Sure, nearly every classical music fan is drooling over the Beethoven Bicenquinquagenary (250th anniversary) in 2020, but there’s a fair bit of action in the last quarter of 2019 to keep us busy. Park University’s International Center for Music hosts a special benefit concert evening with Stanislav & Friends in Helzberg Hall, with the audience seated onstage (Sept. 20).

When it comes to live theater in Kansas City, the available venues range from tiny to huge. But if what you seek is a relatively intimate viewing experience — you know, where you can see the actors’ facial expressions — then here’s my lineup.