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Once

Sep 4 – Sep 22, 2024

Located atSpencer Theatre

Book byEnda Walsh

Music & Lyrics byGlen Hansard and Markéta Irglová

Based on the Motion Picture Written and Directed byJohn Carney

Directed byArtistic Director Stuart Carden

Featuring gorgeous songs like the Oscar-winning “Falling Slowly,” the transformative power of love and music in ‘Once’ will uplift you to a world where every note tells a story, and every song becomes a journey of the heart.

Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill

Oct 8 – Oct 27, 2024

Located atCopaken Stage

Written byLanie Robertson

Musical arrangements byDanny Holgate

Directed byNedra Dixon

Step into the smoky allure of this Tony Award-winning play and go on a spellbinding journey through the life and music of the iconic Billie Holiday.

A Christmas Carol 2024

Nov 23 – Dec 28, 2024

Located atSpencer Theater

Based on the book byCharles Dickens

Directed byJason Chanos

For over 40 years, Kansas City’s beloved tradition has created holiday memories for families all around our community, with all the heart and spectacle you’ve come to love… start your family tradition this year and create memories that will last for many Christmases to come! Join Ebenezer Scrooge on his redemptive journey with Christmas Past, …

Emma

May 6 – May 25, 2025

Located atSpencer Theatre

ByKate Hamill

Based on the Novel byJane Austen

Directed byMeredith McDonough

Fresh. Funny. Flirty. Step into the world of EMMA, where wit and romance collide in Kate Hamill’s delightful adaptation of Jane Austen’s timeless classic.

Broke-ology

Feb 11 – Mar 2, 2025

Located atCopaken Stage

Written byNathan Louis Jackson

Directed byFrancois Battiste

Celebrating the legacy of Nathan Louis Jackson, we revisit this smart, enduring, and quietly powerful play fifteen years after it first moved audiences on our stage.

Representatives for Those at Peace

Dec 2, 2023

A full-length play byMadeline Easley

In partnership with The Great Plains Theatre Commons (GPCT), Tofte Lakes Center, and Tulsa Artists fellowship, KCRep has inaugurated the Four Directions Playwright Residency for Native and Indigenous playwrights. In collaboration, each organization created a weeklong residency for Madeline Easley, over a one-year timeframe.

The culminating workshop and reading will take place on December 2nd at 5pm at Copaken Stage.

A panel discussion and project …

KCRep Gala 2024

Apr 5, 2024

Thank you for sharing the evening with us in celebration of KCRep’s 60th anniversary; your generous support raised over $600,000!

A Christmas Carol 2023

Nov 21 – Dec 24, 2023

Based on the book by:Charles Dickens

Adapted for the Stage by:Geoff Elliott

Directed by:Jason Chanos

Located at:Spencer Theatre

Ghost Light 2023

Oct 13 – Oct 14, 2023

Conceived and Directed by:Stuart Carden

4th Annual Haunted Night of Songs and Stories from KC’s Cultural Crossroads

Free frightful fun for the whole family!

Celebrate the start of Spooky Season with us at this free, frightfully fun event!

Little Shop of Horrors

Apr 30 – May 19, 2024

Book and lyrics by:Howard Ashman

Music by:Alan Menken

Directed by:Artistic Director Stuart Carden

Located at:Spencer Theatre

Feed the need for musical hilarity with this delicious sci-fi smash about a man-eating plant.

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