Category Archives: Comedy

Zombie Night: The Musical (October 23 – November 1)

The Bluegrass Players present
Directed by Chad Hembree
Book by Tim Kelly | Music by Bill Francoeur | Lyrics by Scott DeTurk
October 23 – November 1

Performances: October 23 & 24 at 8:00pm, Sunday Oct 25 at 4:00pm
October 30 at 6:00pm, Sunday Nov 1 at 2:00pm
No performance Saturday, October 31
Rating: Family-friendly — all ages welcome

Runtime: approximately 110 minutes · Pay What You Can: Friday performances are name-your-own-price; unsold tickets release two hours before showtime.

Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible seating with companion space is in the front row. If you have special needs, just let us know when you arrive.

🧟 About the Show
When the undead show up, survival takes more than luck — it takes teamwork, courage, and a little bit of humor. Zombie Night: The Musical is a spooky-fun, music-filled night of mayhem with big characters, big laughs, and plenty of Halloween-season energy.

🎭 Who’s Performing
The Bluegrass Players (community theatre)

Location: The Spotlight Playhouse — 214 Richmond Rd, Berea, KY 40403


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Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Denver, Colorado | www.pioneerdrama.com

Have a Nice Doomsday (October 30 – November 8)

Presented by The Bluegrass Players
Directed by Erika Howard

Performances:
Friday, October 30 — 8:00pm
Sunday, November 1 — 4:00pm
Friday & Saturday, November 6-7 — 8:00pm
Sunday, November 8 — 2:00pm


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Runtime: approximately 2 hours · Pay What You Can: Friday performances are name-your-own-price; unsold tickets release two hours before showtime.

Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible seating with companion space is in the front row. If you have special needs, just let us know when you arrive.

Have a Nice Doomsday is an end-of-the-world comedy about what happens when friends gather for Thanksgiving on what could be the last day on Earth. An asteroid a quarter the size of the moon is speeding toward the planet, but Joann Monroe is determined to serve the perfect holiday dinner anyway. As her husband Neil tracks the news and every guest arrives on schedule, the afternoon explodes into a flurry of emotions, attacks, and retaliations: a botched engagement, a phone call to an ex-girlfriend, a marriage on the rocks, and an impromptu wedding performed by a young man from The Eternal Light Society. You’ll laugh out loud when a looming global cataclysm brings out people’s worst, and also their best.

Location: The Spotlight Playhouse — 214 Richmond Rd, Berea, KY 40403

Produced by special arrangement with Heartland Plays, Inc., 88 Howard Beer Rd., Clancy, MT 59634 | www.heartlandplays.com

Old Time Christmas Radio Show (November 28 – 29)

Presented by The Bluegrass Players
Directed by Joy Lady
November 28 – 29

Performances:
Saturday, November 28 — 7:00pm
Sunday, November 29 — 2:00pm

Rating: Family-friendly — all ages welcome

Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible seating with companion space is in the front row. If you have special needs, just let us know when you arrive.

🎄 About the Show
Step back in time to the 1940s and experience the magic of a live Christmas radio show! The Bluegrass Players present this nostalgic tribute to the iconic WWII-era variety shows that filled homes with holiday cheer. This heartwarming production combines classic skits, live sound effects, and festive music to create an authentic old-time radio experience that will transport audiences to the golden era of entertainment.

Location: The Spotlight Playhouse — 214 Richmond Rd, Berea, KY 40403

Tickets: Coming soon

Hyde, Dr. Jekyll, Hyde! (January 15 – 23)

Presented by The Bluegrass Players
Ages 16+
Written by David Chapelle
Directed by Joy Lady
January 15 – 23

Performances:
January 15-17 (Fri & Sat 8:00pm, Sun 4:00pm)
January 22-23 (Fri & Sat 8:00pm)

Runtime: approximately 2 hours (two acts, 15-minute intermission) · Pay What You Can: Friday performances are name-your-own-price; unsold tickets release two hours before showtime

Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible seating with companion space is in the front row. If you have special needs, just let us know when you arrive.

Forget everything you know about Jekyll and Hyde… this isn’t it! Hyde, Dr. Jekyll, Hyde! is a laugh-out-loud melodrama loosely (very, very loosely) inspired by the classic character. Any resemblance to the story you know is purely coincidental… and hilarious.

Location: The Spotlight Playhouse — 214 Richmond Rd, Berea, KY 40403

Tickets:
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“Hyde, Dr. Jekyll, Hyde!” is presented through special arrangement with melodrama.net

The Murder Mystery at the Murder Mystery (January 29 – February 6)

The Bluegrass Players present
By Brian D. Taylor
Directed by John Bailey
January 29 – February 6

Performances: Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm, Sundays at 4:00pm

Runtime: approximately 75 minutes · Pay What You Can: Friday performances are name-your-own-price; unsold tickets release two hours before showtime.

Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible seating with companion space is in the front row. If you have special needs, just let us know when you arrive.

Rating: Comedy/mystery — recommended for ages 14+

Tickets: Coming soon

🎭 About the Show
The players at The Murder Mystery Playhouse are rehearsing a new show — a not-so-good British murder mystery with cheesy dramatic music and questionable accents. But when the lights go out and a character dies onstage for real, nobody’s laughing.

The cast keeps replaying the scene, and every time they reach the end, someone else ends up with a fire poker in the chest. Is it a curse? A rival theatre company’s sabotage? Or something far more twisted? This hilarious play-within-a-play comedy keeps the audience guessing until the very last twist.

Location: The Spotlight Playhouse — 214 Richmond Rd, Berea, KY 40403

Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Denver, Colorado | www.pioneerdrama.com

Tuned in for Murder Dinner Show (February 11 – 14)

The Bluegrass Players present
By Chad Hembree
February 11 – 14

Performances: Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 6:30pm, Sunday at 1:30pm

Runtime: approximately 3 hours, including dinner

Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible seating with companion space is in the front row. If you have special needs, just let us know when you arrive.

Rating: 14+ — all welcome

Tickets: Coming soon

Dinner menu: Coming soon

📻 About the Show
Completely revamped for this season, Tuned in for Murder is a fan favorite 1980’s Themed Murder Mystery Dinner Show. Written by local playwright and director Chad Hembree, this zany mystery delights audiences with a host of crazy characters. You’re invited to the 50th Anniversary of WJRK, and the owner has big news to share if he can live that long.

Location: The Spotlight Playhouse — 214 Richmond Rd, Berea, KY 40403