A Christmas Carol 2018

A Christmas Carol 2018
Nov 16Dec 30, 2018
Written by:Charles Dickens
Adapted by:Eric Rosen
Directed by:Marissa Wolf
Located at:Spencer Theatre

Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly, cold-hearted creditor, continues his stingy ways on Christmas Eve. He rejects a dinner invitation and all the good tidings of the season from his nephew, Fred; he yells at charity workers; and he overworks his earnest employee, Bob Cratchit. Until, he is visited one-by-one, by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present …

Unreliable

Unreliable
Apr 20May 19, 2019
Written by:Dipika Guha
Directed by:Ailin Conant
Located at:Copaken Stage
OriginKC: World Premiere

Gretchen is a lawyer. Yusuf is her client. Yusuf is being held indefinitely without trial for terrorism. Hattie is Gretchen’s mother. Only, Hattie thinks Gretchen is a secretary, Gretchen thinks Hattie is sick and Yusuf believes he’s been framed. In a world of competing narratives, facts no longer exist. Which of these people are grounded …

Frida…a self portrait

Frida…a self portrait
Apr 19May 19, 2019
Written by:Vanessa Severo
Directed by:Joanie Schultz
Located at:Copaken Stage
OriginKC: World Premiere

After suffering polio as a child, a grisly bus accident in her teens that left her with permanent injuries and in almost constant pain, and an addiction to Morphine, Mexican painter Frida Kahlo’s life is explored in this astonishing play by KCRep’s Fox Fellowship Resident Actor Vanessa Severo. Through beautiful physicality and raw honesty, the …

Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice
Mar 22Apr 20, 2019
Based on the novel by:Jane Austen
Written by:Kate Hamill
Directed by:Marissa Wolf
Located at:Spencer Theatre

Finding a husband is hardly Elizabeth Bennet’s most urgent priority. But with four sisters, an overzealous mother and a string of unsuitable suitors, it’s a difficult subject to escape. When the independent Elizabeth meets the handsome but enigmatic Mr. Darcy, all feelings of attraction are muted by his pride and her prejudice. Kate Hamill’s celebrated …

School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play

School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play
Feb 22Mar 17, 2019
Written by:Jocelyn Bioh
Directed by:Chip Miller
Located at:Copaken Stage

Paulina is the reigning Queen Bee at Ghana’s most exclusive boarding school, who has her sights set on the Miss Universe pageant. But the mid-year addition of Ericka, a student newly-arrived from America with undeniable talent and beauty, captures the attention of both the pageant recruiter and Paulina’s teenage “squad.” Jocelyn Bioh’s hilarious re-imagining of …

Indecent

Indecent
Jan 20Feb 10, 2019
Written by:Paula Vogel
Directed by:Eric Rosen
A co-presentation with:Arena Stage and Baltimore Center Stage
Located at:Spencer Theatre

“A heart-stirring reminder of the power of art.” – Daily News

Paula Vogel’s deeply intimate, yet joyful and funny play is inspired by the true events surrounding the controversial 1923 Broadway debut of God of Vengeance, a play seen by some as a seminal work of Jewish culture — and as an obscenity by others. Ultimately …

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men
Oct 19Nov 17, 2018
Written by:John Steinbeck
Directed by:Jason Chanos
Located at:Copaken Stage

A pair of migrant workers in Depression-era California move from town to town in search of work, and dream of buying land and owning a ranch someday. Straight-shooter George protects Lennie, whose sweet, simple-mindedness is juxtaposed by his formidable strength. When the two find work on Curley’s ranch, a series of tragic events lead to …

Last Days of Summer

Last Days of Summer
Sep 7Sep 30, 2018
Music by:Jason Howland
Book and Lyrics by:Steve Kluger
Based on the book by:Steve Kluger
Direction and Musical Staging by:Jeff Calhoun
By special arrangement with:Daryl Roth
Located at:Spencer Theatre
OriginKC: World Premiere

Based on the contemporary American classic novel by Steve Kluger, LAST DAYS OF SUMMER is the story of Joey Margolis, an imaginative and tenacious boy being raised by his mother and aunt in early 1940s Brooklyn. He and his best friend Craig Nakamura write letters to their hero, Charlie Banks, the all-star third basemen for …

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