Playhouse in the Park

"Pickin' for the Playhouse," Renovation Benefit at Murray Theatre

Kate Lochte — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:51:27 +0000

One of the region's first outdoor music festivals is set for tomorrow at Murray's Playhouse in the Park. Two PIP volunteers, Erica Mehta and Stephen Keene, joined Sounds Good to speak about "Pickin' for the Playhouse." Playhouse in the Park Community Theatre in Murray hopes to renovate its restroom facilities and lobby with proceeds from a bluegrass/Americana festival Saturday, April 20, featuring a bill of five performances from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. See more at the Playhouse in the Park website.

Playhouse in the Park Presents: "Driving Miss Daisy"

Kate Lochte — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:55:47 +0000

A perennial favorite opens at Murray’s Playhouse in the Park this week: "Driving Miss Daisy," by Alfred Uhry. The 1987 play centers around the relationship of an elderly white Southern Jewish woman, Daisy Werthan, and her African American chauffeur, Hoke Colburn during the time period 1948 to 1973. Kate Lochte speaks with Director Katie Hamilton, and actors Marci Edmonds (Daisy) and Joshua Jones (Hoke) about the production.

Playhouse in the Park Presents: 'You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown'

Kate Lochte — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:29:59 +0000

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown is a delightful musical based on Charles Schulz' "Peanuts" cartoon characters and an average day in the life of Charlie Brown. The show features vignettes and songs, from Valentine's Day to baseball season, from wild optimism to utter despair, all mixed in with the lives of Charlie's friends. Playhouse in the Park in Murray opens the show Friday, February 22, and runs until Sunday, March 3. Stephen Keene came by the WKMS studios to preview the upcoming production. Click here for ticket information.

'Almost, Maine' Opens Valentine's Weekend at Playhouse in the Park

Kate Lochte — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:51:39 +0000

Almost, Maine is a play composed of nine short plays that explore love and loss in a remote town called Almost, Maine. The play premiered in Portland in 2004 to much critical acclaim. The Wall Street Journal and the American National Theatre selected the play as "one of the most outstanding regional theatre productions of the 2004-05 season." And now, it comes to Murray's Playhouse in the Park. Director Darryl Phillipy stopped by the studios to speak with Kate Lochte about the production. See more at Playhouse in the Park's website.

“A Christmas Carol” for Playhouse

Kate Lochte and Jeff Miller — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:06:43 +0000

Yesterday we enjoyed a memorable visit from Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge who will be in Dickens Alley in Murray Friday night and Saturday. And Mr. Scrooge is coming to Murray’s Playhouse in the Park December 7 for a two weekend run. Kate Lochte visited with WKMS Sunday on-air announcer Jeff Miller who directs his adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” for the Playhouse.

Little Shop of Horrors Devours our Studio on Sounds Good

Kate Lochte — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:04:16 +0000

Murray's Playhouse in the Park opens a three weekend run of the rock-horror-musical Little Shop of Horrors this Friday at 7 p.m. Sounds Good welcomes the production's Director (and voice of Audrey II) Stephen Keene and the actor who plays Seymour, Bryant Powell with Kate Lochte. Get tickets at playhouseinthepark.net.

Murray's Playhouse in the Park presents "Big River"

Rose Krzton-Presson — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:11:39 +0000

Based on the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the musical “Big River” follows the story of Huck after he leaves his home in Missouri and takes on the Mississippi River in flatboat with a new companion- an escaped slave name Jim. “Big River” shows at Murray’s Playhouse in the Park weekends through September 16th. Rose Krzton-Presson sat down with director Lisa Cope and Michael Martin-who plays the character of Jim to talk about the play’s themes of race, freedom, and morals.

Paducah Improv Gives Murray Residents a Lesson in How to Be Spontaneous

Rose Krzton-Presson — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:00:54 +0000

Paducah Improv is coming to Murray’s Playhouse in the Park Saturday, August 25th to perform and give a workshop. The group was founded last February and their show “No Baggage” will be their third performance. Rose Krzton-Presson spoke with co-founder Chuck Tate about the improv troupe and how it got started.

Youth Report: Behind-the-Scenes of Playhouse Production Disney's Cinderella Kids

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:30:00 +0000

Every year, Murray’s Playhouse in the Park invites children to a week-long Summer Theatre Camp that engages them in the production of a full-length show. 90 kids signed up for the musical this year. WKMS Youth Reporters Anna-Cate Brown, Brynn Jones, and Wendy Waltrip got a behind-the-scenes scoop on the show, Disney’s Cinderella Kids.

Playhouse in the Park presents "Doubt: A Parable"

Rose Krzton-Presson — Thu, 31 May 2012 15:21:03 +0000

Murray’s Playhouse in the Park continues their summer season with Doubt: A Parable. The play explores themes of suspicion, intuition, gossip, and their effect on a Catholic church in 1960s Bronx.