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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.

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!

Make a donation

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!

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