Virtually every emotional trauma and competitive humiliation we associate with high school is on full display in Jocelyn Bioh’s “School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play,” now running at Copaken Stage, Kansas City Rep’s downtown venue. Precisely directed by Chip Miller, the production showcases superior work by a gifted cast. Bioh’s tight, 75-minute one-act […]
Part musical and part history lesson, Paula Vogel’s “Indecent” illuminates what, for many theatergoers, is an obscure but fascinating event: In 1923 the Broadway cast and producer of a Yiddish drama were arrested for obscenity. The occasion was a performance of Sholem Asch’s “The God of Vengeance,” an English translation of a play that dared […]
Where’s the heat? That question began resounding in my head as I watched the world-premiere production of Nathan Louis Jackson’s “Brother Toad,” the most recent work from Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s resident playwright. Presented as part of the Rep’s annual New Works Festival, this production marks the fourth Jackson play seen by Rep audiences. The […]
Thanks to a gallery of stunning performances by both local and out-of-town actors, Kansas City Repertory Theatre delivers an exceptional production of Lorraine Hansberry’s 1950s drama, “A Raisin in the Sun.” Audiences will enjoy acting of the highest order from inspired performers. “A Raisin in the Sun” is considered a classic, and rightly so, thanks to […]
