Robert Trussell

May 29, 2020

‘Hey, KCRep is for You’

Stuart Carden has made himself a ubiquitous presence at Rep performances, mingling with the audience, striking up conversations with theatergoers and making an improvised public announcement before every performance.

May 4, 2020

‘An Exciting Page Turn’

For more than 10 years, audiences at the tiny Fishtank Theatre saw experimental theater, mini-musicals, offbeat plays, solo performances, Fringe Festival shows and singular events such as a 24-hour live reading of a memoir by Alaska governor (and failed vice-presidential candidate) Sarah Palin.

March 30, 2020

KC Performing Arts See Uncertain Future Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

As the theater community reels from a community-wide shutdown ordered by public officials on both sides of the state line, artistic leaders are faced with..

March 15, 2020

COVID-19: Kansas City Goes Dark

It was a Friday the 13th like no other. Friday is normally a big day for the performing arts. But this was not a normal..

February 25, 2020

Kyle Hatley Reinvents Another Classic

And so Kyle Hatley returns. The triple-threat theater artist — he writes, directs and acts — made a huge impact on the Kansas City theater scene after he arrived in 2008 to become Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s assistant artistic director under Eric Rosen. In Kansas City, Hatley produced his original scripts for KC Fringe.

February 13, 2020

A Thoughtful Crowd-pleaser: “Come From Away” at the Music Hall

The stage was awash with lively music, amity, optimism and national pride Tuesday for the opening-night performance of “Come From Away” at the Music Hall...

February 2, 2020

‘Fun Home’ at KC Rep: A Time Machine to Letters, Wall Phones and the Closet

Kansas City Repertory Theatre offers a handsomely mounted production of “Fun Home,” the musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir about growing up in uniquely..

January 26, 2020

The Coterie’s “The White Rose” Delivers Historical Drama That Speaks to the Present

The Coterie’s production of “The White Rose: We Defied Hitler” by David Meyers hums with relevance. The one-act drama depicting the interrogation of Sophie Scholl,..

January 14, 2020

Artist to Watch: Keenan Ramos

Keenan Ramos has chalked up a remarkable run of performances, particularly in the last year or so. He was scheduled to close out 2019 with a role in the Unicorn Theatre production of “Bernhardt/Hamlet” for director Cynthia Levin. Before that, he appeared in “Jesus Christ Superstar,” produced by This Happy Breed and directed by Kyle Hatley.

Author: Robert Trussell