Season | Play | Director | |
1961 First performed in Central Park at art festival |
Selections from Much Ado About Nothing |
C. Douglas Ramey | |
1961 | 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 | Stephen Schultz | ||
The Merry Wives of Windsor | Gary McKim | ||
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 | ||
2021 | Shakespeare in Love | Matt Wallace | |
Henry V | Amy Attaway | ||
Late Night Shakes (Louisville Improvisors) | |||
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Globe Players) | Kyle Ware | ||
Shakespeare in Dance (Louisville Ballet) | Alex Betts, Roger Creel | ||
The Turn of the Screw | Matt Wallace | ||
2022 | Henry VI: The Wars of the Roses | Amy Attaway | |
Twelfth Night | Matt Wallace | ||
Richard III | Amy Attaway | ||
The Merry Wives of Windsor | Matt Wallace | ||
Late Night Shakes (Louisville Improvisors) | |||
Much Ado About Nothing (Globe Players) | Kyle Ware | ||
Shakespeare in Dance: As You Like It (Louisville Ballet) | Roger Creel | ||
Shakespeare’s R&J (with Pandora Productions) | Matt Wallace | ||
Enter Ghost. an immersive haunted Hamlet experience | Matt Wallace | ||
2023 | Pride and Prejudice | Amy Attaway | |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Matt Wallace | ||
Macbeth | Amy Attaway | ||
Love’s Labor’s Lost | Matt Wallace | ||
Late Night Shakes (Louisville Improvisors) | |||
GLOBE Arm Wrestling (Louisville Fringe Festival) | |||
The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Globe Players) | Kyle Ware | ||
Shakespeare in Dance: Lady M (Louisville Ballet) | Roger Creel | ||
The Woman in Black | Matt Wallace | ||
2024 | Sense and Sensibility | Amy Attaway | |
Romeo and Juliet | Matt Wallace | ||
The Comedy of Errors | Amy Attaway | ||
The Tempest | Matt Wallace | ||
Late Night Shakes (Louisville Improvisors) | |||
GLOBE Arm Wrestling (Louisville Fringe Festival) | |||
Julius Caesar (Globe Players) | Kyle Ware | ||
Shakespeare in Dance: King Lear (Louisville Ballet) | Roger Creel | ||