Venue – Copaken

The Wizard of Oz

May 5 – May 24, 2026

ByL. Frank Baum

With Music and Lyrics byHarold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg

Background Music byHerbert Stothart

Dance and Vocal Arrangements byPeter Howard

Original Orchestration byLarry Wilcox

Adapted byJohn Kane for The Royal Shakespeare Company

Based Upon the Classic Motion Picture Owned byTurner Entertainment Co. and Distributed in all Media by Warner Bros.

Featuring new orchestrations and arrangements byPigPen Theatre Co.

Directed byArtistic Director Stuart Carden

Join Dorothy, Toto, and her unforgettable companions—the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion—as they travel down the Yellow Brick Road in search of the Wizard and a way back home.

One of the Good Ones

Feb 17 – Mar 8, 2026

ByGloria Calderón Kellett

The ultimate family showdown is on in this new comedy hailed as “genuinely funny, topical, and heartfelt” by Entertainment Weekly.

Dracula

Oct 14 – Nov 2, 2025

Based on the Novel byBram Stoker

ByVanessa Severo in collaboration with Joanie Schultz

Directed byJoanie Schultz and Vanessa Severo

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 2 – Sep 21, 2025

Book byMarsha Norman

Based on the novel byAlice Walker

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, …

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.

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

KCRep Gala 2024

Apr 5, 2024

Thank you!
Thank you for sharing the evening with us in celebration of KCRep’s 60th anniversary; your generous support raised over $600,000!
Save the date: our 2025 Gala
will be on March 29th, 2025!

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Event Photos by Rivas Media
Photobooth Gallery by Photo Bus

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

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 Christmas’s to come!