Virtual Play Readings
Curtains Up, Wherever You Are
Coal Creek Theater of Louisville proudly presents the Virtual Play Reading Series. Founded in 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, this series brings captivating stories to life on the Coal Creek Theater of Louisville YouTube channel and features standout works chosen from years of play submissions and Board suggestions that didn’t make it into a full season.
The Virtual Play Reading Series offers a fresh way to enjoy the creativity and talent that define our theater, all from the comfort of your own home.
Presented Virtual Readings
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Reader’s Theater (2020)
A theater troupe performs a reader's theater about a theater troupe doing reader's theater. Will the troupe be able to stay within the strict parameters of reader's theater or will mayhem arise?
Written by: Merriman Wilde
Directed by: Kirsten Jorgensen Smith -
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Spirits in the Night (2020)
Houdini was a huge critic of the supernatural. Does he ever find the real thing?
Written by: Carmine DePaulo
Directed by: Nita Froelich -
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Psalm of Purgation (2020)
Something is not quite right about this laundromat or its occupants.
Written by: Scott Gibson
Directed by: Nanci Van Fleet -
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Scottish Mice (2021)
A famous actor is visited by the artist who is hired to paint his portrait. Forsooth the name of the Scottish King is spoken.
Written by: Judy GeBauer
Directed by: Dan Schock -
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Dawsey Nadgett (2021)
Charles Dickens invites author Hans Christian Andersen to stay with his family. Trouble ensues as Andersen overstays his welcome.
Written by: Judy GeBauer
Directed by: Linda D. Orr
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