Click on ticket tab to order tickets. Ticket price includes a 25% discount on admission of your whole group to the Great American Dollhouse Museum through 12/30/23. Enjoy a free self-guided tour of the museum 30 minutes before each show and at intermission. Thanks Lori Kagan-Moore and the Great American Dollhouse Museum! A true Danville treasure!
Scarlet Cup Theater has hit the mark again with a venue and play pairing which is sure to entertain and fascinate audiences. The play is Bad Dates , a one woman comedy, and the venue is the historic Clemens Caldwell house on the Old Harrodsburg Road (Maple Avenue). The play is set in a New York apartment and the charming architecture of the Clemens Caldwell house fits the bill perfectly.
The show opens Oct. 31st and will run Nov. 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Tickets will be available on the Arts Commission web site beginning Oct. 1st. Opening night tickets will include a reception hosted by the Scarlet Cup Theater board members in the elegant dining room of the house.
Guests will be welcomed before the show into the formal living room and then will be seated in the stunning foyer for the action. Scarlet Cup is grateful to Dr. John and Jane Pappas, the new owners of the home, who have donated the home and grounds for this event.
Rob Caldwell, a relative of the original owners of the home, will present a history of the house at the Boyle County Public Library on Oct. 27th at 3:00. The public is welcome to attend this free program.
The Scarlet Cup will celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the first production of Tennessee William’s The Glass Menagerie, with its own production at an outstanding venue, Stephen Powell’s private glass studio on Stanford Avenue in Danville. You will not want to miss the opportunity for this very special evening of theater. The box office will open March 1st on-line at danvillearts.org. Watch for additional program announcements and special activities to commemorate the event.
Join the frazzled passengers and crew at ten airports around the world in Departures, a very British comedy by John Godber. Directed by Anthony Haigh at the Danville-Boyle County Airport, you’ll sit in the lobby among the actors as they try to survive the modern perils of air travel.
History of Scarlet Cup Theatre
Founded in late 2014 by folks who were interested in seeing fresh and unusual
plays in varying venues, Scarlet Cup Theater was eventually named after a brilliant
mushroom that pops up in Kentucky and around the world, displaying a scarlet cup
amid the gray and dying winter forest.
It took a year to get our theatrical ducks in a row, find a fiscal sponsor, gather some
money, recruit others passionate about theater, and settle on a play and a venue.
Our first production was in March of 2016. (See Past Productions for our seasons.)
Aiming to do two shows a year, we offer international and contemporary and new
drama and comedy. We have had three American premieres out of our five
scheduled productions. We look for unusual locations and have performed in
restaurants, churches and airports.
Our mission statement says it all : Scarlet Cup offers occasional and unexpected
theater in surprising venues to challenge audiences with thought-provoking
performances.
Scarlet Cup Theater has hit the mark again with a venue and play pairing which is sure to entertain and fascinate audiences. The play is Bad Dates , a one woman comedy, and the venue is the historic Clemens Caldwell house on the Old Harrodsburg Road (Maple Avenue). The play is set in a New York apartment and the charming architecture of the Clemens Caldwell house fits the bill perfectly.
