ACTORS RENAISSANCE THEATRE
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South Memphis got HEAT, and it anit in the Kitchen -Set in the heart of South Memphis, The Heat of Southside is a fiery urban stage play about family, betrayal, love, and ambition. After spending twelve years helping build her sister Luna’s bakery, Chloe opens a bakery of her own called The Heat of Southside, sparking a bitter feud between the sisters over business, loyalty, and old wounds.
As their controlling mother Darlene pushes youngest daughter Kaylee into a marriage with the wealthy Prince Rashad, Kaylee secretly longs for the man she truly loves. Meanwhile, smooth-talking con artist Eddie Earl arrives posing as a food critic while secretly planning to rob the bakery — but instead becomes tangled in the family’s dangerous secrets and emotional chaos.
Filled with comedy, romance, shocking twists, and explosive drama, The Heat of Southside reveals that in this family, the real heat isn’t in outside — it’s in the bakery.
Tickets on sale July 15th for THE HEAT OF SOUTHSIDE
A-Acting
R-Rehearsing
T-Transformation
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Step In. Speak Out. Shine with ACTORS Renaissance Theate this June
June is a powerful month at Actors Renaissance Theatre as we open the doors to new talent, new stories, and new community voices. We’re holding auditions for our 2026–2027 season opener, the explosive new stage play The Heat of Southside, and launching our transformative community project, Healing Voices of Memphis, created especially for residents of the Frayser and Raleigh neighborhoods. Whether you’re ready to step into the spotlight or ready to turn your lived experiences into meaningful theatre, this is your moment. Sign up today and become part of the story Memphis will be talking about.
