You’re invited to our 61st Season Celebration Gala! Come on out to The Cupola Club as we honor two longtime artists, supporters, leaders, and volunteers with Theatre Workshop of Owensboro, Wes Bartlett and McCellus Mays! The 61st Season Celebration Gala will feature a Social and Cocktail Hour, featuring our very own Jacob Hein on piano! Two signature cocktails, a cash bar, and Hors D’oeuvres will be offered. Dinner will be…

We’ve got tons of auditions coming up this weekend! We hope you will join us at TWO! Want to volunteer for any of our upcoming productions or events? Join the TWO Front Line Facebook Group or email Jessica Sanner at jessica_sanner@aol.com. 📣THE WIZARD OF OZ (TWO YOUTH) AUDITIONS📣Directors Karen Feldhaus and Rebekah Birkett are excited to host auditions for The Wizard of Oz by Claude Townley, adapted by L. Frank…

Finalists and Directors have been selected for this year’s Summer Shorts! Without further ado, presenting Summer Shorts 2025! All Sales Final by Kevin Stuart Brodie (Directed by Spencer Brister)Dirty Little Secret by Jessica Dardeen (Directed by Travis Flaim)Going Up by Dan Borengasser (Directed by Taylor Bristow)Salt Water by F. J. Hartland (Directed by Joshua Siegel)Seahorse by Mike Quig (Directed by Erin Morris)Thank Thee, Ten by Molly Jasper (Directed by Jason…

CALLING ALL TYPES OF UNIQUE AND INTERESTING TALENT! Owensboro’s Got Talent is returning in May 2025! Sign up now to be a part of one of our three preliminary rounds, which will take place on May 10th, 17th, and 24th at The Empress Theatre. All types of talents and acts are welcome! Some examples include (but are not limited to) the following: MagiciansComediansSingersSongwritersMusiciansJugglersActorsAcrobatsDancersPoetsArtistsSpeed PaintersStorytellers The Finale will take place on May 31st at…

If you don’t already know Calissa J. Whitmore, this is your opportunity! TWO will host a brief gathering Saturday, April 26th, so you can all stop by and meet our new EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. Calli will be joined by theater staff, volunteers, and members of the Board of Directors at THE EMPRESS THEATER from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. We invite all our friends and supporters to join us on this very special occasion! THE EMPRESS is located at 418 Frederica,…

Students in grades 1-12 are invited to follow the yellow brick road to TWO! Auditions for The Wizard of Oz by Claude Townley will take place at The Empress Theatre on Friday, April 25th from 5-7pm and Saturday, April 26th from 10am-12pm! Students who just completed kindergarten and can read sight words or who recently graduated are also invited to audition! Please note that this is the NON MUSICAL VERSION!…

Summer Drama Camps will be for ages 7-18 in July! Space is limited to the first 15 participants for each camp. Beginner Drama Camps will be for ages 7-11 and Musical Theatre Camp will be available for ages 12-18. There is a $100 Camp Fee. Beginner Drama Camp (ages 7-11): Monday, July 7th – Friday, July 11th from 10:30am-12pm Beginner Drama Camp (ages 7-11): Monday, July 14th – Friday, July…

We had a whopping 105 total submissions for our Annual Summer Shorts Play Festival! A HUGE thank you to all who submitted scripts and to our readers for dedicating their time and efforts to select the best stories to produce on our Trinity Centre stage. To ensure that we select the best scripts to produce, all submissions are being evaluated blindly by our readers! Our Summer Shorts Team will contact…

Regional actor, Kelley Elder has staged hundreds of performances of his one-man rendering of the works of The Great American Author since 1973 in the United States and in Europe! Kelley’s portrayal of Twain is when Twain was about 72, about a year and a half before his death. With selections from Twain’s novels, short stories, and humorous essays, Kelley Elder presents the wit and the humanity the author is…