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SummerFest presents Patti Heying’s production of Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of Robert Lewis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde July 15-19, 2009, in the Arboretum on Alumni Drive. In this version, Jekyll is played by one actor (Bob Singleton) and Hyde is played by four different actors who interact with Jekyll. Photos by Rich Copley | staff.

Actors Walter Tunis and Adam Luckey chat with director Joe Ferrell during a rehearsal of "Antony and Cleopatra" for last year's SummerFest. Ferrell will direct "Henry IV, part 1," this summer. Photo by Rich Copley | LexGo.

Kentucky Classical Theatre Conservatory’s Summerfest, held annually at the Arboretum across from Commonwealth Stadium, has unveiled its lineup of three plays, none of which have been presented in the Arboretum in the past decade. They are:

• Henry IV, Part 1, July 8-12: Joe Ferrell directs William Shakespeare’s story of King Henry trying to maintain the throne and a relationship with his hard-drinking son and heir.
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, July 15-19: An adaptation of Robert Lewis Stevenson’s story by Jeffrey Hatcher, whose work has been seen locally at Lexington Children’s Theatre and Actors Guild of Lexington. Patty Heying will direct.
• Once On This Island, July 22-26: Margo Buchanan directs the Caribbean musical by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, whose hits have included Ragtime, Seussical, Island and music for 20th Century Fox’s animated Anastasia.

Performances will be at 8:45 p.m. Weds.-Sun., at the Arboretum on Alumni Drive. Tickets will go on sale in June for $10 adults and $5 children 12 and under. Season tickets to all three shows will be $25 adults and $12 children.

Auditions will be at 4 p.m. April 4 and 5 at the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre’s Schmidt Vocal Arts Center, 412 Rose St. For more information visit the SummerFest website.