KCTC SummerFest 2009

Well-received by audiences and critic’s alike, SummerFest’s first week’s offering of Shakespeare’s Henry the Fourth, Part One has its final performance tonight, Sunday, July 12 at 8:45 pm at the Arboretum.  We hope to see you at the show tonight with a great  - and dry – weather forecast …Hurray! 

One of Lexington’s finest, most respected and well-liked actor’s is  Walter Tunis.  His funny, touching, wise portrayal of Sir John Falstaff “the comic Socrates” in Henry IV, Part I  is simply not to be missed.  Also known by many in Central Kentucky as the contributing Music Critic for the Lexington Herald-Leader,  Walter’s on-line blog “The Musical Box” is always a must-read for this music lover.  Today’s feature, titled “Music to learn Shakespeare by” is no exception and is a delightful look at one aspect of  the artist’s process:  how does one learn all those lines?  Read Walter’s account by clicking on the link to the “The Musical Box”: http://musicalbox.bloginky.com

To read the stellar review of Henry IV, Part I by Candace Chaney of the Herald-Leader, click on the link below.

http://www.kentucky.com/712/story/857435.html

At the conclusion of  tonight’s performance, our talented team of theatre technicians including Production and Set Designer Kay Meyers and Lighting Designer Josh Preston, will swing into high gear to, quite literally, make the overnight change-over of the sets, lights, and costumes for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,our second offering of SummerFest 2009.  A Kentucky premiere of the adaptation by Jeffrey Hatcher, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde opens Wednesday, July 15 and plays through Sunday July 19 at 8:45 pm nightly at the Arboretum.

A riveting drama with mature subject matter, “Jekyll” director Patti Heying has assembled an outstanding cast of talented local actors that include Adam Luckey, Kim Dixon, Susan Wigglesworth, Jacob Karns, Matt Seckman, Jim Trujillo, Pinelopi Williams, and in the main role of Dr. Henry Jekyll, Bob Singleton.

Bob is featured in an outstanding career-spanning article in today’s Sunday Lexington Herald-Leader Arts section by Rich Copley, H-L’s  culture writer.  Support our local daily newspaper and their arts coverage by picking up a copy on newsstands today.  

To view the story on line, follow this link:

http://www.kentucky.com/964/story/859997.html