| Season | Play | Director | |
| 1960 Scenes performed at art show |
Much Ado About Nothing |
C. Douglas Ramey | |
| 1961 First year of Festival |
Othello | C. Douglas Ramey | |
| Macbeth | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| Much Ado About Nothing | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| 1962 | Othello | C. Douglas Ramey | |
| Julius Caesar | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| Macbeth | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| Much Ado About Nothing | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| 1963 | Julius Caesar | C. Douglas Ramey | |
| The Tempest | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| Twelfth Night | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| 1964 | The Taming of the Shrew | C. Douglas Ramey | |
| Macbeth | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| As You Like It | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| 1965 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | C. Douglas Ramey | |
| Much Ado About Nothing | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| Othello | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| 1966 | The Taming of the Shrew | C. Douglas Ramey | |
| Hamlet | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| Twelfth Night | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| 1967 | Romeo and Juliet | Keith Baker | |
| Henry IV, Part I | Keith Baker | ||
| The Tempest | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| 1968 | The Winter’s Tale | Keith Baker | |
| Julius Caesar | George Neilson | ||
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| 1969 | Macbeth | C. Douglas Ramey | |
| Much Ado About Nothing | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| Measure for Measure | Gary McKim | ||
| 1970 | Coriolanus | C. Douglas Ramey | |
| All’s Well That Ends Well | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| King Lear | Gary McKim | ||
| 1971 | The Tempest | Howard Williams | |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | Gary McKim | ||
| Anthony and Cleopatra | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| 1972 | The Winter’s Tale | C. Douglas Ramey | |
| Julius Caesar | C. Douglas Ramey | ||
| Twelfth Night | Thomas Van Brunt | ||
| 1973 | Romeo and Juliet | David C. Roster | |
| Richard III | John Hagan | ||
| The Taming of the Shrew | Wallace Briggs | ||
| 1974 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | C. Douglas Ramey | |
| Cymbeline | Bryan Clark | ||
| Hamlet | Gordon Smith | ||
| 1975 | As You Like It | Rand Mitchell | |
| Macbeth | C. Douglas Ramey & Michael Hankins | ||
| Measure for Measure | Gordon Smith | ||
| 1976 | Much Ado About Nothing | Michael Hankins | |
| Richard II | Albert Harris | ||
| Twelfth Night | Gordon Smith | ||
| 1977 | The Winter’s Tale | Gordon Smith | |
| King Lear | Albert Harris | ||
| Love’s Labor’s Lost | Michael Harris | ||
| 1978 | The Taming of the Shrew | Nathan Stucky | |
| Romeo and Juliet | Bekki Jo Schneider | ||
| Pericles | Gary McKim | ||
| 1979 | The Tempest | Gary McKim | |
| Julius Caesar | Bekki Jo Schneider | ||
| King John | Albert Harris | ||
| 1980 | Macbeth | Bekki Jo Schneider | |
| The Winter’s Tale
The Merry Wives of Windsor |
Stephen Schultz
Gary McKim |
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| 1981 | Twelfth Night | Bekki Jo Schneider | |
| Hamlet | Stephen Schultz | ||
| Much Ado About Nothing | Gary McKim | ||
| 1982 | Romeo and Juliet | Adale 0’Brien | |
| As You Like It | Bekki Jo Schneider | ||
| Cymbeline | Stephen Schultz | ||
| 1983 | Othello | Bekki Jo Schneider | |
| The Taming of the Shrew | Adale O’Brien | ||
| Measure for Measure | Stephen Schultz | ||
| 1984 | The Tempest | Bekki Jo Schneider | |
| Richard II | Stephen Schultz | ||
| The Merchant of Venice | Jimmy Bohr | ||
| 1985 | Much Ado About Nothing | Jimmy Bohr | |
| Henry IV, Part I | C. Hal Park | ||
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | Stephen Schultz | ||
| 1986 | The Comedy of Errors | Cary Libkin | |
| Macbeth | C. Hal Park | ||
| Henry IV, Part 2 | Jimmy Bohr | ||
| 1987 | King Lear | Michael Hankins | |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream | C. Hal Park | ||
| Henry V | Jimmy Bohr | ||
| 1988 | Romeo and Juliet | Cary Libkin | |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | Michael Hankins | ||
| Julius Caesar | C. Hal Park | ||
| 1989 | Twelfth Night | Curt L. Tofteland | |
| Hamlet | Robert Spera | ||
| The Winter’s Tale | Elizabeth Ball | ||
| 1990 | Macbeth | George E. Judy | |
| The Taming of the Shrew | Curt L. Tofteland | ||
| 1991 | The Merry Wives of Windsor | Laura Fine | |
| King Richard III | Curt L. Tofteland | ||
| Gammer Gurton’s Needle | Robert D. Moulton | ||
| 1992 | Much Ado About Nothing | Curt L. Tofteland | |
| Othello | Sharon Walton | ||
| The Farce of the Worthy Master Pierre Patelin | Juergen Tossmann | ||
| 1993 | King Richard II | Alexia Visarion | |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Curt L. Tofteland | ||
| Les Plaideurs | Juergen Tossmann | ||
| 1994 | The Comedy of Errors | Curt L. Tofteland | |
| King Henry IV, part 1 | Drew Fracher | ||
| Pantalone’s Examination | James R. Tompkins | ||
| 1995 | As You Like it | Curt L. Tofteland | |
| King Henry IV, part 2 | Drew Fracher | ||
| Pantalone’s Challenge | James R. Tompkins | ||
| 1996 | Two Gentlemen of Verona | Curt L. Tofteland | |
| King Henry V | Drew Fracher | ||
| Pantalone Gets His | Brandi J. Smith | ||
| 1997 | The Tempest | Curt L. Tofteland | |
| Pantalone Rides Again | Brandi J. Smith | ||
| 1998 | Macbeth | Curt L. Tofteland | |
| Macpant | Todd Espeland and Allison Williams | ||
| 1999 | The Taming of the Shrew | Curt L. Tofteland | |
| The Taming of the Pantalone | Todd Espeland, Allison Williams & Celeste Santamassino | ||
| 2000 | Romeo and Juliet | Curt L. Tofteland | |
| Twelfth Night | Curt L. Tofteland | ||
| 2001 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Curt L. Tofteland | |
| Love’s Labour’s Lost | Curt L. Tofteland | ||
| 2002 | Hamlet | Curt L. Tofteland | |
| Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead | Curt L. Tofteland | ||
| 2003 | Much Ado About Nothing | Curt L. Tofteland | |
| The Merchant of Venice | Curt L. Tofteland | ||
| 2004 | Othello | Curt L. Tofteland | |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Globe Players) | Doug Sumey & David Chrzanowski | ||
| 2005 | Macbeth | Curt L. Tofteland | |
| The Comedy of Errors (Globe Players) | David Chrzanowski | ||
| 2006 | As You Like It | Curt L. Tofteland | |
| Romeo & Juliet (Globe Players) | David Chrzanowski | ||
| 2007 | Measure For Measure | Curt L. Tofteland | |
| Taming of the Shrew (Globe Players) | David Chrzanowski | ||
| 2008 | Julius Caesar | Pamela DiPasquale | |
| Pericles | Curt L. Tofteland | ||
| Twelfth Night (Globe Players) | Matt Wallace | ||
| 2009 | Macbeth | Pamela DiPasquale | |
| Romeo & Juliet | Anthony Patton | ||
| Hamlet (Globe Players) | Matt Wallace | ||
| 2010 | The Tempest | Pamela DiPasquale | |
| Richard III | Matt Wallace | ||
| Much Ado About Nothing (Globe Players) | Richard Gammon | ||
| 2011 | Complete Works of Wlliam Shakespeare (abridged) | Brantley Dunaway | |
| As You Like It | Rob Clare | ||
| Two Gentlemen of Verona (Globe Players) | Anna Kurtz | ||
| 2012 | Much Ado About Nothing | Jane Page | |
| Measure For Measure (Globe Players) | Will Salmons | ||
| 2013 | Twelfth Night | Brantley Dunaway | |
| Taming of the Shrew (Globe Players) | Will Salmons | ||
| 2014 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Matt Wallace | |
| Henry V | Amy Attaway | ||
| Hamlet | Matt Wallace | ||
| Love’s Labour’s Lost (Globe Players) | Brian Hinds | ||
| As You Like It (LePetomane Theatre) | LePetomane Theatre Ensemble | ||
| Pericles (Walden Theatre) | Julane Havens | ||
| Women of Will (ShoeString Productions) | Kathi E.B. Ellis | ||
| King Lear (Savage Rose Classical Theatre) | Alec Volz/J. Barrett Cooper | ||
| 2015 | The Tempest | Matt Wallace | |
| The Taming of the Shrew | Amy Attaway | ||
| Macbeth | Matt Wallace | ||
| The Comedy of Errors (Globe Players) | Kyle Ware | ||
| Late Night Shakes (Louisville Improvisors) | |||
| The Two Lobbyists of Verona (Theatre [502]) | Amy Attaway | ||
| Chasing Ophelia (Bard’s Town Theatre) | Doug Schutte | ||
| 2016 | Twelfth Night | Matt Wallace | |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | Matt Wallace | ||
| The Winter’s Tale | Amy Attaway | ||
| Romeo and Juliet | Matt Wallace | ||
| Late Night Shakes (Louisville Improvisors) | |||
| As You Like It (Globe Players) | Kyle Ware | ||
| West Side Story (CenterStage at the JCC) | John Leffert | ||
| Shakespeare in Dance (Louisville Ballet) | Roger Creel, Allun Jones, Helen Starr | ||
| Titus Andronicus | Matt Wallace | ||
| 2017 | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead | Amy Attaway | |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Matt Wallace | ||
| Richard II | Amy Attaway | ||
| Julius Caesar | Matt Wallace | ||
| The Merchant of Venice (Globe Players) | Kyle Ware | ||
| Late Night Shakes (Louisville Improvisors) | |||
| Kiss Me, Kate (CenterStage at the JCC) | John Leffert | ||
| Merry Wives of Windsor (Cincinnati Shakes.) | Jeremy Dubin | ||
| Lady Lear (Louisville Ballet) | Roger Creel | ||
| Titus Andronicus | Matt Wallace | ||
| 2018 | Hamlet (with StageOne Family Theatre) | Matt Wallace | |
| The Comedy of Errors | Matt Wallace | ||
| Henry IV, Part One | Amy Attaway | ||
| Othello | Matt Wallace | ||
| Late Night Shakes (Louisville Improvisors) | |||
| Romeo and Juliet (Globe Players) | Kyle Ware | ||
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Cincinnati Shakespeare Company) | Caitlin McWethy | ||
| Tempest in the Park (Louisville Ballet) | Roger Creel | ||
| The War of the Worlds | Amy Attaway | ||
| 2019 | As You Like It | Matt Wallace | |
| Henry IV, Part Two | Amy Attaway | ||
| King Lear | Matt Wallace | ||
| Late Night Shakes (Louisville Improvisors) | |||
| Twelfth Night (Globe Players) | Kyle Ware | ||
| Romeo and Juliet (Cincinnati Shakespeare Company) | Jeremy Dubin | ||
| Cleopatra, Queen of Kings (Louisville Ballet) | Erica De La O and Roger Creel | ||
| Night of the Living Dead: A Radio Play | Amy Attaway | ||
| 2020 |
Celebrate 60: the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival Anniversary Production | Matt Wallace and Amy Attaway | |
| Shakespeare in the Parking Lot: Macbeth | Matt Wallace |