SummerFest has announced a villainous lineup for July at the Arboretum.
Adam Luckey was one of four actors who played evil Mr. Hyde in SummerFest's 2008 production of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." There will be much more villainy at this summer's event. Photo by Rich Copley | LexGo.com.
The annual outdoor theater event will open with William Shakespeare’s Richard III directed by Sidney Shaw, July 6-10. The next production gets into more literal monsters with SummerFest artistic director Joe Ferrell directing the world premier production of Bo List’s new adaptation of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, July 13-17. The fest winds down July 20-24 with Berea College Theatre director Deborah Martin making a return to the Lexington stage to direct The Rocky Horror Show – I hearby nominate the question of who will play Dr. Frank as the most interesting casting question of the year.
The festival takes place this year under the banner of Kentucky Conservatory Theatre, the new name for the former Kentucky Classical Theatre Conservatory. The group sought to streamline its name and adopt a moniker that would reflect its plans to present shows year round and have an acronym that would be less easily confused with Bluegrass Community and Technical College – BCTC, KCTC, you can see the problem.
