchy. 

Events in Louisville, KY

King John

Actors Theatre of Louisville

Mrs. Krishnan's Party

Actors Theatre of Louisville

Ohio

Actors Theatre of Louisville

La Egoista

Actors Theatre of Louisville

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Party People

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American Opera Projects

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Louisville Orchestra

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Louisville Orchestra

Family: Lights, Camera, A...

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Louisville Orchestra

Coffee: the Gilded Age

Louisville Orchestra

Classics: the Gilded Age

Louisville Orchestra

Pops Aretha: A Tribute

Louisville Orchestra

Free Concert: Love At Fir...

Louisville Orchestra

Classics: Festival of Ame...

Louisville Orchestra

Coffee: Festival of Ameri...

Louisville Orchestra

Classics: Festival of Ame...

Louisville Orchestra

Pops: Decades: Back to th...

Louisville Orchestra

Free Concert: With Americ...

Louisville Orchestra

Dracula

Actors Theatre of Louisville