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Actors Guild of Lexington is Lexington's premiere theatre located in the Downtown Arts Center on Main Street.
Actors Guild of Lexington Mission Statement
The Mission of Actors Guild of Lexington is to produce quality live professional theatre that stimulates, engages and entertains; elevates the quality of life for citizens of the Bluegrass region of Kentucky; and affirms the commonality of human experience; through sustained production excellence and educational outreach.
Actors Guild of Lexington Vision Statement
Actors Guild of Lexington aspires to be a leader in the cultural community of Central Kentucky by producing quality professional theatre that illuminates and examines the common humanity found within all of us. We affirm that theatre can and should entertain, enlighten, stimulate, inspire, provoke, question, elevate, transform, uplift, challenge and awaken. We believe theatre can and should generate meaningful public discourse, and be truly public: responsive to the evolution of our community and accessible to a broad cross-section of our populace. Actors Guild of Lexington will share and celebrate stories from across the spectrum of time and place, while simultaneously reminding our community of timeless themes and universal interconnectedness.
For tickets/passcards/more information visit our website at www.actorsguildoflexington.org or call the Box Office at 859-225-0370.
Check back periodically for audition notices, newsletters, articles etc.

My Interests

Theatre

I'd like to meet:

Actors, Directors, Theatre Techs, Designers, Writers, Audience Members, and You.

Books:


We are currently reading:

Sarah Kane: The Complete Plays

Love Me or Kill Me: Sarah Kane and the Theatre of Extremes

How Good is David Mamet Anyway: Thoughts on Theatre and Why it Matters by John Heilpern

Utopia and other Places by Richard Eyre

The Royal Court Theatre Inside and Out

David O Selznick's Hollywood

Heroes:

Good playwrights, legendary directors, fabulous actors, visionary designers, and hard working tech crews.

August Wilson, Shakespeare, Moliere, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Oscar Wilde, Moises Kaufmann, George C. Wolfe, Zelda Fichandler, Tony Taccone, Jon Jory, Kent Thompson, Mark Lamos, Athol Fugard, Jane Martin, Ming Cho Lee, Marion McClinton, Peter Brook, Trevor Nunn, Nicholas Hytner, Robert Falls, Peter Hall, Cherry Jones, and many many others...

Oh, and patrons of theatre. Absolutely.

My Blog

Moonlight and Magnolias HL Review

'Moonlight and Magnolias': Movie-making tale makes for satisfying theater By Candace Chaney Contributing Theater Critic Rich Copley | Staff Walter May plays film producer David O. Selznick and Cha...
Posted by Actors Guild of Lexington on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:41:00 PST

AGL Presents Shakespeare at Equus Run Audition Notice

Actors Guild of Lexington Presents Shakespeare at Equus Run Audition Notice   The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare   Directed by Anthony R. Haigh   Actors Guild of Lexi...
Posted by Actors Guild of Lexington on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:22:00 PST

AGL Presents: Scene and Be Seen, April 26 at Spindletop!!

Actors Guild of Lexington to celebrate Ron Hutchinson’s charming comedy Moonlight and Magnolias with its first ever "Scene and be Seen" event... For Immediate Release    &nbs...
Posted by Actors Guild of Lexington on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:26:00 PST

Moonlight and Magnolias, Opening April 18

Actors Guild of Lexington to close 24th season with Ron Hutchinson’s charming comedy Moonlight and Magnolias For Immediate Release Contact Eric Ryan Seale Director of Audience D...
Posted by Actors Guild of Lexington on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:01:00 PST

Happy world Theatre Day...

..World Theatre Day World Theatre Day was created in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute, and is celebrated annually on March 27 by ITI Centers and the international the...
Posted by Actors Guild of Lexington on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:35:00 PST

Herald Leader feature on Arcadia

Posted on Sun, Mar. 16, 2008’Arcadia’ poses an intellectual challenge for actors, audiencesBy Rich [email protected] the second act of Arcadia opens, English scholar Bernar...
Posted by Actors Guild of Lexington on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:02:00 PST

Herald Leader review of Arcadia

Smarten up and be entertained by the riches of Stoppards ArcadiaBy Candace Chaney HERALD-LEADER THEATER CRITIC Charles Bertram | StaffAs Valentine Coverly, Shayne Brakefield, right, with Bob Singleton...
Posted by Actors Guild of Lexington on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:01:00 PST

ARCADIA OPENS THIS WEEK!!

Greetings all-Please join us for our Pay What You Can preview of Tom Stoppard'sArcadia, directed by Ave Lawyer, this Thursday evening at 7:30 at theDAC. If you cannot make it on Thursday, we will have...
Posted by Actors Guild of Lexington on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:29:00 PST

Announcing AGL’s 25th Anniversary Season/Equus Run

Posted on Wed, Feb. 20, 2008Actors Guild's 2008-09 season includes new Silas House playBy Rich [email protected] Guild of Lexington's 25th season will include several recent works ...
Posted by Actors Guild of Lexington on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:52:00 PST

Herald Leader Review of Boston Marriage

Theater review: AGL's 'Boston Marriage' triumphs in its playwright's and actresses' talentsBy Candace Chaney Contributing Theater Critic David Perry | StaffJulieanne Beasley Pogue, left, is Anna and G...
Posted by Actors Guild of Lexington on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:58:00 PST