Pandora Productions

Pandora Stages Reading of Marriage Equality Play '8'

Erin Keane — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Louisville’s Pandora Productions will produce a staged reading of Academy Award-winning writer Dustin Lance Black’s marriage equality docu-drama “8” this week.

Pandora Fills Niche with Irreverent, Gay-Themed Holiday Shows

Erin Keane — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:34:48 +0000

Many of the arts season’s holiday shows are tried-and-true classics, but one Louisville theater company prefers a less reverent approach. Pandora Productions' plays and musicals typically examine some facet of LGBT life, and holiday programming is no exception. But when artistic director Michael Drury went looking for gay-themed Christmas fare to produce, he came away disappointed.

Pandora Ends Season with 'My Big Gay Italian Wedding'

Erin Keane — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:39:10 +0000

It’s no wonder the wedding has been a staple of stage comedy since Shakespeare’s time. A wedding has all the elements of a stage production: a supporting cast and two romantic leads, an audience, costumes and even a script. The effort of producing a real spectacle can bring even the most experienced stage manager–or wedding planner–to his knees.

Review: Pandora's Pop Opera 'Bare' a Real Heartbreaker

Erin Keane — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:36:04 +0000

Sexually active teens getting high under the not-so-watchful eye of a Catholic boarding school sounds like a salacious premise, but Pandora Productions’ pop opera “Bare” is a sweet heartbreaker about emotionally neglected teens who just want someone to love, darn it.

Rock Opera 'Bare' Explores Teen Sexuality, Religion

Erin Keane — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Pandora Productions explores the secret lives of Catholic high schoolers this week in the rock opera “Bare,” a dramatic musical about gay and straight boarding school students struggling with their sexuality.