June 1st is Commonwealth Theatre Center’s annual Acting Up fundraiser event, a night of play for grown-@$$ people to check the whole adulting act at the door. Acting Up! (with a Twist) A Night of Play for Grown-@$$ People Saturday June 1, 2019, 7:00–10:00pmat Commonwealth Theatre Center1123 Payne Street,… read more →
Commonwealth Theatre Center is raising $9,000 to increase access for young people to be active in the arts by increasing tuition assistance to its nationally acclaimed Walden Theatre Conservatory. Tuition assistance has been crucial to putting life-changing Conservatory theatre programs within reach of more families from more backgrounds, but demonstrated… read more →
March 7-24 at CTC Cabaret book: JOE MASTEROFF / music: JOHN KANDER / lyrics: FRED EBBdirector SETH LIEBER / music director JOHN AUSTIN CLARK* sponsored by:ELIZABETH H. & JAMES R. VOYLESand LOUISVILLE PUBLIC MEDIA “There was a cabaret, and there was a master of ceremonies, and there was a city called Berlin,… read more →
Commonwealth Theatre Center Announces an Open Call for: Cabaret book by Joe Masteroff, music by John Kander, and lyrics by Fred Ebb. Director/Choreographer: Seth Lieber Musical Director: John Austin Clark Audition Dates: November 4 from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. November 18 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Both dates at Commonwealth… read more →
CTC Artistic Director Charlie Sexton is pleased to announce the promotion of Hallie Dizdarevic to Associate Artistic Director. Hallie, who has served as CTC’s Lead Artistic Associate, will be assisting in managing the Walden Theatre Conservatory, productions, and more. Charlie had this to say about the appointment: “Hallie epitomizes everything… read more →
CTC’s Walden Theatre Alumni Company presents 2 plays in Summer 2018 featuring the acting and directing talents of ’09-’17 alumni and other professionals. Ghosts Like Us by Sage Martin directed by Maggie Rogers July 26, 27, 28 & Aug 2, 3, 4 @ 7:30 AND 9:30 Performed at St. James School… read more →
Acting Up wouldn’t be what it is without the contributions of our esteemed alumni spanning the 1970s to the 2010s. Here are the full biographies of the performers! Emily Albrink Hailed by The New York Times as “delightful and vocally strong and versatile,” Emily Albrink is a soprano whose career… read more →
Commonwealth Theatre Center and ambassadors from Fund for the Arts NeXt program invite you to A Night of ACTING UP April 26, 2018 – 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. Tickets $40 ($50 at the door) at Commonwealth Theatre Center 1123 Payne Street, Louisville, KY 40204 Buy Tickets Now Take a trip… read more →
Excellence in Theatre Education Award Commonwealth Theatre Center is thrilled to nominate Artistic Director Charlie Sexton for the 2018 Excellence in Theatre Education Award presented by Carnegie Mellon University and the Tony Awards! This honor recognizes a K-12 theatre educator in the U.S. who has demonstrated monumental impact on the… read more →
CTC’s Professional/Alumni Company is producing two great plays this summer. The titles make it sound like a unified theme, but it would be hard to conceive of two plays that are more different. Dry Land by Ruby Spiegel runs at the end of next week and Shipwrecked! by Donald Margulies opens the end of July and runs… read more →