Earendel Theatricals

08/02/2026

The Kentucky Emerging Playwrights Summer School is out on the town in Prestonsburg! Dinner at Billy Ray’s, ice cream at the Scoop, and dropping in to the grand opening of The Strand!

07/31/2026

Looking forward to bringing our playwrights to tomorrow's grand opening of Prestonsburg's newest performance venue, The Star City Strand !

Tomorrow is the big day! The Star City Strand finally opens!😊🎶

FREE Live show starting at 5:30pm for Johnny Pop Day and Hurley in the back lot!🎤

Doors open at 7pm and
The H***y Tonk Wranglers go on at 7:30pm!🤠

Food and Drinks will be available for purchase, but enjoy the music on us!😉

07/31/2026

We'd like to thank Food City for donating food for the Kentucky Emerging Playwrights Summer School and the Pikeville Community Foundation for donating a scholarship that was awarded to University of Pikeville graduate Elathan Bowling!

We couldn't have made this happen without you!

07/31/2026

Writer salon at the Kentucky Emerging Playwrights Summer School!

07/30/2026

Announcing our Kentucky Emerging Playwrights Summer School Inaugural Cohort! They're all in the middle of writing and revising scripts with faculty Steve Moulds and Jayme Kilburn. This is a great group of writers, and we're having one of the best weeks of the year being inspired by their work!

07/30/2026

Calling all playwrights, storytellers, and curious writers! 🎭✍️

UNSCRIPTED: Union Playwriting Lab returns this Monday, August 3!

Join us for a relaxed, welcoming evening of writing, sharing ideas, experimenting with new work, and connecting with other local writers. Whether you are developing a full play, working on a scene, or simply looking for a place to begin, you are welcome.

📅 Monday, August 3
🕕 6:00–8:00 p.m.
📍 Rector Little Theatre at Union Commonwealth University

No previous playwriting experience is necessary. Bring something you are working on—or just bring yourself and see where the evening takes you!

Please let us know you are coming by signing up here:
https://forms.gle/cQ7gD77EgZyjhjU58

07/29/2026

🎭 Registration is now open for Union Commonwealth University’s Third Annual Musical Theatre Workshop! 🎶

Join facilitator John Michael Howard for a free, six-week workshop exploring the fundamentals of musical theatre performance. Participants will work on vocal technique, breathing, diction, character, stage presence, and preparing songs for performance—all in a welcoming, supportive environment.

📅 Mondays, August 17–September 21
⏰ 6:00–9:00 p.m.
🎤 Final performances: September 24–25
📍 Union Commonwealth University
💰 Free and open to participants from pre-teen through adult

No previous musical theatre experience is required. Whether you are stepping onto the stage for the first time or hoping to strengthen your skills, we would love to have you join us!

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/SLYviipTUBmitzgE7

Please share with anyone who might be interested!

07/22/2026

We have one spot that just came open for our Kentucky Emerging Playwrights Summer School, taking place next week from July 28 - August 2! Join us for 6 days and 5 nights of one-on-one mentorship polishing a play with one of our faculty, plus craft and business masterclasses and finishing with a personalised career development plan in hand! We’re offering a 50% discount for this space - $650 cover all lodging, meals, and tuition for the week at a mountaintop retreat center in eastern Kentucky. Apply by this Friday at kysummerschool.com!

07/22/2026

We have one more spot that came available for the Kentucky Emerging Playwrights Summer School next week - and at a 50% discount!

Apply now to join us for 6 days and 5 nights of intense work on a play with faculty mentors Steve Moulds and Dr. Jayme Kilburn, along with craft and business masterclasses and the design of a personalized one-year strategic career plan.

The workshop takes place at the Dwelling Place Monastery's 20-acre retreat center on the top of a mountain in Martin, KY.

The discounted price of $625 includes all lodging, meals, and tuition for the week.

Apply by Friday, July 24th at the link below!

A 6-day playwriting intensive in Martin, KY. Polish a script & create your 1-year career strategy with one-on-one professional mentorship.