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Kentucky Repertory Theatre to close due to lack of money

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LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- A well-known professional theater in south-central Kentucky is closing due to a lack of money.

The Kentucky Repertory Theatre in Horse Cave will not present a 37th season this year.  The theater was formerly known as Horse Cave Theatre.

Lyn Taylor, the theater board president, said not enough money was raised from the community and businesses or through grants and foundations.

A message on the theater's website said, "Our theatre is not dead. It lives on in the memories of hundreds of thousands of patrons; in our influence on theatre in the region, state and nation; in the performers who share with the world the art they honed on our stage; and especially in the hundreds of thousands of young people who experienced live, professional theatre in rural Kentucky."

Horse Cave Mayor Randall Curry says the theater was one of the town's big attractions and the closing will have an impact on the community.

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