June 19th, 2021 The Lone Bellow Opener: Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno July 2nd, 2021 Seldom Scene July 17th, 2021 Darrell Scott's Electrifying Trio July 31st, 2021 The Taming of the Shrew August 8th, 2021 Watkins Family Hour Opener: Jesse Harper August 13th, 2021 Steep Canyon Rangers August 27th, 2021 Town Mountain and Sierra Ferrell September 9th, 2021 Madison Cunningham and Hawktail September 25th, 2021 Sam Bush Band Opener: Will Lee and Danny Knicely October 2nd, 2021 The Milk Carton Kids Be the first to hear about new shows, season updates and exclusive information. Click sign up and join our mailing list!
GIVE TO LIME KILN
Lime Kiln Theater was rekindled in 2014 as a volunteer-based organization. With substantial help from volunteers, our goal is to offer exciting and affordable concerts and theater events in an incredible venue, unlike any other in southwest Virginia. All donations from this web site will be used for maintenance and restoration of the Lime Kiln Theater site. Please consider making a tax-deductible gift today. Lime Kiln Arts, Inc. is a non-profit (501c3), operating at Lime Kiln Theater in Lexington. It opened in 1984 and is rooted in and inspired by the magic of a natural, outdoor theater. GET INVOLVED
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NEW MERCH NOW AVAILABLE!
If you've been to any of our 2021 shows, you may have seen our new merch offerings including hats, car magnets, women's tees, tanks, and more. We're excited to offer some of them online now! Click the button to shop now. BACK TO THE BOWL
The past six seasons have been an enormous success. Lime Kiln Theater served an audience of over 10,000 people each summer, and almost every concert was sold out. Please join us back in the bowl again in 2021, as we continue to offer music and performance art; fulfilling our mission to serve residents of the Shenandoah Valley and beyond. 
HISTORY
The Lime Kiln Theater is rooted in and inspired by the magic of a natural, outdoor theater. In 1967, two Washington and Lee University students, Tommy Spencer and Don Baker, produced A Midsummer Night’s Dream in an abandoned, turn-of-the-century lime quarry and kiln located in Lexington, VA. Fifteen years later, Tommy Spencer convinced the owner of the site containing the quarry to donate the use of the land for the establishment of an arts organization. After thousands of volunteer hours to clear the brambles, thickets, and rubble and to build the stage, the first season was presented in 1984. From that summer season of one play, 12 performances, and an audience of 2,000, Lime Kiln expanded to an annual season peak of 74 performances of four plays and 23 concerts for an audience of nearly 25,000. Through Lime Kiln, artists have created and premiered 20 original scripts, and helped develop eight works by other playwrights. In February 2012, the theater temporarily ceased operations due to challenging economic conditions. In 2014, a newly energized Lime Kiln board, led by executive director Spencer McElroy, undertook the challenge to bring the unique performance space back to life. I WAS THERE!
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