Noises Off!

Noises Off!
Mar 27Apr 19, 2020
Written by:Michael Frayn
Directed by:José Zayas

“Easily one of the funniest plays ever written,” raves London’s Guardian about Michael Frayn’s 1982 crowd-pleaser that delights in the mayhem of an English theatrical troupe’s production gone horribly wrong. Flubbed lines, missed cues, slamming doors, lost contact lenses, falling trousers, and sardines—flying sardines—have made Frayn’s play-within-a-play a modern comedy classic. Says The New York …

Legacy Land

Legacy Land
Mar 6Apr 5, 2020
Written by:Stacey Rose
Directed by:Logan Vaughn
Located at:Copaken Stage
OriginKC: World Premiere

Legacy Land, an honorable mention on the 2019 Kilroys List, is an unflinching dark comedic dive into the bizarre legacy that sexual abuse imprints upon the lives of sisters Barbara and Denise. Denise’s unexpected Thanksgiving homecoming upends Barbara and her young lover Marcus’s plans for a cozy weekend. When Denise’s domineering boyfriend Freddie reveals the …

Frankenstein: A Ghost Story

Frankenstein: A Ghost Story
Mar 6Apr 5, 2020
Written by:Kyle Hatley
From the novel byMary Shelley
Directed by:Joanie Schultz
Located at:Copaken Stage
OriginKC: World Premiere

A storyteller, accompanied by a live musician, unravels Mary Shelley’s iconic 200-year-old science fiction tale as a haunting and heartbreaking cautionary tale like none other. That this tale is as important today as it was then, speaks to the human condition. “We tell stories because they teach us we’re not alone in our misery, or …

Fun Home

Fun Home
Jan 24Feb 16, 2020
Music by:Jeanine Tesori
Book and Lyrics by:Lisa Kron
Based on the graphic novel by:Alison Bechdel
Directed by:Lisa Rothe
Located at:Spencer Theatre

Fun Home is the winner of five 2015 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Inspired by Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic novel, this relatable and moving story has Alison reliving her upbringing with her brilliant and volatile father—a man whose own secrets defined the family—while on her own journey of self-discovery. It’s a musical detective story filled …

A Christmas Carol 2019

A Christmas Carol 2019
Nov 22Dec 29, 2019
Adapted by:Geoff Elliott
Based on the novel by:Charles Dickens
Directed by:Jason Chanos
Located at:Spencer Theatre

Kansas City’s beloved holiday tradition returns with all the heart and spectacle you’ve come to love over 39 years. Join Ebenezer Scrooge on his redemptive journey with Christmas Past, Present, and Future, and rediscover the true meaning of the holidays. You’ll meet the Cratchits, Tiny Tim, and the irresistible Fezziwigs, and hear the joyous Candlelight …

for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf

for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
Oct 18Nov 10, 2019
Written by:Ntozake Shange
Directed by:Khanisha Foster
Located at:Copaken Stage

At a time when there were few stories about women of color, poet-activist-novelist-playwright Shange penned a now-seminal and treasured work of American Theatre. Seven African American women, each identified solely by a color, traverse class, gender, sexuality, and geography in this highly personal ‘choreopoem.’ “Remarkable,” says The New York Times, “a joyous celebration” that weaves …

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Sep 6Sep 29, 2019
Written by:Tennessee Williams
Directed by:Lisa Rothe
Located at:Spencer Theatre

Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece packs all the power today as when it premiered in 1955. The story of “Maggie the Cat,” her tormented husband Brick, and their night at patriarch Big Daddy’s birthday party remains a powerful study of character, conflict, and suspense. Even as Big Daddy decries the “mendacity” of others, family secrets …

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