Mellon Foundation KCRep Resident Playwright and Kansas City, Kansas resident, Nathan Louis Jackson (Sticky Traps, Broke-ology, When I Come To Die) asks us to bear witness to the humanity behind the choices made regarding guns and family in our City’s black community.
Nathan Louis Jackson and Kansas City Repertory Theatre are participants in the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation multi-year National Playwright Residency Program (NPRP).
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at Copaken Stage
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Opening Night
Cast & Crew

Shamika Cotton
KCRep: Broke-ology, Harriet Jacobs. Off Broadway: Bullet for Adolf (directed by Woody Harrelson); Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death
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Shon Ruffin
KC Rep: A Christmas Carol. Local: Dreamgirls (The Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City); Heathers the Musical (Unicorn Theatre); Chainsaw
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David Samuel
KCRep: debut. Off-Broadway: As You Like It (with Ellen Burstyn), Twelfth Night (Fiasco Theater, Classic Stage). Regional: As You Like
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Jude Tibeau
KCRep: debut. Off- Broadway: Dead Dog Park (59E59). Regional: The Road Weeps, the well runs dry (Perseverance Theatre); Sucker Punch
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Donovan Woods
KCRep: A Raisin in the Sun, A Christmas Carol, Between the Lines. Local: Marty the Zebra in Madagascar The Musical,
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