This June, Actors Theatre of Louisville presents a range of events that highlight the evolving landscape of contemporary theatre. The month kicks off with an evening honoring Broadway’s best at the Tony Awards Watch Party, followed by a bold Pride Month production that reimagines Shakespeare for contemporary audiences. Additionally, the theatre will present a showcase of emerging voices, offering a glimpse into the future of theatre. With performances that entertain, challenge, and inspire, these events invite audiences to experience something truly special as summer unfolds.
THE FIRST TONY AWARDS VIEWING PARTY SET FOR JUNE 8
Celebrate Broadway’s biggest night at Actors with the First Tony Awards Viewing Party! Watch the live broadcast on the big screen, pose with a real Tony Award, enjoy themed cocktails, and get a sneak peek at ATL’s 2025/26 season. Proceeds from the evening will benefit the theatre’s programs, supporting its ongoing commitment to creating transformative theatrical experiences for the community.
78th Tony Awards Watch Party
June 8, 2025 at 8 p.m. in the Pamela Brown Auditorium
A PRIDE MONTH PRODUCTION REIMAGINING SHAKESPEARE’S LEGACY
In Gender Play, or what you Will?, Will Wilhelm invites us to an impromptu party to celebrate their new friendship with one of the oldest and queerest playwrights, William Shakespeare! Together, audience and performers will embark on a wild, genre-bending journey to rediscover the queer brilliance hiding in plain sight within the Bard’s works—full of gender-fluid glory in a mystical evening of joy, laughter, tarot, and self-discovery.
Gender Play, or what you Will?
co-created by Will Wilhelm & Erin Murray
directed by Emily Tarquin and performed by Will Wilhelm
June 13 – 22, 2025 in the Victor Jory Theatre
Part of the Bingham Signature Shakespeare Series
WITNESS THE NEXT GENERATION OF THEATRE-MAKERS TAKING THE STAGE
From June 17-28, a group of talented high school students and recent grads will collaborate with professional artists at the New Voices Summer Intensive. They’ll be working behind the scenes to create bold, original pieces. On June 28, catch their final performance—an exciting showcase of fresh voices and innovative theatre. Be part of this incredible moment and witness the next generation of theatre-makers take the stage!
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New Voices Showcase featuring the creative work of young artists from the 2025 Summer Intensive with UNIVERSES
June 28, 2025 at 4 p.m.
“We’re so excited to kick off the Summer with three events that celebrate the importance of creative self-expression,” says Interim Artistic Director Amelia Acosta Powell. “The Tony Awards Watch party will be a joyful night of gathering to celebrate excellence in theatre as well as a chance to see sneak preview performances of our season over the commercial breaks. Next, audiences are in for a real treat with GENDER PLAY, OR WHAT YOU WILL co-created by Will Wilhelm and Erin Murray, performed by Will Wilhelm, and directed by Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Interim Managing Director Emily Tarquin (who recently delighted our community with Won’t you be my May-bor?). This play, which has received critical acclaim during its run in Indianapolis, welcomes all for an unforgettable evening of partying with Shakespeare. And wrapping up the month of June, a new generation of creatives take the stage with New Voices. Led by UNIVERSES for the third year in a row, the culminating performance of the teen summer intensive will inspire with original music and spoken word.”
Tickets for the Tony Awards Watch Party are now on sale to the public. Alternatively, tickets to Gender Play, or what you Will? and the New Voices Showcase are currently on sale to members at www.actorstheatre.org and will be available to non-members beginning Thursday, April 24.
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About Actors Theatre of Louisville
Actors Theatre of Louisville unlocks human potential, builds community and enriches quality of life by engaging people in theatre that reflects the wonder and complexity of our time. We are an arts and culture organization as a social enterprise, dedicated to serving our community and creating a more just and inclusive society. Our work strategically centers experiences that reflect a civic commitment to the social good and to the health and wellness of the many constituents we serve. In pursuing a synthesis of art and service, our interdisciplinary laboratory intersects art, emergent technology, and social transformation for a Storytelling (r)Evolution. We strive to cultivate a welcoming space of belonging for all.
Press Release was provided by Caroline Holderfield, media contact at Actors Theatre.
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