Lime Kiln announces spring auditions
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Theater at Lime Kiln will host open auditions for actors on Thursday, March 18th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Johnson Theatre at the Lenfest Center for the Arts on West Nelson Street in Lexington.
This season, Lime Kiln is planning to produce three musicals, including the 50th anniversary of The Fantasticks and Stonewall Country, which Lime Kiln resurrected last season.
Lime Kiln is collaborating with Mindbending Productions, the student theatre troupe from Washington and Lee, to produce the first show. Senior Jenna Worsham, who is currently directing Ah, Wilderness! at W&L, has signed on to direct The Fantastick. The very-active Josh Harvey is slated to be music director. Rehearsals begin April 12, and the show runs May 20-23. Continue reading “Lime Kiln announces spring auditions” »
Lime Kiln readying for premiere of Dracula
Casting is complete, and rehearsals have begun for Dracula, or How’s Your Blood Count? presented by Theater at Lime Kiln on Sept. 24-26. Long time Lime Kiln actor Tom Conway, who recently appeared in the return weekend of Stonewall Country, directs.
Conway, a professional actor and director from Chattanooga, Tenn., says this will be the craziest comedy ever to hit Lime Kiln. “This is British farce. Nothing is sacred, and with the talent we have involved in this, the funny meter just keeps rising,” said Conway. “Mark Cline is both scary as Dracula one moment, and the next I am rolling out of my seat. Rob Mish is just plain wicked funny. And we just started. I can’t wait for the next rehearsal, to see what they will come up with next!” Continue reading “Lime Kiln readying for premiere of Dracula” »
Labor Day weekend at Lime Kiln
The Labor Day concert tradition returns to Theater at Lime Kiln on Sunday, Sept. 6, with Blues, Bluegrass and Barbeque. The evening festival begins at 6 p.m., featuring local blues band Honest Labor, solo blues artist Scott Ainslie, and Brennan Gilmore’s bluegrass band Walker’s Run.
Lime Kiln executive director Kim Renz says this is another way Lime Kiln is working with artists from the area and touring artists to create unique events for the community. “This festival is different than our spring MusicFest in many ways. We have three acts over four hours, and while all three have connections to Rockbridge County, the event also sports a regional and national flavor.”
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Seldom Scene return to Lime Kiln
On Sunday, Aug. 16, at 7:30 p.m., Theater at Lime Kiln presents with longtime bluegrass favorite, The Seldom Scene.
Formed in the Bethesda, Md., basement of banjo player Ben Eldridge in 1971, The Seldom Scene grew from a one-night-per-week, local ensemble to one of the most influential bluegrass groups in America by the 1980s. Continue reading “Seldom Scene return to Lime Kiln” »
Auditions at Lime Kiln for Dracula
Theater at Lime Kiln today announced auditions for Dracula, or How’s Your Blood Counts, Saturday, Aug. 15, at 10 a.m. in the Kiln at 601 Borden Road.
Tom Conway, a professional actor and director from Chattanooga, Tenn., will direct. Conway, who performed in last month’s return of Stonewall Country, has directed on every level, from high school to community to professional theatre. He was a member of the Lime Kiln professional company for several years in the ’80s and ’90s. Continue reading “Auditions at Lime Kiln for Dracula” »
MacBeth on stage this week at Lime Kiln
On Thursday, July 30, the Traveling Players Ensemble will perform Shakespeare’s Macbeth in the Bowl, starting at 7:30 p.m.
“Shakespeare’s plays have been an important part of our work at Lime Kiln since the beginning.” said executive director Kim Renz. “From A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 1967, to Cymbeline in the 1984, to Romeo and Juliet and MacBeth this season, we present something from Shakespeare’s body of work almost every season.” Continue reading “MacBeth on stage this week at Lime Kiln” »
Gary Ruley and Mule Train at Lime Kiln this weekend
Gary Ruley and Mule Train take the Lime Kiln Bowl stage Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. Together with a band of talented musicians, Ruley formulates a hi-test bluegrass, new grass and roots music ensemble, connecting generations of yesterday and today with inventive sounds of powerful acoustic music. Continue reading “Gary Ruley and Mule Train at Lime Kiln this weekend” »
Hometown favorites to play Lime Kiln
Many Rockbridge-area performers consider Theater at Lime Kiln their home. On Saturday, June 27, and Sunday, June 28, Lime Kiln hosts two events featuring artists who can make that claim.
James Leva and Purgatory Mountain perform Old Time and original music in The Bowl on Saturday, and Lexington native, award-winning author and actor Peter Neofotis performs his one-man show, Concord, Virginia, on Sunday. Continue reading “Hometown favorites to play Lime Kiln” »
Good Ol’ Girls at Lime Kiln
Good Ol’ Girls, a musical revue by Paul Ferguson, with music and Lyrics by Matraca Berg and Marshall Chapman, runs Friday, June 12 through Saturday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Theater at Lime Kiln.
“This is our second in-house production since we resumed last season,” said executive director Kim Renz. “The Ghosts of Music City, USA was a great success for us in many ways. It showed that we could present viable community theatre here. This is one more step forward.” Continue reading “Good Ol’ Girls at Lime Kiln” »
Fatty Lumpkin and the Love Hogs return to Lime Kiln
On Saturday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m., friends of Theater at Lime Kiln Fatty Lumpkin and the Love Hogs return to Lexington to perform classic rock and roll. The band, once a local favorite, reunited last year to open for Rolling Stones cover band Satisfaction.
Fatty Lumpkin is excited to be playing on the Lime Kiln stage once again. Many will recall this local band opening the Lime Kiln summer concert series for several years in the mid-1990s with their tight versions of well-known rock, blues and soul numbers. The band broke up several years ago after its lead singer and guitar player, Michael George, moved to South Carolina. However, the band reunited to play Lime Kiln two years ago. Continue reading “Fatty Lumpkin and the Love Hogs return to Lime Kiln” »
Lime Kiln announces ’09 schedule, including the return of Stonewall Country
Theater at Lime on Thursday released information about its 2009 season, stocked full of music, Shakespeare, juggling and STONEWALL COUNTRY! Executive Director Kim Renz says this should be a really successful year for the 26-year-old arts presenting organization. “Lexington will be an exciting place this summer, thanks in no small part to the return of Lime Kiln’s signature piece, Stonewall Country, on July 10 through 12. But I hope area residents and visitors will look over the whole season when they want something to do.” Continue reading “Lime Kiln announces ’09 schedule, including the return of Stonewall Country” »
Good news about fundraiser, concerns for future at Lime Kiln
Theater at Lime Kiln in Lexington netted more than $20,000 from its Monte Carlo River Queen fundraiser last month.
“Given the direction the economy has headed over the last several months, we are very happy with the outcome,” executive director Kim Renz said. “Thanks go out to the work of our Monte Carlo committee, led by outgoing Board Chair Joanne Peretti and by Kay Lera. Because of our sponsors, donors, attendees and volunteers we netted over $20,000 this year, which is 86 percent of last year’s figure. We had over 240 attend, with increased ticket sales of 83 percent.” Continue reading “Good news about fundraiser, concerns for future at Lime Kiln” »
