Season Tickets
Dracula
Oct 14Nov 2, 2025
ByVanessa Severo in collaboration with Joanie Schultz
Directed byJoanie Schultz and Vanessa Severo
Playing atCopaken Stage
When the lines between predator and prey blur, the power of women’s strength rises from the shadows in this fearless adaptation of Bram Stoker’s iconic Dracula.
The Color Purple
Sep 2Sep 21, 2025
Based on the novel byAlice Walker and the
Warner Bros. Amblin Entertainment Motion Picture
Directed byDaniel J. Bryant
Playing atSpencer Theatre
Book byMarsha Norman
Music and Lyrics byBrenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray
Indulge in a world of soul-stirring music and unyielding hope with The Color Purple, the award-winning stage musical based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
Smoke
Jan 24, 2025
Written byDrew Woodson

KCRep is excited to announce the next recipient of the Four Directions Playwright Residency: Drew Woodson and his world-premiere play, Smoke.

In the summer of 2018, amidst the chaos of California wildfires, a family gathers in their Clear Lake home, where old wounds and new revelations ignite tensions more intense than the encroaching blaze. With secrets, …

KCRep presents
Shon Ruffin’s WinterWonder Band
Dec 12, 2024

Get in the holiday spirit with Mrs. Claus and her merry band! KCRep presents Shon Ruffin’s WinterWonder Band, a one-night-only concert experience at Nighthawk (inside Hotel Kansas City) on Thursday, December 12th at 7:30pm.

Featuring a holiday ensemble led by Mrs. Claus herself (played by Little Shop of Horrors star Shon Ruffin), WinterWonder Band combines festive …

KCRep Gala 2025
KCRep Gala 2025
Mar 29, 2025
To everyone who donned their favorite 70s disco inspired threads with us or made a donation, to support transformative theatre for all – THANK YOU!
Once
Once
Sep 4Sep 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
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
Oct 8Oct 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
A Christmas Carol 2024
Nov 23Dec 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
Emma
May 6May 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
Broke-ology
Feb 11Mar 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.
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