For the weekend - Kentuckiana theatre shows and auditions (June 19, 2026 edition)

Welcome to the longest days of the year! With that, there are plenty of indoor and outdoor theatrical experiences happening this weekend. This includes classic works, a Juneteenth celebration, musicals, one-off productions, comedies, and much more. Check them all out through the links below. 

If you're wanting to get on a Kentuckiana theatre stage, plenty of chances are available, including one within the next week. Check out each of the auditions listed below, and get involved in the local theatre scene.

Checking in on how others think about the local shows? Go check out our friends at Stagedoor Louisville.

Last, but certainly not least, don't forget to follow us on Instagram at OnStage Kentuckiana.

Enjoy!

Opening:

Kentucky Shakespeare presents Antony and Cleopatra until July 25. Show info

Kentucky Opera and the Louisville Metro Juneteenth Jubilee Commission presents Before Freedom Rang: A Juneteenth Story of Kentucky's Emancipation Truth on June 19. Show info

Oldham County Community Theatre presents The Wizard of Oz until June 27. Show info

The Hardin County Playhouse presents The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical until June 28. Show info

New Albany High School theatre arts presents Come From Away: High School Version on June 19. Show info

Looking for Lilith presents Girlspeak on June 19. Show info

Ongoing shows:

Mind's Eye Theatre Company presents Alice by Heart until June 20. Show info

Little Colonel Players presents Ken Ludwig's Moriarty until June 21. Show info

Stephen Foster Productions presents The Stephen Foster Story until Aug. 8. Show info

Kentucky Shakespeare presents As You Like It until July 24. Show info

Derby Dinner Playhouse presents Calendar Girls until June 28. Show info

Derby Dinner children's theatre presents Rapunzel until June 27. Show info

Auditions: 

Rose Island Playhouse holding auditions for Trifles on June 22. Facebook group page

Little Colonel Players holding auditions for The Cottage on June 28 and 29. Facebook group page

The Bard Theatre holding auditions for TenTucky Festival of 10-minute plays on June 29 and 30. Facebook event page

Central Kentucky Theatre holding youth auditions for Irving Berlin's White Christmas: The Musical on July 6 and 7. Audition info

Highview Arts Center holding auditions for a TBA mystery show on July 7 and 8. Facebook event page

Central Kentucky Theatre holding auditions for Sweeney Todd on July 10 and 11. Audition info

Jackson County Community Theatre holding auditions for Harvey on July 12 and 13. Show info

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for The Lightning Thief on July 19 and 20. Audition info

For the weekend - Louisville and Southern Indiana theatre shows and auditions (June 12, 2026 edition)

In honor of us heading into (technically) the last full weekend of spring, quite a few shows are springing up all over Kentuckiana. Six of them including comedy, regional premieres, staged reading, improv and much more are set to take place at indoor and outdoor venues. That's to go along with the seven shows already in progress. Check out all of the shows through the links below.

If you ever wanted to get on a Kentuckiana theatre stage, there will be PLENTY of opportunities within the next month. Lots of shows are newly posted here, and six auditions are scheduled to occur before the end of June. Check out all the auditions through those links, and get on a Kentuckiana stage.

Also, don't forget to check out the latest reviews from our friends at Stagedoor Louisville .

Last, but certainly not least, follow us on Instagram at OnstageKentuckiana.

Enjoy!

Opening:

Mind's Eye Theatre Company presents Alice by Heart until June 20. Show info

The Chamber Theatre presents You Are the Government Inspector! until June 14. Show info

Improv Anonymous presents Brand New Comedy on June 13. Show info

Little Colonel Players presents Ken Ludwig's Moriarty until June 21. Show info

Stephen Foster Productions presents The Stephen Foster Story until Aug. 8. Show info

Louisville Free Public Library presents The Black Doctor as part of its Main Off-Broadway Play Reading Series on June 14. Show info

Ongoing shows:

Highview Arts Center presents The Pin-Up Girls until June 14. Show info

Clarksville Little Theatre presents Diary of a Wimpy Kid until June 14. Show info

Central Kentucky Theatre presents The Crucible until June 14. Show info

Kentucky Shakespeare presents As You Like It until July 24. Show info

Derby Dinner Playhouse presents Calendar Girls until June 28. Show info

Derby Dinner children's theatre presents Rapunzel until June 27. Show info

Whodunnit Murder Mystery Theater presents The Case of the Smokin' Gunn until June 13. Show info

Auditions: 

Centerstage holding season auditions on June 13 and 14. Audition info

Auditions taking place for Emile on June 12 and 13. Facebook group page

Hardin County PAC holding auditions for Little Shop of Horrors on June 14 and 15. Audition info

Scribbled Down Theatre holding auditions for Night of the Macabre on June 17. Facebook page

Little Colonel Players holding auditions for The Cottage on June 28 and 29. Facebook page

The Bard Theatre holding auditions for TenTucky Festival of 10-minute plays on June 29 and 30. Facebook event page

Central Kentucky Theatre holding youth auditions for Irving Berlin's White Christmas: The Musical on July 6 and 7. Audition info

Highview Arts Center holding auditions for a TBA mystery show on July 7 and 8. Facebook event page

Central Kentucky Theatre holding auditions for Sweeney Todd on July 10 and 11. Audition info

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for The Lightning Thief on July 19 and 20. Audition info

For the weekend - Louisville and Southern Indiana theatre shows and auditions (June 5, 2026 edition)

After more than a decade of the LouBriantheater blog, it was time to retire the name and come up with something more in tune with what this blog does. Welcome to the new OnStage Kentuckiana! 

With that, a new page (onstagekentuckiana.blogspot.com - make sure to save this in your favorites) as well as a new Instagram page (at onstagekentuckiana). In the past, people have had a hard time finding this blog. Hopefully, this new name clears all of that up. 

Speaking of Kentuckiana, let's talk about the upcoming shows. Ten are happening this weekend, including five that are opening. Check them all out through the links below.

Looking to get on a Kentuckiana theatre stage? Check out the many auditions coming up. Six of them are happening within the next two weeks. Check out each one through the links below.

While the blog name has changed, the email to send upcoming shows has not. Please continue to email Loubriantheater@gmail.com with your upcoming shows.

Last, but certainly not least, don't forget to check out the latest reviews from our friends at Stagedoor Louisville.

Enjoy!

Opening:

Highview Arts Center presents The Pin-Up Girls until June 14. Show info

Clarksville Little Theatre presents Diary of a Wimpy Kid until June 14. Show info

Young Hearts Theatre presents Celebrate America until June 7. Show info

Ambo Dance Theatre presents Well Behaved Womxn... until June 6. Show info

Central Kentucky Theatre presents The Crucible until June 14. Show info

Ongoing shows:

Kentucky Shakespeare presents As You Like It until July 24. Show info

Time Slip Theatre presents The Masque of the Red Death until June 7. Show info

Derby Dinner Playhouse presents Calendar Girls until June 28. Show info

Derby Dinner children's theatre presents Rapunzel until June 27. Show info

Whodunnit Murder Mystery Theater presents The Case of the Smokin' Gunn until June 13. Show info

Auditions: 

Pandora Productions holding auditions for La Cage aux Folles on June 7. Facebook event page

Jackson County Community Theatre holding auditions for those 6-18 for Mary Poppins Jr. on June 7. Facebook event page

Clarksville Little Theatre holding auditions for Cabaret on June 8 and 9. Audition info

Centerstage holding season auditions on June 11, 13, and 14. Audition info

Auditions taking place for Emile on June 12 and 13. Facebook group page

Hardin County PAC holding auditions for Little Shop of Horrors on June 14 and 15. Audition info

Highview Arts Center holding auditions for a TBA mystery show on July 7 and 8. Facebook event page

Shelby County Community Theatre holding auditions for The Lightning Thief on July 19 and 20. Audition info