The Kentucky Suffrage Project | Looking for Lilith Theatre Company

Journey through the streets of our hometown to meet the dedicated Louisville Suffragists who tirelessly fought for their right to vote. From Bardstown to Broadway: The Suffrage Driving & Walking Tour, is part of The Kentucky Suffrage Project, an ongoing exploration and celebration of the 19th Amendment, with Looking for Lilith Theatre Company (LFL).

LFL Tour Narrators and Actors will lead participants through The Suffrage Driving & Walking Tour as we travel to locations such as Simmons College, The Limerick Neighborhood, and the Seelbach Hotel, exploring where these courageous women lived, worked, and met. At each story stop location, audiences will experience live performances retelling stories of the women’s suffrage activism that occurred there. This intersectional project lifts up underheard voices and Suffragists of Color, looking at the economic, educational, and racial tensions of the movement. Together we will travel back in time to be inspired by our local living history and be surprised by the connections to our current moment.

The Suffrage Driving & Walking Tour is the in-person component to LFL’s 2020 virtual series From Bardstown to Broadway: The Road to Votes for Women, and will feature several of the same characters and actors. All scenes have been devised by LFL based on real life stories, events, and people, including Mary Virginia Cook Parrish, the Nugent family, and Drs. Julia Ingram and Anna Lawrence.

The Suffrage Driving & Walking Tour kicked off on June 5, 2021, and continues for two more weekends this summer: July 16-18 and Aug 27-29. All tours start at staggered times throughout the weekend, and meet in front of the Louisville Free Public Library Main Branch (301 York Street).

Tickets are Pay-What-You-Can with a suggested ticket price of $15. Each tour is limited to 15 participants. Tickets on sale at or lookingforlilith.ticketleap.com/suffragetour. Please arrive 30-15 minutes early for tour check in. Children’s coloring and button-making activities available at our check-in booth. For more information, call (502) 638-2559 or email boxoffice@lookingforliith.org.

Louisville Cultural Pass Holders - Free admission for one adult and one child is available during July dates only, using your Louisville Cultural Pass. Choose ticket type Cultural Pass and enter your cultural pass number at checkout. Cultural pass must be shown at check-in. For more information on how to get your cultural pass, visit the Fund for the Arts website.

Please arrive 30-15 minutes early
for tour check in.

Saturday, June 5
1:30p, 2:00p, 2:30p, 6:30p, 7:00p, 7:30p

Sunday, June 6
6:30p, 7:00p, 7:30p

Friday, July 16
6:30p, 7:00p, 7:30p

Saturday, July 17
10:00a, 10:30a, 11:00a, 6:30p, 7:00p, 7:30p

Sunday, July 18
6:30p, 7:00p, 7:30p

Friday, August 27
6:30p, 7:00p, 7:30p

Saturday, August 28
6:30p, 7:00p, 7:30p

Sunday, August 29
1:30p, 2:00p, 2:30p, 6:30p, 7:00p, 7:30p

Inclement Weather Policy
In the event of light rain or drizzle, tours may continue or be held for 15 minutes. In the event of inclement weather conditions, the tour may be cancelled and patrons can exchange tickets for any available later performance. Please contact boxoffice@lookingforliith.org for more information.

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Feel free to walk or drive to any part of our tour! Interactive Google Walking & Driving Routes are available here.

August Suffrage Tour
Full walk is 2.15 miles with a return walk of .79 miles
5 seats will be available at each story stop.
Please note: operating hours for all Louisville Metro parking meters are Monday - Saturday, 7a to 6p

Story Stop 1
Street parking and metered library parking lot available. This scene is roughly 40 steps from the road and 70 steps from the nearest parking space. It is located at the Southwest corner of the Louisville Free Public Library.
Approximately 675 feet from our box office and welcome booth.

Story Stop 2
There is a fair amount of street parking available. If there is a spot free, one might be able to hear this scene from a car, or walk a few steps onto the sidewalk to get a better sense of this scene.
.51 miles from Story Stop 1.

Story Stop 3

Please note there is street parking only, with limited parking in front of this performance space. One could also drive and park at Story Stop 4, and walk the shorter distance from there to Story Stop 3.
.9 miles from Story Stop 2.

Story Stop 4

Parking lot and street parking available at this location. Parking lot is accessible from both 8th and Chestnut Streets, and is less than 300 ft from the performance space.

.56 miles from Story Stop 4.

Return walk to the LFPL is .79 miles.

June/July Suffrage Tour
Full walk is .9 miles with a return walk of .7 miles

Story Stop 1
This scene takes place at the Louisville Free Public Library parking lot, near the site of Anna and Julia's former office. A person could potentially park in this lot and watch the scene from a car. 275 feet from the box office.

Story Stop 2
This scene is roughly 40 steps from the road and 70 steps from the nearest parking space. It is located at the Southwest corner of the Louisville Free Public Library. 750 feet from Story Stop 1.

Story Stop 3

There is a fair amount of street parking available. If there is a spot free, one might be able to hear this scene from a car, or walk a few steps into the yard to get a better sense of this scene. .5 miles from Story Stop 2.

Story Stop 4

This scene takes place roughly 75 steps from the nearest parking lot, which is accessible from 8th street, between Zane street and Kentucky Street. 1300 feet from Story Stop 3. Return walk to the LFPL library is .7 miles.

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Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, The Kentucky Suffrage Project explores women's suffrage in Kentucky within the context of the national movement. This intersectional project lifts up under-told stories and suffragists of color. It looks at economic, educational, and racial tensions in that movement, as well as challenges and disenfranchisement that still exist today. Join Looking for Lilith Theatre Company (LFL) as we engage in the art forms of the movement to celebrate our local suffragists.

From Bardstown to Broadway: The Road to Votes for Women is an 8 episode virtual series highlighting events, stories, and underheard voices from Louisville, KY. All episodes were devised, produced, and filmed on-location by LFL.