Juneteenth Legacy Theatre has produced 137 works, 67 written by women playwrights. Eight of the plays have received full productions from other theater companies.
2008/2007
MAINSTAGE, Nov. 10, 2007 at the Abrons Arts Center
A Little Chat With God by Lorna Littleway with Amon Bey, Kim Brown and Ivan Thomas
BOLD JOURNEYS Tour, Sept. 21, Nov. 2 & 9 2007, at Purdue University and Lafayette Bar and Grille
Juneteenth Blues Cabaret by Lorna Littleway with Cherita Armstrong, Angela Arnold and Ivan Thomas
2007/2006
8th Annual Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays, June 1-16, 2007, hosted by Actors Theatre
Voices of the Spirits in My Soul by Nora Cole
Olivia’s Opus by Nora Cole
DARASA: A Civil Rights Tribute in Song
Midnight Special by J. Rufus Caleb
Snow by Lena Charles
A Little Chat With God by Lorna Littleway
Sweetwater by Gertrude Eena Woods
The Moon Sees Somebody by Mike Moore
BOLD JOURNEYS TOUR, February1, 16-17at Free Louisville Public Library & Kentucky State University, sponsored by Frankfort Arts Foundation
The Last Dust Track by Laurence Holder with Lorna Littleway
Mainstage, Jan. 27-29 & March 16-25, April 28 & 29 Shooting Star Theater
Juneteenth Blues Cabaret with Angela Arnold & Ivan Thomas
2006/2005
Mainstage, July 25 - Aug. 6, 2006 Midtown International Theatre Festival
Motion and Location, by Lorna Littleway with Geany Masai, Angela Arnold and Suzanne Froix
7th Annual Juneteenth Jamboree, June 2-17, 2006, hosted by Actors Theatre
Jump Jim Crow by Henry Meyerson
Passing Ceremonies by Steve Willis
The Diva Daughters Dupree by Kim Euell
The Kitchen Garden by Marette Mollet
The Bathroom Cleaner by Elizabeth Orndorff
My Fair Gentleman by Betty Cobb Arnett
The Triangle by Antoinette Oglesby Taylor
DARASA: A Civil Rights Tribute, Jan. 22, 2006 at Big Hopp's
BOLD JOURNEYS, Oct. 2005, at Big Hopp's
The Best of the Genius of Ray by Lorna Littleway with Grenoldo Frazier & Cherita
2005/2004
Mainstage, Aug. 2-4, 2005, 5th Biennial National Black Theatre Festival
Willie and Esther by James Bronson starring Ella Joyce
6th Annual Juneteenth Jamboree, June 3-19, 2005, hosted by Actors Theatre
The Genius of Ray Pt. 1 with Grenoldo Frazier
The Genius of Ray Pt. 2 with Grenoldo Frazier
BrotherHOODS by Alan Sharpe Mother’s Day by J.E. Robinson
Till by Ifa Bayeza
A Member of the Family by Patricia Ramsey
Remembering Ossie an original compilation by Sue Lawless, research Pat Hagedorn
BOLD JOURNEYS Tour Nov 04/Feb 2005
The Last Dust Track by Laurence Holder
Mrs. Reader by Sharon Hope
Juneteenth Blues Cabaret by Lorna Littleway
2004/2003
5th Annual Juneteenth Jamboree, June 4-20, 2004, hosted by Actors Theatre
Caballero by James Robinson
Mrs. Reader written and performed by Sharon Hope
Bang! Bang! Bang! by Lorna Littleway
Rise Up Singing by Margo Reese
Jungle Alley Salutes Ladies of Jazz by Lillian Butler
More Than Cooking Going On In This Kitchen by Antoinette Oglesby Taylor
Lavinia Speaks by Jennie Redling
Destiny Manifested by James Gillard
Mainstage at the Galaxy Bistro
Billy, Lena and The Duke: A Night of Ellington Music! by Lorna Littleway with Grenoldo Frazier
BOLD JOURNEYS Tour
The History of Black Music in America by Grenoldo Frazier
Juneteenth Blues Cabaret by Lorna Littleway
Faith Hope and Charity: The Mary McLeod Bethune Story by Samuel L. Kelley
Tall Tales and Short Sayings by Lorna Littleway
2003/2002
4th Annual Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays, hosted by Actors Theatre
Willie and Esther by James Bronson
Jingles in a Broken Tongue by Leslie Lee
Urban Transition: Loose Blossom by Ron Milner
Ira! The African Roscius by Donald Grody
A Guest of Honor by Michael Dinwiddie
Miss Amanda’s Place by Antoinette Oglesby Taylor
Young Sistas by Lorna Littleway
No More Dolls For Christmas by Erma Bush
Swee’ Pea and the Duke by Laurence Holder
Robert Johnson Trick the Devil by Bill Harris
Colorstruck by Zora Neale Hurston
Tall Tales and Short Sayings, an adaptation by Lorna Littleway based on Zora Neale Hurston folktales.
Mainstage at the Kentucky Cove in the Kentucky Center for the Arts
JJuneteenth Blues Cabaret, concept by Lorna Littleway
BOLD JOURNEYS Readers Tour: Fall
The Last Dust Track by Laurence Holder
Faith, Hope and Charity: The Mary McCleod Bethune Story by Samuel L. Kelley
Watermelon, Git It While It’s Hot!!!, written and performed by Cecelia Antoinette
BOLD JOURNEYS Tour: Winter/Spring
The Last Dust Track by Laurence Holder
Cotton to the Clouds by Cheryl L. Davis
Juneteenth Blues Cabaret by Lorna Littleway
2002/2001
Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays, hosted by Actors Theatre
Watermelon, Git It While It’s Hot!!! written &performed by Cecelia Antoinette
Cotton Club Rhapsody (the book) by Michael Dinwiddie
The Making of Cabaret (an improvisation) hosted by Cecelia Antoinette
Faith, Hope and Charity: The Mary McCleod Bethune Story by Samuel L. Kelley
Curtain Call, Mr. Aldridge, Sir! by Ossie Davis
Black Hamlets in the Kentucky Bluegrass by Carridder Jones
Can You Hear It?/This Land is Your Land by Antoinette Oglesby Taylor
The Promise by Erma Bush
Shades of Blue by John Howell
Dancing With Demons by Don Evans
What’d Ya Do Today, Billy Joe? by Eleanor Harder
Holiday Diary by Edgar Chisholm
FU2 by Anne Hanley
Mainstage at The Rud
If You Love Me by Lorna Littleway
An Alphabet of Flowers by Elyse Nass
Readers Tour
The Last Dust Track by Laurence Holder
Cotton to the Clouds by Cheryl L. Davis
2001/2000
Lorna Littleway’s Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays hosted by Actors Theatre
No Niggers, No Jews, No Dogs by John Henry Redwood
Stonethrower by James Graham Bronson
And the Next Day They Changed the Water by Antoinette Taylor Ogelsby
Park by Joshua Brown
How Long Have I Been Dead Anyhow? by Carridder Jones
Defending the Light by Ron Milner
Raising Up Odessa by Jean Hill
Malinda by Nancy Gall-Clayton
Living With the Wind by Michael Bradford
Honey, Hush!: An Uprising Over Some Greens by Shirlene Holmes
If You Love Me by Lorna Littleway
An Alphabet of Flowers by Elyse Nass
Mainstage at The Rud
A Collective Piss and the Devil’s Beating His Wife by Lorna Littleway
Readers Theatre Tour
A Lady and a Woman by Shirlene Holmes
Mrs. Jones and the Man From Dixieland by Steven Sater
The Blue Vein Society by Samuel Kelley
2000/1999
Lorna Littleway’s Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays hosted by Actors Theatre
Barnstormer by Cheryl Davis
Mitote by Maisha Baton
Harriet Tubman Visits a Therapist by Carolyn Gage
Mrs. Jones and the Man From Dixieland by Steven Sater
Birthright by Thomas Dunn
DWB: Driving While Black by Samuel Kelley
An Affinity for Angels by Reginald Lewis
Teens Today by Arthur French III
The Last Dust Track by Laurence Holder
The Carelessness of Love by Michael Dinwiddie
Serving Two Masters by Shirlene Holmes
A Collective Piss and the Devil’s Beating His Wife by Lorna Littleway
Unquestioned Integrity: The Hill/Thomas Hearing by Mame Hunt
Mainstage at The Mex/Kentucky Center for the Arts
Here Am I Send Me by Benard Cummings
Kindler Genter Nation by Lorna Littleway
Readers Theatre Tour
Mother of Civil Rights by Belinda Boyd
