KC Rep to Wrap Season with Workshop of Nathan Tysen's New Rock Musical STILLWATER

Kansas City Repertory Theatre concludes its 50th anniversary season with a developmental production of Stillwater, a new rock musical staged by the Rep's Artistic Director Eric Rosen. Stillwater is an angst-filled love letter to a generation rebounding from the economic and cultural shocks of the last ten years. Music and Lyrics are by Salina KS native Nathan Tysen, lyricist of the Broadway-bound musical Tuck Everlasting and the anticipated adaptation of Amelie premiering at Berkeley Rep this fall. Stillwater features acclaimed Midwestern band Joe's Pet Project, performing a rock, pop and alt-country score. Stillwater tells the story of two love triangles intersecting: six unbridled twenty-somethings: a drug dealer, his recovering addict ex-girlfriend, and the neighbor who loves her; plus an indie musician on the brink of stardom, his unfaithful girlfriend, and her desperate one-night stand. Performances run May 13th through 24th, presented in a one-of-a-kind performance space - the first ever production inside the Spencer Theatre Scene Shop.

The ensemble cast, drawn locally and across the country, includes David George, Curt Hansen, F. Michael Haynie, Shanna Jones, Ryan McCall, and Emily Shackelford. Joe's Pet Project members include: Nathan Tysen, Lance Gilchrist, Jason Hammond, John Hobson, and Ryan McCall.

Performances begin Wednesday, May 13 and run through Sunday, May 24, in a specially constructed theater in the scene shop of KC Rep's Spencer Theatre on the UMKC campus. High res rehearsal photos can be found here. Appropriate for ages 17 +. Critical reviews are not invited.

Get a FREE first peek at the brand new World Premiere plays that will be featured in our 2015-2016 season. The sneak peek will only be for the May 15th 8 pm performance with the developmental production of Stillwater to follow at 9:15 pm.

Join us to hear short excerpts of Blueprints to Freedom; An Ode to Bayard Rustin, Roof of the World, Fire in Dreamland, and Lot's Wife, the four outstanding new plays featured in the KC Rep's 2015-2016 season. Hear these scenes come to life, and don't miss the chance to be the first in Kansas City to get a sneak peek at these incredible World Premieres!

Journey with us from the heart of the civil rights movement, to the unmapped mountains of 20th Century Afghanistan, to Coney Island's battered shore, to the rehearsal of a parlor room noir mystery drama. These new plays pulse with searing love stories, humor, intrigue, and surprising revelations as past and present collide to unearth powerful insights into our current world of daily life and politics.

We're thrilled to present the work of powerhouse American playwrights, Michael Benjamin Washington, D. Tucker Smith, Rinne Groff, and KC Rep's Artistic Director, Eric Rosen.

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