Author: Vivian Kane

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April 30, 2024

Spinning Tree Brings an Exciting Authenticity To Vanessa Severo’s “Rubik”

In "Rubik," a group of young people with an array of developmental challenges are tasked with doing something that is all too rare: telling their own story.
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March 27, 2024

The Unicorn’s “Backwards Forwards Back” Takes a Jagged Road to Recovery

The road to recovery—pretty much any sort of recovery, from any sort of injury, emotional or physical—is rarely straightforward.
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March 20, 2024

“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” Makes a Fun, Farcical Time of Both at the White Theatre

"A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder" proves that even the darkest subject matter has the potential to be the basis for hilarity.
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March 8, 2024

For “The Glass Menagerie” MTH Sets an American Classic to a Soulful Live Jazz Score

"In memory, everything seems to happen to music,” says Tennessee Williams. That's the foundation of "The Glass Menagerie" at MTH.
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February 23, 2024

KCRep’s “Nina Simone: Four Women” Is a Powerful Reflection on the Violent Injustices Black Women Face in America

"Four Women" is a reflection on one iconic woman's place in history—and also much more than that.
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February 16, 2024

KC Melting Pot’s ‘The Session’ Is a Stirring Lesson in Vulnerability

"The Session" is a whirlwind exploration of the harm inflicted on us by the world, by each other, and by ourselves.
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February 11, 2024

Young Talent Takes Center Stage in Spinning Tree Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival

This year’s Young Playwrights Festival features three plays running the gamut of genres and tones.
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January 31, 2024

At the Unicorn, an Incisive & Hilarious “Poor Clare” Challenges Us All To Be Better

There are no easy answers and "Poor Clare" wants us to reckon with the fact that this is not an excuse to do nothing.
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