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light on, the ghost light, to supposbyAngieFiedler. [email protected]
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The nights are growing longer, the a place to perform). As researched,
air is growing cooler, and the candy it's found that it has its practical
is out in force. It's time for All use: a light left on means no one
Hallow's Eve (Samhain, fall equi- will stumble on the many items
nox, Halloween - whatever), and a decorating the stage, from props to
perfect time to write about ghosts scenery. (1)
and frights.
No whistling allowed. Whistling in
I asked the KC Stage e-list for sug- the theatre, and especially backgestions on theatre superstitions
stage, is thought to be bad luck.
(got enough on "Break a Leg", the The origin is another practical use:
green room, and "Macbeth" - back in the days, the scenery
sorry, "the Scottish Play" - that they would fly in and out on the cues of
are going to get their own column), - you've guessed it - a whistle. (1)
and the theatre community came Bad final dress required. Probably
back strong. Most performers, be the most mentioned out of this
they theatrical, singers, or even batch, most theatre people feel a
sports players, have their own su- great final rehearsal will mean a
perstitions to live by.
lousy opening night. (Along these
The Ghost Light. The theatre world lines, it's considered bad luck to
is about as famous for its ghosts as speak the last line - tag line - of
its superstitions - there's probably the show before performance, and
not a theatre out there that doesn't some directors won't even block a
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have stories of a ghost 'lending a
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Theatre Superstitions
German and Italian Soldiers in Missouri?
During WWII? Whatls this?!
Hear David Fiedler, author of
The Enemy Among Us,
discuss the 15,000Axis POWs
who were held in Missouri during WWII,
including at 5 camps in the KC area.
Mon, Oct 11, 1 pm
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JEFF CHURCH
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by DaveHanson. [email protected]
byBobbyHoops. [email protected]
On the eve of opening another season at The Coterie Theatre, KC Stage
sat down with the organization's Artistic Director, Jeff Church to discuss "multigenerational theatre," some great successes in past seasons
and Mr. Church's recent election as the Secretary of the Executive Board
of the Theatre Communications Group - the leading organization for
non-profit theatres in the country. While the conversation was lively, it
always came back to the central theme of embracing unconventionality.
The Coterie Theatre has always looked to break the mold. The organization was founded as a children's theatre in 1979 with a mission, according to the theatre's web site, "to open lines of communication between races, sexes
and generations."
Upon that foundation, the organization
sought and hired an
individual uniquely
suited to continue a
tradition of the unexpected when Jeff
Church was hired in
1990 as the Artistic
Director.
At the time, Church
was just winding
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down a fruitful rela- JoettePelster
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tionship with the
Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. He had enjoyed success, but one
thing still eluded him. While the Kennedy Center was a powerful and
wonderful presenting organization, there was more that Church wanted
out of the theatre. As Church suggests, "I wanted to shape a season."
This desire to build season was not new to Church. He began his theatrical career as a 15-year-old in rural Colorado. He would organize the
youth of his community into a company and produce whatever he could.
This began a journey that Church characterizes as "apprenticing myself
to the trade from the age of 15 until the present day." These early efforts
not only launched Church into the theatre scene, they also gave him a
lifelong love of theatre for young audiences. What he saw in The Coterie Theatre in 1990 was the opportunity of a lifetime.
Many
town,
could
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of his friends thought he was insane for taking a position in a cow
but Church understood that his vision of a new kind of theater
happen at this small theatre located in Halls Crown Center. That
is summarized by Church as "creating a theatre where you don't
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Every year around the middle of
September, something strange happens in downtown Kansas City.
People flock to the West Bottoms
district and pay complete strangers to scare the living hell out of
them. Sound crazy? Yep. Fun? Hell
yes.
I'm talking about the haunted
houses that open up annually for
Halloween, nestled not-so-innocently around the 12thStreet Bridge
off of Broadway.
Going to a
haunted house is almost a ritualistic rite of passage for any fan of
Halloween in Kansas City. October
would not be the same without the
foggy werewolf forest of "The
Beast" or that guy who sticks a rat
in his mouth (!)walking around the
ou tside of "The Edge of Hell" . Also
well worth mentioning is my personal favorite,
the "Deadly
Double" (formerly "Catacombs
and Fear"), also located near the 12th
Street Bridge. And this year a new
addition, "The Cave of Terror" in
Excelsior Springs, will surely be an
original experience because it is the
first haunted house in the United
States to be located underground
in a real cave!
I've been going to these things for
years. As far as I'm concerned, I was
not truly a man until I'd hit the bottom of the four story slide at the end
of "The Beast" for the first time when
I was twelve years old. But as I got
older and became interested in theatre, I started to appreciate these attractions a little more. Going to one
of these haunted houses is just as
theatric as going to a play in many
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WouldI LookGoodWitha Mustache?
by RyKincaid
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[email protected]
A motion picture came out in 1977, incorporating a timeless story with
memorable characters, surprising critics with its box office success, and
producing two sequels. Most argue that the second film is a far better
effort than the third, but please allow me a detailed objection: Smokey
and the Bandit 3 is a greater film than Smokey and the Bandit 2.
The outstanding reason for my opinion is that the third film in the Trans
Am-truck-police car trilogy has a simpler story than the second. The
plot mimics the successful simplicity of the original movie: Big and Little
Enos offer money to Bandit for a cross-country drive; Bandit drives;
Sheriff Buford T. Justice and son chase. Of course, nuances are addeda plastic shark, cross-dressing Enoses, inept Klansmen- but the outline
remains the same.
As for the second film, "contrived" is not a strong enough word to describe its plot. Burt Reynolds and Sally Field return in their roles of
Bandit and My Ass Still Looks Great to go on a run for Big and Little
Enos. The run is a delivery of an elephant to the Texas governor in
Houston. (I'm not sure why, but at no time in the movie does someone
say, "We're going the wrong way: the capital of Texas is Austin.") Transporting
the
pachyderm
in
country singer
Jerry
Reed's
truck, the owner
of which is once
again happy as
hell to be doing
something with
his life, the crew
runs into Dom
Deluise speaking in a Jewish-
Italian accent.
The cast examines
the elephant,
they
discover
it is
pregnant,
Deluise delivers the baby elephant(?), and
Reynolds overcomes his battle
with egotism.
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curtain call until the last possible
moment.) The origins of the first are
murky (one suggests that it might
have just been a good excuse when
a bad dress rehearsal came about
{I}),but the second comes from the
feeling that the show is then' set'
or 'finished', and so no further
work can be done on it (2).
Don't upset the make-up. All sorts
of superstitions about make-up,
from it being bad luck to upset a
make-up box, unlucky to carry a
make-up box, unlucky to use new
set of paints on opening night, and
that powder (if dropped) should be
danced upon for good luck (2).
These are just a few, and for a further exploration of ghosts, superstitions, and saints, be sure to check
out the two web sites I've cited in
this article.
Jeremy: It was on this day in 534
BC that Thespis stepped out onto
the stage of the Theater Dionysus
during a choral song and dance and
became the first man to speak
words as an actor in a play.
Dana: Thespis?
Jeremy: The first actor. Now a mischievous ghost. He likes to wreak
havoc on performances of any kind.
I'd brace yourself for a strange
show tonight.
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"Here we are, we're alone in the universe, there's no God, it just seems that it all began by something as simple as sunlight striking on a piece
of rock. And here we are. We've only got ourselves. Somehow, we've just golto make a go of It. We've only ourselves." - John Osborne
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lected to participate in the 2-week project that explores
a cross-section of the United States.
Anderson-Erickson videotaped commercials in Kansas
City for their dairy products.
Print ads are being planned in Kansas City for Lands'
End, Hills Pet Nutrition, Kansas City Power and Light
and Computer Discount Warehouse.
Fox Television made good its promise to visit St. Louis
to cast for their 4th season of "American Idol". The
Edward Jones Dome was the chosen location for the
August auditions. Although they started seeing people
on a Sunday, talent could arrive as early as 6 AM on
Saturday to wait in line. St. Louis was the 2"d city they
visited out of eight cities scheduled. More than 10,000
people showed up to audition.
Capitol Federal Savings made 3 new television commercials in Kansas City hiring 5 local actors.
3'd Eye Productions in KansasCity shot the re-release of
Disney's "Aladdin" DVD for Wal-Mart.
Bark Productions produced the new Wal-Mart "smiley
face" commercials in Kansas City.
Hanson Entertainment in St. Louis was casting for an
Enfamil commercial. They were looking for an attractive woman in her 4th to 6th month of pregnancy and
aged 24 to 30-years old.
Paddock Productions shot a corporate video for Aventis
pharmaceuticals in Kansas City.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield hired Liquid Nine for their
television advertisement recently lensed in KansasCity.
H&R Block has now been in business for 50 years.
Late this summer and fall they will shoot an anniversary video in Kansas City.
The Vacation Channel selected Talent Unlimited
in
Kansas City as the talent agency-of- choice for a television and print campaign. The ads focus on Branson
Landing which is Branson, MO's new development
along the river.
St. Louis lost out on its bid to be the primary shooting
location for a major movie. Although scouts and producers visited the city more than once, they opted to
go with Detroit.
Kansas City Power and Light hired over 40 local crew
and 20 local talent for a two-day project. The spots
highlighted safety issues and were shot in different
locations in the KCPL service area.
Lighthouse Productions stopped in St. Louis visiting
Union Station to film interviews for their documentary, "14 Days in America". Fourteen cities were se-
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Oct 6-10: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat
Dec 7-11: Some Assembly Required
Feb 22-26: Shadowlands
Apr 19-23: The Belle's Stratagem \J'
A Kansas City member of the Screen Actors Guild who
has voted many times for The Screen Actors Guild
Awards is now in this year's nominating group. This
particular group will nominate television shows in 4
categories that will be voted on for the awards in January 2005.
Plum Productions shot commercials for the May Company and Famous-Barr in St. Louis. They then shot
stills for a print ad at Gateway International Raceway
for Honda.
Nike chose Busch Stadium in St. Louis for a print ad.
Traveling east along Interstate-70 was a Sony Entertainment producer working on a project for The Travel
Channel. He was looking for story lines to use for a
weekly series about a couple who travels across
America in a motor home. He looked at tourist attractions and out-of-the-way
to St. Louis.
restaurants from Kansas City
CNN was in Kansas City's Take Two Productions studio doing a live broadcast. Local crew was hired.
Take Two Productions also worked on Shook Hardy
& Bacon and H&R Block spots in Kansas City.
Ruby Tuesday restaurants shot multiple national ads in
Kansas City. More than 60 local actors were cast.
The Cartoon
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company.
Which cities are getting the most film and television
production in North America? They are Los Angeles,
New York and Vancouver, Be. Countries that are attractive are Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and
Eastern Europe. \J'
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Watching these events unfold, I
wished I were riding with Sheriff
Justice so I could have just missed
everything.
As one can dearly see, the second
Smokey has fewer redeeming quali-
ties than the third Smokey. However, number three has its weaknesses. Reynolds, thankfully, is not
in this chapter, so Reed assumes
the Bandit role by getting into the
car with his own mustache. Reed
is not so much happy the third time
around as giddily insane: the lack
of Reynolds/Field
and a semi
present a challenge to Reed, and
his acting goes over the top and
into a deep ravine. Yes, Sally Field
also did not show up for 3, though
one could make the case that she
didn't show up for 2, either. A new
beauty joins the new Bandit and
immediately looks for an unnamed
0bject in the backseat, giving the
audience the reason she was cast.
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PERFORMANCES
Alacartoona
Alacartoona by Christian Hankel, Erin McGrane, Gregg
Jackson, Steve Morse: Sep 15-Nov 13: 9:30pm Fri.
Alacartoona is a modern cabaret act inspired by the
European cabaret movement that arose in Berlin and
Paris during the roaring 1920s. Accordion, bass, drums,
and guitar comprise this unusual quartet who bring to
life songs of love gone wrong, cafe life and lovers;
bawdy nurnbers and lusty sing-alongs. It is not musical
theatre, but theatrical music. All original music evokes
the style and mood of the era, but is infused with the
energy of modern life. Come to the cabaret and see for
yourself... Featuring Christian Hankel (Providence
Forge), Erin McGrane (Ruby Falls), Steve Morse
(Archibald Drexel), G regg Jackson (BachelorCalwood).
depends on the venue, The DOT Gallery, 15th
& Oak Street, www.alacartoona.com (Adult Fare)
*AffiliateTheatre
tume Design), Scott Hurlbert (Sound Design). $10,
The Barn Players, 6219 Martway (913) 432-9100,
www.thebarnplayers.org
(Suitable for Everyone)
seniors, $6 students, Highlander Theatre, Central Missouri State University (660) 543-8811, www.cmsu.edu/
theatre (Suitable for Everyone)
BoBette'sat LongviewDinnerTheatre*
Studio Repertory Theatre: Od 28-Od 29: 7:30pm Thr-Fri.
Come share with our student directors and technical
Bone Chiller by Monk Ferris: Oct 15-0ct 30: 6:30pm
Fri-Sat; 2pm Sat.
Thirteen people, on the night of Friday the 13th, gather
at the Travers' Mansion in New York City for the reading of Josiah Travers' will. The will turns out to be
puzzle that almost defies solution-and instead of designating an heir, it offers the lucrative estate to ANYONE
who can SOLVE the will! And to make things tougher,
the lights keep going out, and people keep getting
murdered-in a manner that should have made it im-
directors as they present an evening of one-act productions. These productions are always varied, enjoyable
and free to the public. One-acts to be presented will
be, "Under Control," "The American Century," and
"Home Free." Directed by Kelly Freeland, Chase
Ashurst, Kyle Crose. Free Admission, Black Box Theatre-Nickerson Hall, Central Missouri State University
(660) 543-8811, www.cmsu.edu/theatre
(Adult Fare)
ChestnutFineArtsCenter
Spitfire Grill by James Valcq and Fred Alley: Sep
16-0ct 3: 8pm Thr-Sat; 2pm Sun.
The Spitfire Grill is one of the most heartfelt musicals of recent years. It is the story of a young woman,
just released from prison, who moves to a small
town and takes a job at the local restaurant. She
and the townsfolk learn about themselves and one
AmericanHeartlandTheatre
Fully Committed by Becky Mode: Sep 3-0ct 17:
8pm Tue-Sun; 2pm Sun.
A deliciously entertaining spectacle is the order
of the evening as desperate diners resort to hilariously bad behavior to secure their reservations at a trendy NYC restaurant. Out-of-work
actor Sam Peliczowski
is the restaurant's
another. The play is both humorous and moving,
with such stirring songs as "Shoot the Moon" and
"Come Alive Again." You won't want to miss this
excellent
production.
Directed
by Brad
Zimmerman. Featuring Tara Varney (Percy), Bonita
Hanson (Hannah), J.e. Dresslaer (Shelby), Peggy
Mall (Effy),Joel Morrison Uoe), Joe Nuzum (Caleb),
Jeff Hershberger (Eli). $12 Adults $11 Seniors $7
Students/Children, Chestnut Fine Arts Center, 234
N. Chestnut Street (913) 764-2121, chestnutfac@
comcast.net (Suitable for Everyone)
reservationist, charged with managing the needs
of Manhattan's zany cafe society who will stop
at nothing to get their way. Have no reservations
about this hot new comedy, it has critics and
audiences salivating over this one-man show
with 39 characters. Directed by Mark Robbins.
Featuring Jason Chanos (Sam). Crew: Mark
Robbins (Director), William J Christie (Stage
Manager), Carole Jo Bradley (Stage Manager),
Gary Mosby (Scenic Design), Vaughn Schultz
(Scenic Design), Shane Rowse (Lighting Design),
David Kiehl (Sound Design), William J Christie
(Properties Design), Gary Mosby (Scenic Construction), Dennis Coffman (Run Crew), Dennis
Coffman (Sound Board Operator). $21.50$31.50 depending on day of performance,
American Heartland Theatre, 2450 Grand Blvd
(816) 842-9999, www.ahtkc.com
(Suitable for
Everyone)
ComedyCity*
Improvnosis: Jul 9-Nov 12: lOpm Fri.
ComedyCity's 30 minute unique duet improv gets
the audience laughing and warmed up for the 1
hour hypnosis show performed by Aaron Foster.
ComedyCity takes audience participation to the
next level... you will laugh... you will yell out
suggestions... you will tell your friends... you will
see Improvnosis $13, ComedyCity, 300 Charlotte
(816) 842-2744, www.comedycity.cc
(Intended
for Children)
BarnPlayers
The House of Blue Leaves by John Guare: Oct
Scott Cordes(left) as Mr. HydeandWalter Coppageas Dr. Jekyll in the Coterie's The
22-0ct 31: 8:00pm Thr-Sat;2pm Sun.
Strange
CaseofDr.JekyllandMr.
HydeplayingOct.5.31.Photo:
Marianne
Kilroy.
It's 1965, and Artie Shaughnessy dreams of being a
successful songwriter. What nobody has told him is
that his songs stink. On the day Pope Paul visits New
York City, Artie contacts an old buddy, now a famous
film director, trying to finagle a job writing music for
his movies. But before he can connect, Artie's son in
the army goes AWOL from Fort Dix. See what happens as Artie tries to juggle his mistress, an insane wife,
a psycho son with a bomb, a tinseltown creep, plus
three uninvited Nuns, in this award winning tragicomic masterpiece. Directed by Bess Wallerstein. Featuring Adrian Alexander (Artie Shaughnessy), Diane
Bulan (Bananas Shaughnessy), Ryan Butts (Ronnie
Shaughnessy), Stephanie Charlton (Second Nun), AnnMarie Chubick (Little Nun), John Feldman (M.P.), Kelli
Hahn (Corrinna Stroller), Bill Pelletier (Billy Einhorn),
Ardis Petersen (Head Nun), Derick Smith (The White
Man), Michelle Tappmeyer (Bunny Flingus). Crew: Bess
Wallerstein (Director), Amy Eisele (Stage Manager),
Scott "Skip" Gordon (Technical Director/Set Design),
Jaclyn Larson (Lighting Design), Lauren L. Scruggs (Cos-
possible. Directed by Joyce S. Kuhn. Dinner Theatre$30; Show Only-$15; Matinee-$10; Group (10 or
more)-$28, Backstage At BoBette's, 500 SW longview
Rd (816) 672-2299, www.expage.com/backstageatbo
bettes (Suitable for Everyone)
CentralMissouriState University
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice: Oct 6-0ct 10:
7:30pm Wed-Sun.
This story comes to us right from the book of Genesis.
Joseph, one of the 12 sons of Jacob, is given a multicolored coat as a special gift from his father. This makes
his brothers jealous with rage. Joseph also has dreams,
mysterious dreams that suggest his future power and
importance. The brothers think he's arrogant and conspire against him. They sell him off to Egypt as a slave
assuming they will never see him again; but the adventures of Joseph are just beginning. Directed by John
Wilson and Ken Wood. $9 general, $8 faculty and
Chaos Theatre
Monkeys with Hand Grenades: Apr 16-Mar 18:
10pm Fri.
Come join in the fun of "Monkeys With Hand Grenades" as performers complete 30 sketches in only 60
minutes in a random order chosen by the audience.
The Pandemonium Players are always hard at work
writing feverishly for the new upcoming shows. "Monkeys with Hand Grenades" will as always include brand
new plays and free pizza after the show!!! $13. Call
816-842-2744
for information
and reservations.,
ComedyCity, 300 Charlotte (816) 842-2744, www.
comedycity.cc (Adult Fare)
TheCoterieTheatre*
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert
louis Stevenson; adapted by Pauline Flannery: Oct 5Oct 31: lOam Tue-Fri; 2pm Sat-Sun; 7pm Fri; 12pm
Wed-Fri.
A hit at the Edinburgh Festival, the US premier of this
new adaptation begins in fog-bound 19th century
London with a nocturnal secret: the need to underContinued
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ego...one man's futile attempts to weed out the
un namable inclinations of his soul. Told with an inventive flair using two actors to portray Jekyll and
Hyde, the Coterie's version reveals Stevenson's complex, tortured Jekyll and equally shows us the divided
soul of Mr. Hyde. Directed by Jeff Church. Adult
tickets are $10. Youth/Student/Senior tickets (18 or
younger, full-time students, or seniors 60 or over)
are $8. Season tickets are $6 per person (for at least 3
different titles in our season). Group tickets (20 or
more) are $4.50 per person., The Coterie Theatre,
2450 Grand Blvd,Suite 144 (816) 474-6552, www.
thecoterie.com (Intended for Children)
EncoreTheatre
Here Come the Cows or Never Say Moo in Mesa by
Tim Kelly: Oct 8-0ct 17: 7:30pm Fri-Sat; 2pm Sun.
A good old time rollicking melodrama in two acts. The
dastardly Mandrake Mothdust and his sidekick Trilby
Tango threatened to rob the town of cowtown of Mesa!
They lie, cheat, and gamble much to the horror of the
ladies Uplift Society. Can Bronco Bronco and Dan
DeLion save the day? Join us for an evening of laughter. Audience participation with boos, hisses, hoorays,
and ovations are required. Directed by Ginny Morse,
Mary Andrews. $3-children; $5-adults; $4-seniors over
55, Encore Theatre, Sermon Center (816) 325-7370,
ginnymorse [email protected] (Su itable for Everyone)
Eubank Productions
A New Brain by William Finn: Oct 8-0ct 23: 8pm
Fri-Mon.
A New Brain is an energetic, sardonic, often comic,
90-minute, sung-through musical about a songwriter
whose life is threatened by a brain disorder. Utilizing
song stylings of jazz, pop and more traditional musical
theatre, A New Brain's composer William Finn takes
us on a surreal semi-autobiographical tour of hospital
dance numbers, sailing motifs, disgruntled nurses and
other hospital staff, a panhandler, a demonic frog, a
neurotic best friend, a gay lover and a sympathetic
Jewish mother. Directed by Steven Eubank. Featuring
D. BrianCross (Gordon Schwinn), ErikkaDunn (Homeless Lady), Lauretta Pope (Rhoda), Tara Smith (Waitress/Thin Nurse), Steven Eubank (Mr. Bungee), Cory
Dowman (Doctor), Brandon Irwin (Nice Nurse), Justin Van Pelt (Minister), Dustin Cates (Roger), Licia
Watson (Mother). Crew: Daniel Doss (Musical Director), Vance Baldwin (Choreographer), Steve Henry
(Stage Manager), Eric Brown (Production Assistant).
$16 Adults; $12 Students & Seniors; $10 Monday
Night-For Tickets Call (816) 460-2020,
that we can scarce weed out the vice without
City Stage, lo-
cated on the lower level at Union Station, www.
planetkc.com/eubank (Adult Fare)
ExcelsiorSpringsCommunityTheatre*
('II Be Back Before Midnight by Peter Colley: Oct 22Oct 30: 7:30pm Fri-Sat; 2pm Sun.
$8 and $6. Call now for reservations., Wyman Place
Theatre, 108 Dunbar (816) 637-ESCT, rhammer@
accessmo.com
(Suitable for Everyone)
A swashbuckling adventure when English noblemen
rescue French Aristocrats from being beheaded during
the French Revolution. With murder, deception and
betrayal a show worth bringing your mother in law to,
plus it has a working guillotine! This is a family show,
providing entertainment for all ages. The show has
tremendous ed ucational value, and portrays vi rtues
such as loyalty, trust, and courage. Featuring Rachel
Marchetti (Marguerite St. Just), Annie Quick (Marie
Grosholtz), Jonathon Andrews (Percy Blakeney), Steve
Waters (Chauvelin), Nick Padgett (Armand St. Just),
Jim Rippy (Coupeau), Bob Swafford Uessup), Brad
Hogan (St. Cyr, Ozzy), Caleb Westbrook (Dewhurst
(Percy's Bounder»), Frank Outersky (Elton),Barry Gray
(Farleigh), Kyle Kixmiller (Hal), John Jackson (Ben),
Frazer Letzig (Prince of Wales), F. G. Weary
(Robespierre), Encore Dance Company (Cupids), Lena
Andrews, Opal Richardson, Brittany Westbrook, Lindsay Hook, Connie Horn, Denise Hammond. Crew:
Kiwanis Theatre Guild (Producer), Don Jackson (Director), Lena Andrews (Assistant Director), Amanda
Mallott (Assistant Director), Frank Outersky (Technical Director), Billie Hamann (Musical Director). Call
for Ticket Prices, Farris Theatre, 301 West Main (816)
776-6684, www.farristheatre.com(Suitablefor Everyone)
Folly Theater
Alice in Wonderland: Oct 22: 9:30am, 11:30am Fri.
Folly Kids Series presents the Heart of America Youth
Ballet. Alice's journey through Wonderland is brought
to life through the magic of dance! Heart of America
Youth Ballet will delight
audiences of all ages with
Alice's encounters with
favorite characters Iike the
King and Queen of Hearts,
the White Rabbit, and the
Mad Hatter! Directed by
Cindy Monaco. $5.50,
Folly Theater, 300 West
TwelfthStreet (816) 4744444, www.follytheater.
com (Intended for Children)
Folly jazz presents Gary
Burton
"Generations"
Quartet: Oct 30: 8pm Sat.
Gary Burton's mastery of
the vibraphone has been
the hallmark of a four-decade
career.
His five
Grammy Awards and 13
Grammy nominations
attest to the high regard his
music has achieved.
His
latest CD, Generations,
features 17-year-old
guitarist Julian Lage, who is
highlighted as this season's
FollYJazz
Spotlight, the
annual selection of a rising jazz
talent
making
their KC debut. $15-$30,
Farris Theatre
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Nan Knighton, Music by
Frank Wildhorn: Oct 22-0ct 24: 7:30pm Fri-Sat; 2pm
Sun.
Folly Theater, 300 West
Twelfth Street (816) 4744444, www.follytheater.
com (Suitable for Everyone)
Folly jazz presents Latin jazz All-Stars: Oct 2: 8pm Sat.
Don't miss this evening of sensuous Latin jazz rhythms,
featuring seven incomparably talented musicians, each
a master of Afro-Cuban, salsa, and Latin jazz. The Latin
Jazz All-Stars, with Hilton Ruiz (piano), Dave Valentin
(flute), Ray Vega (trumpet), Jorge Castro (saxophone),
Yunior Cabrerra (bass), Giovanni Hidalgo (percussion)
and Steve Berrios (drums), will turn up the heat and
have you wanting to dance in the aisles! $15-$27.50,
Folly Theater, 300 WestTwelfth Street (816) 474-4444,
www.follytheater.com
(Suitable for Everyone)
FullFrontalComedy
A Nightmare
Fri-Sat.
On Your Street: Oct 15-0ct
16: 8pm
Full Frontal Comedy performs short-form improvisational games based on audience suggestions. "A Nightmare On Your Street" will also feature the format
"Nightmare" - we the improvisers will turn one audience member's life into a nightmare. Full Frontal Comedy is a mature comedy troupe and is not intended for
children or uptight adults. Directed by Tina Morrison,
Stasha Case, Dave Martin. Featuring Tina Morrison,
Dave Martin, Jeremy Danner, Joyce Halford, Reed
Uthe, Shelly Stewart, Tricia Davenport. Crew: Ryan
Seymour, Rita Douglas, Terri Babbitt. $10, The Barn
Players, 6219 Martway (913) 403-4340, www.full
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Full Frontal Comedy performs short-form improvisational games based on audience suggestions. "Political
Pandering" will also feature unscripted comedy sketches
based on the politics. Full Frontal Comedy is a mature
comedy troupe and is not intended for children or
uptight adults. Directed by Tina Morrison, Stasha Case,
Dave Martin. Featuring Tina Morrison, Stasha Case,
Dave Martin, Bill Case, Jerry Nevins, Joyce Halford,
Ryan Seymour, Shelly Stewart. Crew: Peggy Mall, Tricia
Davenport, Rita Douglas. $10, The Barn Players, 6219
Martway (913) 403-4340, www.fullfrontalcomedy.org
(Adult Fare)
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A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry: Sep 16-0ct
3: 8pm Thr-Sat; 3pm Sun.
Directed by Vernice Wesley & Jacqee Gafford. Call for
Ticket Prices, Just Off Broadway, 3051 Central (816)
235-6222 (Suitable for Everyone)
tina Baldwin (Edith), Morgan James (Mabel), Jennifer
LyAnn Rose (Kate), Krista Hinman (lsobel), Stanley Gary
Briggle (Major General), Mark C. Reis (Police Sergeant),
Timothy Connell, Sean David Cooper, Seth Golay,
Michael Scott Harris, Dean Vivian, David Villella, Julia
Elise Hardin, Stephanie Nelson. Crew: David Ira
Goldstein (Director), Patricia Wilcox (Musical Staging), Steven Freeman (Musical Director), Michael
Koerner (Musical Director), Bill Forrester (Set Design),
Lindsay W. Davis (Costume Designer), John McLain
(Lighting Design), Herb Lagoski (Sound Designer), Alan
Filderman (New York Casting), Geoffrey Aim (Fight
Director), Glenn Bruner (production Stage Manager
(Equity)), Mary R. Honour (Assistant Stage Manager
(Equity)). Single tickets are $10-$52; subject to show
time, seat location and availability., KansasCity Repertory Theatre, Spencer Theatre in the UMKC Performing Arts Center (816) 235-2700, www.KCRep.org (Suitable for Everyone)
Fallout by Penny Weiner: Sep 23-0ct
9: 8pm Thr-Sat.
Directed by Penny Weiner. Call for
Ticket Prices, Just Off Broadway, 3051
Central (816) 235-6222 (Adult Fare)
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6-0ct 10: 2pm Sat-Sun; 8pm Wed-Sat.
After a blind date with a "friend of a
friend", a successful New York City
journalist's safety and sense of identity
are challenged when the man becomes
obsessive and possibly dangerous. Directed by Beate Pettigrew. Free admission. No tickets, no reservations. Black
Box Theatre, Carlsen Center, 12345
College Blvd (913) 469-4445, web.
jccc.net/academ ie/I iberalarts/theatrel
index.htm (Adult Fare)
Fall Performances:
Oct
7-0ct
10: 8pm Fri-Sat; 2pm
NewTheatreRestaurant
Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry: Sep 2-Nov 7: 12pm
The Pirates Revenge: Sep 4-0ct 17: lOam Sat-Mon.
Sun, Wed; 6pm Tue-Sun.
Directed by Jim Stamberger. $15.95
Driving Miss Daisy is the story of two radically dissimilar people, a wealthy, educated, Jewish widow
and a meager wage earning, illiterate African-American man, who are brought together by happenstance
and forced to build a relationship. When a story thoroughly entertains you and also sends you home feeling
really terrific, it becomes a classic, like Driving Miss
Daisy. Directed by Dennis D. Hennessy. Featuring
Michael Learned (Daisy), Lance E. Nichols (Hoke),
David Fritts (Boolie). $23.95-$46.95, New Theatre
Restaurant, 9229 Foster (913) 649-SHOW, www.new
theatre.com (Suitable for Everyone)
for adults, $ 7.95
for children 5-12. Children under 5 FREE. Students
Performances feature "The Concert," by Jerome
Robbins. "The Concert" is loved by many as one of the
funniest ballets ever done. Call 816-931-2232 x 375
and Seniors-$14.50. Two-day pass-$25, The Kansas
City Renaissance Festival, 628 N 126th Street (800)
373-0357, www.kcrenfest.com (Suitable for Everyone)
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for tickets. Now offering a Saturday matinee. Starting
at $25, special pricing for students and seniors, Lyric
Theater, 1029 Central St. (816) 931-2232, www.kc
Kearney/HoltCommunityTheatre
ballet.org (Suitable for Everyone)
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Sullivan: Sep 24-0ct 24: 8pm Thr-Sat; 7pm Sun, TueWed; 3pm Sat; 2pm Sun, Wed.
This musical comedy tells the tale of fun-loving buccaneers romancing the daughters of a Major General.
Expectthe unexpected! This Pirates will be unlike any
operatic version of Gilbert and Sullivan you may have
seen before. Experience the energy, lyricism and satiric
brilliance of The Pirates of Penzance as high-spirited
musical theatre. David Ira Goldstein, who directed
the Rep's record-setting Guys and Dolls, will stage a
refreshing and genuine interpretation of the show. Directed by David Ira Goldstein. Featuring Timothy
McCuen Piggee (Pirate King), Michael Gillis (Frederic),
Wendy Lehr (Ruth), Evan Harrington (Samuel), Chris-
Directed by Christopher King. $15, Just
off Broadway Theater, 3051 Central
(913) 897-2348,
[email protected]
(Adult Fare)
TheKansasCityRenaissanceFestival*
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Clanging swords, flashing fire and falling men are only
part of the action in this comedy of misfit pirates. Come
and join ex-Captain Black Edward Stede, fierce Big Ben
Cavanaugh, sultry Legs Malone and the terrible Cannonball Kerrie on the high-seas pirate adventure of the
season. This explosive show is a 35 minute extravaganza of fights and stunts that is always
guaranteed to end with a bang. Someone
may lose an eye... Again!!! Directed by
Jeremy D. Riggs. FeaturingJeremy DRiggs
(Capt. Black Edward Stede), Kevin Kreitzer
(Big Ben Cavanaugh), Rebecca Stamberger
(Cannonball Kerrie), Natalie Riggs (Legs
Malone). Kansas City Renaissance Festival, Swill Pond Stage, fghtdir@sunflower.
com, www.kcrenfest.com (Suitable for Everyone)
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The Rocky Horror Show by Richard
O'Brien: Oct 14-0ct 30: 8pm Tue-Sat;
12am Fri-Sat.
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musical celebration of the mating game. Join our journey from dating and marriage to in-laws, newborns and
pick-up techniques of the geriatric set. A musical for
those who have dared ask "Say, what are you doing
Saturday night?" Directed by Terrance McKerrs, Musical Direction by Mary Baker. Fri/Sat: $18; Thurs/Sun:
$16; Senior, student group discounts available, Lawrence
Community Theatre, 1501 New Hampshire St. (785)
843-7469, theatre.lawrence.com (Adult Fare)
Minds EyeTheatre
KansasCity Ballet
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You Have the Right to Remain Dead by Pat Cook: Oct
22-0ct 31: 7pm Fri-Sat; 3pm Sun.
You've just settled down in a theater to solve an audience-participation murder mystery. The narrator gives
you a few "ins and outs" on what to look for. Then you
meet Fat Daddy, a rich southern gentleman with a
conniving, scheming family. So you know who's going to die, right? Who is the murderer? Sweet Mama;
Hyacinth; Earl;Savannah, his wife; or Clete, the handyman? Then Fat Daddy is discovered dead. Except it
isn't Daddy its the narrator! Now you have to figure
out w~o did it! Directed by Kelly Nickles. $6 per
person, The Boardwalk, 108 W. Washington, khct.
tripod.com (Suitable for Everyone)
LawrenceCommunityTheatre
I Love YOl/, YOl/'re Perfect, Now Change by Joe
DiPietro, music by Jimmy Roberts: Sep 24-0ct 10:
8pm Fri-Sat; 7:30pm Thr; 2:30pm Sun.
OlatheCommunityTheater*
Lone Star/Laundry& Bourbon by James McLure: Sep
17-0ct 2: 8pm Fri-Sat.
The first act of this Jamaes McLure comedy (Lone Star)
features 3 good 01' Texas boys consuming some beer,
talking of their exploits in Vietnam, and discussing
each other's wives and girlfriends. And cars, of course.
In the second act (Laundry & Bourbon) their wives get
together over a bottle of bourbon for some very funny
gossip about everything and everyone. Especially their
husbands. It's an hilarious inside look at small town
life in a big time state. Directed by Geff Moyer. $10 for
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adults, $9 for seniors and students and $8 for children
12 and under. Olathe Community Theater, 500 East
Loula (913) 782-2990, www.olathetheatre.org
(Suitable for Everyone)
Ruskin High School Theatre *
Harvey by Mary Chase:Oct 8-0ct 9: 7:30pm Fri-Sat.
Directed by Deb Sturgess.$5 advance/$6 at door,
Ruskin High School Theatre, Blaine E. SteckAuditorium (816) 316-7461 (Suitablefor Everyone)
OlatheSouthHighSchool*
7years2months Productions*
The Crucible by Arthur Miller: Oct 7-0ct 9: 7:30pm
Thr-Sat.
Directed by David Tate Hastings. $6, Olathe South
High School, 1640 East 151 st Street (913) 780-7160,
teachers.olathe.k12.ks.us/ -dhastingsos (Suitable for
Everyone)
TheComplete History of America (Abridged) byAdam
Long, Reed Martin, & Austin Tichenor: Oct 14-0ct
16: 7pm Thr-Sat;2pm Sat.
$8-normal, $7 student/senior,Westport Coffee House,
4010 Pennsylvania,www.7years2months.com (Adult
Fare)
Park University Theatre *
SFCC Theatre Department*
Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon: Oct 1-0ct 9: 8pm
Fri-Sat.
The Nerd by Larry Shue: Oct 7-0ct 15: 7:30pm TueSat; 2pm Sun.
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Alter a six-day honeymoon, a new lawyer and his young
bride, who are as opposite as they come, move into
their new apartment. As the couple settles in, whatever can go awry, does. The situation is enough to
break the heart of any stylish young
lawyer; and indeed it does, on the
night he flatly refuses to join his wife
in a barefoot walk through the snow
in the park. The relationship is tested
with surprising results. Directed by
marsha m. morgan. $8, Jenkin &
Barbara David Theater, Alumni Hall,
Park University Home Campus (816)
584-6450, captain.park.edu/theatre
(Suitable for Everyone)
Puppetry Arts Institute
Halloween
11am Sat.
Frolics: Oct 30: 2pm,
Come join our little Gingerbread
Man as he discovers an old house
debt he owes to Rick Steadman, a fellow ex-GI whom
he has never met but who saved his life alter he was
seriously wounded
in Vietnam. Willum
(Mrs. Rogers/Officer Winnie), Parry Luellan (Alcolu),
Patrick M. Reynolds (Mr. Rogers/Officer Wally). $6.50
for individuals, group rate available for groups of 10
or more, Theatre for Young America, 5909 Johnson
Drive (913) 831-2131, www.tya.org(lntended
forChildren)
The Tall Tale of Pecos Bill by Gene Mackey & Cheryl
Benge: Oct 28-Nov 19: lOam Thr-Fri; 2pm Sat-Sun;
1pm Fri; 12pm Thr.
A rousing and comical musical celebration of the Pecos
Bill saga. Whether creating the Rio Grande River or
roping and riding a Kansas tornado and inventing the
lasso, Pecos Bill is a figure of collective Western imagination. "... a touch of vaudeville and an abundance of
energy
a good way to introduce your child to Western folklore and have fun at the same time..." -KCStar.
$6.50 for individuals, group rate available for groups
of 10 or more, Theatre for Young America, 5909
Johnson Drive (913) 831-2131, www.tya.org
(Intended for Children)
is delighted
The Toughest Kid In The World by
Gene Mackey: Oct 18-0ct 22: 1pm
Fri; 12pm Mon-Thr; lOam Mon-Fri.
The adventures of TK, a modern teen
dealing with real problems of anger,
conflict, and violence. A musical full
af humor and heart. A TY A favorite
with parents and schools, now in its
eighth consecutive season! $6.50 for
individuals, group rate available for
groups of 10 or more, Theatre for
Young America, 5909 Johnson Drive
(913) 831-2131,
www.tya.org
(Intended for Children)
UnicornTheatre
Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori
Parks: Oct 15-Nov 7: 7:30pm Tue; 8pm
Wed-Sat; 3pm Sun.
.
A rhythmic, raw and explosive look at
Leftto nght:PeterBakely,LisaBakely,BrentRogers,andMaryOivilbiss,
thecastof ParkUniversity'sBarefootin
fam i Iy identity exploring the challenges
family. Presentedby the Kramer thePark,playing
through
Oct9. Photo:AngieFiedler
African-American males face every day.
Marionettes of St. Louis. $5 per person regardless of
when Rick shows up unexpectedly at his house. But
A potentially shattering future awaits brothers Booth
age, Puppetry Arts Institute, 11025 E. Winner Road
his delight soon fades as it becomes apparent that Rick
and Lincoln, each one involved in a struggle against
(816) 833-9777, www.hazelle.org
(Intended for Chi 1- is a hopeless nerd. Directed by Nick Karson. $5 Genthe other to come out "on top". Directed by Cynthia
dren)
eral $12 Dinner Theatre, Stauffacher Theatre, 3201
Levin. Tues./Wed.-$15 Thur./Sun.-$20 Fri./Sat.-$25,
W. 16th (660) 530-5814, www.stcc.cc.mo.us
(SuitUnicorn Theatre, 3828 Main Street (816) 531-7529,
able for Everyone)
QualityHillPlayhouse
www.unicorntheatre.org
(Adult Fare)
Songs from the Silver Screen: Music from Hollywood
ShawneeMissionNorthHighSchool
Musicals: Sep lO-Oct 10: 3pm Sat-Sun; 8pm Tue-Sat;
Universityof KansasTheatre
Black Out Comedy by Peter Schaffer: Oct 19-0ct 23:
1pm Wed-Thr.
Amber Wavesby James Still: Oct 1-0ct 9: 7:30pm Thr7pm Sat, Tue-Thr.
The great Hollywood musicals live on in this cabaret
Sat; 8pm Fri-Sat; 2:30pm Sun.
Directed by Margaret McClatchey. Maureen Davis
revue of songs from Showboat to A Chorus Line. DiSet on a Kansas farm, the play looks deeply at people
(technical director). $5. Reservations are encouraged.,
rected by J. Kent Barnhart. $23 adult, $21 student/
who live off the land, love their farms, and will do
Shawnee Mission North Little Theatre, 7401 Johnson
senior, Quality Hill Playhouse, 303 West 10th St. (816)
anything it takes to protect the way of life they emDrive (913) 993-7152, www.smnorth.com
(Suitable
421-1700, www.QualityHiIIPlayhouse.com
(Suitable
brace. Directed by Doug Weaver. $10-$12, Craftonfor Everyone)
for Everyone)
Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall-University of Kansas(785)
864-3982, www.kutheatre.com
(Adult Fare)
TheatreforYoungAmerica*
Let's Do It: The Music and Lyrics of Cole Porter: Oct
15-Nov 14: 1pm Thr; 8pm Wed-Mon; 3pm Sun.
Amelia Bedelia: Sep 25-0ct 15: lOam Tue-Fri; 2pm
Lysistrata by Aristophanes: Oct 22-0ct 30: 7:30pm
Sat-Sun; 1pm Fri; 12pm Tue-Thr.
A delightful trip through1:he Cole Porter songbook
Tue-Fri; 5pm Sat; 2:30pm Sun.
Amelia is a housekeeper who takes things quite literfeaturing such favorites as "You're the Top", "Begin
Lysistrata, who's name means 'releaser of war', is the
ally. Her unintended antics have been delighting readthe Beguine", "Anything Goes" and more Directed by
woman with the plan, but she has trouble convincing
J. Kent Barnhart. $23 adult, $21 student/senior, Qualers since author Peggy Parish introduced Amelia in
the lusty women of Greece to give up sex. When she
1963. This hilarious play interweaves several of the
ity Hill Playhouse, 303 West 10th St. (816) 421-1700,
finally persuades them to join her cause, innuendoes
Amelia Bedelia books into another Theatre for Young
www.QualityHiIIPlayhouse.com
(Suitable for Everyabound as a battle of the sexes ensues. Directed by
one)
America hit. Directed by Evan Gamsu. Featuring Diane
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Bedel ia), Claudia Copping (Aunt Myra), Sarah Homan
where he meets an odd couple and
their butler, three very wrinkled ladies, spiders and pumpkins. There's.
lots of Halloween fun for the whole
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company that has produced a few
low budget horror movies, runs
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combo ticket for both houses. If
you're looking for something a little
scarier, then I'd definitely send you
to "Deadly Double". It's a ninety
minute tour of some of the best horror in Kansas City, utilizing a
person's natural fear of claustrophobic spaces and darkness in creative
ways. However, I'm very excited to
see what "The Cave of Terror" is going to have to offer. The press release
promises a ride in a freight elevator
into the cave, which contains thirty
rooms spanning 15,000 square feet.
Sign me up, I'm there. Haunted
houses are one of my favorite traditions in Kansas City. Gather up a few
friends and check them out, because
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playing a role. These actors wear
horrific costumes and elaborate
make-up, some of them recite lines,
and many of them are enacting
scenes. They use eerie lighting effects and melodramatic music to set
the mood. They induce feelings in
you, and, if executed properly, they
take you away from reality and make
you forget that it isn't real. They're
performing for you.
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house, I'd suggest starting out at
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two imposters, their driving and
navigating getting worse as the
movie drags on. (In this movie
alone, the police car runs into a
milk truck, a barricade of ice bags,
a flower stand, wooden planks on
fire, and an active bombing range.)
Come to think of it, this third one
is probably the worst of the movies. Big and Little Enos, unfortunately, have their largest screen
time. Written as father and son,
they look the same age and find
themselves once naked in their car
and another time attending an orgy
in full drag. Before you can remember that this film is rated PG,
Jerry Reed gets out of his car late
in the film and gets in to a
powerboatatanudistcamp.
When
the filmmakers realized they didn't
know why this happened,
the
movie ends.
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Smokey movies are full of ridiculous material that could be better
executed on the Late Night Theatre
stage. That's why I am going to see
Mother Trucker this month and
stop worrying about the reason the
filmmakers did not address the
irony of a homophobic
sheriff
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have to have a kid to come." This
is the meaning behind the term
multigenerational theatre.
Each year The Coterie presents six
shows. Three are for all members
of the community ages 5 and up.
Three are for older children, teens
and adults. While many ages are
targeted, Church remains committed to nontraditional
programming.
This commitment
has
brought world premieres, American premieres and some creative
revivals. Plays such as VillageFable
and The Wrestling Seasonhave gone
to play other venues, including the
Kennedy Center. Recently, Church
was able to convince Broadway
heavyweights Lynn Aherns and
Stephen Flaherty to reimagine their
Broadway show Seussical (a commercial flop on the Great White
Way) for theatres aimed at the
young.
The process to saving Seussicalwas
a long and hard one for Church. He
persevered because, as he says,
"the holy grail for YA theatre is to
stage Dr. Seuss and do it correctly."
The resulting rewrite was embraced by Kansas City audiences
and is now enjoying interest and
productions across the nation. The
Holy Grail may have just been
achieved. This kind of risk taking
and the ability to see non-traditional avenues for reaching audiences has created a reputation
across the metro area and across
the nation.
Since arriving in 1990, Church has
led many efforts to raise the artistic quality and reach of The Coterie. He worked diligently with
Joette Pelster, Executive Director of
The Coterie, to shepherd the orga- fects of the plan. It continues a tranization through the process of be- dition that The Coterie has often
coming an Equity theater. The Co- been a great place for actors in the
terie is one of the very few young early stages of their careers.
adult theatres in the country to Whether the actors have been seahave received funding from the soned pros or newcomers, the reNational Endowment of the Arts for sults on stage have usually been
high quality performances for the
fourteen straight years in support
of its seasons. Church has also audience. The audience is not just
served on numerous
national
treated to excellent theatre, but at
boards and was just recently
a price that's hard to beat. (Adults
elected to be the Secretary for the can buy a ticket to a performance
for $10.)
Theatre Communications Group's
(TCG) executive board.
Church is presently busy working
Church sees this new position as an to get The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll
opportunity to help impact not just and Mr. Hyde ready to open the
Church retheater for young audiences, but 2004-2005 season.
theater for everyone.
In fact, he minded me this was nothing like
hinted that very soon TCG would the big musical that ran on Broadlaunch a number of programs de- way a few years back or any of the
signed to heighten awareness of movies that have been made. This
live theatre in the United States, a will be something else. If past
mission that Church believes is vi- work is any indication, then we can
tal, particularly to Kansas City.
take Church's guiding principle
Even with the national successes when approaching the material that
that Church has enjoyed, he hasn't it will be entertaining, well-acted
stopped thinking and working to and, most of all, unconventional. [J7
make Kansas City a better home for
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the arts. He is an ardent supporter
of the bistate tax initiative and
points out that Kansas City is the
only metropolitan area of its size
in the country that doesn't have
such a measure to support the arts.
3051 Central in Penn Valley Park
He is also a believer in the talent
Two Plays in Rotating Repertoire
pool of the Kansas City area.
A Raisin in the Sun
Church talked enthusiastically
by LorraineHansberry
about his new initiative to increase
8pm Sep 16.18, 30, Oct 1-2; 3pm Sun Oct 3
the number of callbacks from the
Fallout
by Penny Weiner
yearly general audition The Cote8pm Sep 23-25, Oct 7-9, 3pm Sun Sep 26
rie holds each May. In this way,
Presented by InPlay
Church hopes that "bigger callbacks mean people have more acRocky Horror Show
cess to roles at The Coterie." While
8pm Tue-Sat, Midnight Fri-Sat, Oct 14-30
Presented by Mind's Eye Theatre
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AUDITIONS
BlueSpringsCityTheatre*
It's A Wonderful Life the Musical;
Mon-Tue.
Oct 4-0ct 5; 7pm
Cold readings from the script or a prepared monologue will be acceptable. Music selection will be performers choice for the initial audition. Music from the
show will be learned on the night of Callbacks. Callbacks will be October 6th. All Auditions will be held
at the Civic Center. Audition packets will be at City
Hall by September 7th or available online around
middle of September. Anyone with questions can contact Patricia McLaughl in at 913-649-0912 Directed by
Patricia McLaughlin. Featuring There are roles for; 13
men age range from 18 to 70, women age range from
18 to 70, 6 young speaking roles age 7 to 18 either
male or female and Assorted townspeople including
young actors to fill out the cast. Although this is a
Musical, not everyone needs to be able to sing. Blue
Springs Civic Center, 2000 Northwest Ashton Drive,
(816) 228-0137, www.bluespringscitytheatre.com
Lawrence
CommunityTheatre
It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely! A charmer
to entertain holiday audiences with its shipboard romances as well as fabulous tunes like "You're the Top",
"I Get a Kick Out of You," "It's De-lovely," and "Let's
Misbehave." Those auditioning should prepare a brief
song. An accompanist will be provided. Auditions will
also consist of readings from the script. Scripts are
available for check out with a $10 refundable deposit.
Call the Theatre at 785-843-7469 for more information. Directed by Jeff Montague, Musical Direction by
Brad Merryman. A large cast of men and women aged
teen through adult is needed. Lawrence Community
Theatre, 1501 New Hampshire St., (785) 843-7469,
theatre.lawrence.com
TheatreAtchison,Inc.
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams: Sep 28Sep 29: 7pm Tue-Wed.
Audition will consist of cold readings from the script.
Directed by Ernest Williams. Theatre Atchison, Inc.,
401 Santa Fe, (913) 367-1647, www.theatreatchison.
org \J>
Anything Goes by Cole Porter, book by Guy Bolton,
P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse:
Sep 28-Sep 29: 7pm Tue-Wed.
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864-3982, www.kutheatre.com
(Adult Fare)
KU Theatre for Young People
Still Life with Iris by Steven Dietz: Oct 2: 2:30pm Sat.
The first play for young audiences to receive the
Kennedy Center's Fund for New American Plays
Award, this fantastical adventure centers on a little
girl's search for the simplest of things: home. Still Life
With Iris is based on Caretakers of Wonder, a 1980
children's book written and illustrated by Cooper
Edens. Directed by Jeanne Klein. $5-$10, CraftonPreyer Theatre, Murphy Hall-University of Kansas (785)
864-3982,
www.kutheatre.com
(Intended for Children)
William IngeCenterfortheArts*
2nd Annual High School 24 Hour Plays: Oct 2: 8pm
Sat.
Dedicated drama studentsfrom rural and urban high
schools gather to write, rehearse and perform six entirely new plays in a manic 24 hours. More than a
dozen schools expected to participate. Event featured
in the March, 2004 issue of Dramatics Magazine. This
is quite possibly the only such event in the nation that
utilizes students from a multitutde of high schools.
High school drama officials invited to inquire about
participation at (800) 842-6063, ext. 4216. $5, William Inge Theatre, 58 Road (800) 842-6063, www.inge
center.org (Suitable for Everyone)
WyandottePlayers
Dracula: Oct 14-0ct 24: 8pm Thr-Sat; 2:30pm Sun.
Call for admission prices, as several discounts are available, Alcott Arts Center, 180 South 18th Street (913)
621-2047, www.wyandotteplayers.org
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