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June 28, 2017

New Works Playwright Competition Winner Workshop at OCTA

Local playwright Michelle Tyrene Johnson, winner of Olathe Civic Theatre Association’s inaugural New Works Playwright Competition, returns for the Winner Workshop of the competition’s wildly popular script, The Green Book Wine Club Train Trip. Last fall, local playwrights were invited to submit teasers of never-before-seen scripts, with the top five performed as script-in-hand readings during the March semi-finals.

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June 22, 2017

Editor’s Weekend Calendar Picks, June 22 – 25

Time for another round of weekend calendar picks from KC Studio editor Alice Thorson! All this weekend at the Kansas City Convention Center, the American..

June 21, 2017

Stems: A Garden Soirée, This Saturday, June 24th

Guests have been enjoying Stems: A Garden Soirée since 2008. If you have not attended before, we hope this information answers your questions. What do..

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June 20, 2017

Maker Faire Has Something for Everyone

Maker Faire Kansas City is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth—a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker..

June 20, 2017

“The Collected Works of S. Brian Morgan,” Westport Presbyterian Church

Now on view at Westport Presbyterian Church, “The Collected Works of S. Brian Morgan” catalogues a decade’s worth of artistic production in the forms of..

June 19, 2017

Shakespeare Fest’s “Hamlet” Showcases Bravura Performance by Nathan Darrow

Director Sidonie Garrett, executive artistic director of the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, delivers perhaps the finest production in the festival’s history with an exceptional..

June 19, 2017

Students and Audiences Alike Reap Benefits of UMKC Graduate Theatre Program

Area theatergoers who haven’t experienced productions by UMKC’s graduate theatre program are missing out on some great shows, such as the funny but shocking “Oh, Beautiful,” by Theresa Rebeck, and William Congreve’s “The Way of the World.” As theatre professor Ted Swetz announced in the planning for Congreve’s Restoration-era comedy, “Get ready, for the shackles have been hilariously thrown off.”

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June 15, 2017

Editor’s Weekend Calendar Picks, Father’s Day Weekend

Time for another round of calendar picks from KC Studio editor Alice Thorson for Father’s Day weekend! Tonight, author Karen Chilton discusses the work of..

June 14, 2017

“Davin Watne: Picture the Wall,” Haw Contemporary

Davin Watne has built a wall. Unlike the stone or concrete of the Great Wall of China or Trump’s proposed wall on the southern border,..