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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.

Nina Simone: Four Women

Feb 13 – Mar 3, 2024

Written by:Christina Ham

Directed by:Malkia Stampley

Co-Produced withMilwaukee Repertory Theater

Mark Clements, Artistic Director, Chad Bauman, Executive Director

Located at:Copaken Stage

Described as “riveting, relevant and oh so real” (Broadway World), this deeply personal play with music imagines how the iconic chanteuse forged her true calling–and gave voice to countless other Black women fighting to overcome stereotypes and racism.

What the Constitution Means to Me

Oct 24 – Nov 12, 2023

Written by:Heidi Schreck

Directed by:Amy Anders Corcoran

Regional Premiere

Located at:Copaken Stage

Direct from Broadway, playwright Heidi Schreck’s boundary-breaking play breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans.

Cyrano de Bergerac

Sep 5 – Sep 24, 2023

Written by:Edmond Rostand

Freely Adapted by:Martin Crimp

Directed by:Associate Artistic Director Nelson T. Eusebio III

Located at:Spencer Theatre

With all the timeless passion of the legendary Cyrano, this “breathtakingly exciting” (Evening Standard) theatrical tour-de-force is the celebratory kick-off to our 60th Anniversary Season.

KCRep Gala 2023

Mar 31, 2023

Celebrate transformative theatre experiences with us at KCRep Gala: March 31, 2023!

A Christmas Carol 2022

Nov 18 – Dec 24, 2022

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!

Ghost Light 2022

Oct 21 – Oct 22, 2022

Conceived and Directed by:Stuart Carden

3rd Annual Haunted Night of Songs and Stories from KC’s Cultural Crossroads

Free frightful fun for the whole family!

Ghost Light: A Haunted Night of Songs and Stories from KC’s Cultural Crossroads returns! This hybrid concert and ghost-story event weaves together local storytellers and musicians to share frighteningly fun tales from KC’s cultural crossroads that will leave you shaking with excitement! This year’s event will be free to the public, and will take place at Roanoke Park in KCMO.

Flood

An OriginKC: World Premiere

Jan 31 – Feb 19, 2023

Written by:Mashuq Mushtaq Deen

Directed by:Kenneth Prestininzi

Located at:Copaken Stage

With humor, grace, and beauty, this absurdist tragic-comedy will stay with you long after it ends. We are honored to give this captivating new play its first full production.

the ripple, the wave that carried me home

Mar 14 – Apr 2, 2023

Written by:Christina Anderson

Directed by:Khanisha Foster

Located at:Copaken Stage

A moving exploration of a family’s response to injustice and a daughter’s reckoning with her political inheritance growing up 1960s Kansas.

Peter Pan and Wendy

Neverland for a New Generation

May 4 – May 21, 2023

Written by:J.M. Barrie

Adapted by:Lauren M. Gunderson

Directed by:Artistic Director Stuart Carden

Located at:Spencer Theatre

With all the magic and adventure of the original story, this adaptation charms with a fresh take on what it means to dream, to grow, and to be a part of a community.