Tag: The Bluegrass Players
Playwright Kevin McGovern Plans Berea Visit as Have a Nice Doomsday Enters Final Weekend ☄️
The cast of Have a Nice Doomsday got a surprise this week. They learned that playwright Kevin McGovern is planning to drive from West Virginia to Berea to see their production at The Spotlight Playhouse. I am excited about that, too. We have already presented the first performances of this comedy, and The Bluegrass Players…
Two Shows, One Big Night at The Spotlight Playhouse as Erika Howard Makes Directorial Debut 🎭
The cast of Have a Nice Doomsday gathers on the living room set at The Spotlight Playhouse in Berea. The end-of-the-world comedy opens October 30 and marks Erika Howard’s directorial debut with the Bluegrass Players. Tonight, Friday, October 30, is a special night for us at The Spotlight Playhouse in Berea. We have two productions…
Zombie Night: The Musical Brings Spooky Fun to The Spotlight Playhouse 🦮
Halloween season at The Spotlight Playhouse will bring zombies, music, and a lot of humor to the stage when the Bluegrass Players present Zombie Night: The Musical from October 23 through November 1. I’m directing this production for the Bluegrass Players, our community theatre group at The Spotlight Playhouse, 214 Richmond Road in Berea. The…
Salem’s Daughter Opens the Spooky Season at The Spotlight Playhouse 🔭
There is a particular feeling that fills a theater the first night a new show opens. The house lights dim, the audience settles in, and you can feel the whole room leaning forward. This weekend, that feeling settled over The Spotlight Playhouse as The Bluegrass Players opened their production of Salem’s Daughter. We are proud…
A New Twist on an Old Tale: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Dinner Show Comes to The Spotlight Playhouse 🎃
Fall in Madison County brings a familiar rhythm. The air turns crisp, high school football lights up Friday nights, and our dinner theater season gets underway at The Spotlight Playhouse. This October, we are preparing to open an all-new interactive mystery production of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The performances are scheduled for Friday, October…
Salem’s Daughter Returns to The Spotlight Playhouse for Fall Run 👻
Just in time for spooky season, the Spotlight Playhouse and the Bluegrass Players present Salem’s Daughter. I have been looking forward to seeing this one finally get its chance on our stage, because this is actually the second time we have scheduled the show at Spotlight. The first time was during the COVID year. The…
The Makers Behind the Magic: Ken Koshman, Albert Lindsay, and Camp Creations
A few months back, two men walked into the Spotlight Playhouse with a pitch that sounded almost too good to be true. They wanted to build our props. Not sell them to us. Build them, and let us rent them, so a community theater could have real, character driven pieces without the kind of budget…
⚔️ Macbeth to Close Spotlight Playhouse’s 23rd Season With Large-Cast Shakespeare Production
The Bluegrass Players close The Spotlight Playhouse’s 23rd season with Macbeth, running June 19-28 in Berea. Here is what to know about the large-cast production and why the tragedy still lands.