Cale's History of Kisses Opens at KC Rep 10/28

David Cale returns to Kansas City Rep with his new one-actor play The History of Kisses, which
opens Friday, October 28, at the Rep's downtown theatre Copaken Stage, and runs through November 27. The History of Kisses is written, directed and performed by Cale, who also wrote the songs he performs on stage. Cale was last at the Rep in 2009 in the world premiere of Palomino.

In The History of Kisses, a writer is drawn into romantic entanglements at a seaside motel where he has sequestered himself in order to finish writing a collection of stories. From the tender confessions of lost loves, to a singer of sea shanties, to the surprising encounters that define modern love, The History of Kisses is a passionate, hilarious and moving exploration of what it
means to fall in love by the sea.

"David is one of the greatest navigators of the human heart," said Eric Rosen, artistic director of Kansas City Rep. "His stories capture the essence of his characters and tell their innermost secrets in a style so intimate, magical and innocent that you forget you are watching an actor on stage."

The multi-talented Cale is a transcendent raconteur whose premiere of Palomino at the Rep was subsequently followed by a run at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre. His additional solo work includes A Likely Story (The New Group), Somebody Else's House (Goodman Theatre), Deep in a Dream of You (Public Theater, Museum of Modern Art, Goodman Theatre), Smooch Music (Goodman Theatre, Walker Art Center), The Redthroats, David Cale in The History of
Kisses at Kansas City Repertory Theatre through November 27.

(Second Stage, Mark Taper Forum) and the Obie Award-winning Lillian (Playwrights Horizons,
Goodman Theatre). His monologues have been featured on the public radio programs "This
American Life" and "The Next Big Thing", and on BBC Radio's "Afternoon Play". As a lyricist, his
words have been performed by Elvis Costello, Deborah Harry and the Jazz Passengers. His film
credits include Woody Allen's Radio Days, Pollack, Two Lovers and the upcoming Coming up
Roses, The Slaughter Rule and Winter in the Blood.

In addition to Cale, the creative/production team of The History of Kisses includes:
Edward Southern (Set Design) KC Rep: debut. Hamlet (Orpheus Productions), 10x25
(Atlantic Theatre Company), Caucasian Chalk Circle (Pipeline Theater Company),
Sporting Life (Studio 42), Cosi fan Tutte (Delaware Valley Opera).

Laura Bauer (Costume Design) KC Rep: Palomino. Broadway: One Flew over the Cuckoo's
Nest, Life in the Theatre, Glengarry Glen Ross, Talk Radio, Speed the Plow. OffBroadway: Woody Allen's Writer's Block, American Buffalo, Mojo.

Beverly Emmons (Lighting Design) KC Rep: debut. Broadway: Annie Get Your Gun, Jekyll
and Hyde, The Heiress, Passions. Tony Award (Amadeus), seven Tony nominations.
Regional: Kennedy Center, Guthrie Theatre, Arena Stage.

Andre Pluess (Sound Design) KC Rep: August: Osage County, Palomino, The Arabian
Nights and Winesburg, Ohio. Broadway: Metamorphoses, I Am My Own Wife, 33
Variations, The Clean House. Regional: Lookingglass Theatre, About Face Theatre,
Steppenwolf Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C.,
Center Theatre Group, La Jolla Playhouse.

Mary R. Honour (Production Stage Manager) KC Rep: Peer Gynt (including the coproduction at La Jolla Playhouse), Circle Mirror Transformation, Harriet Jacobs, Bus Stop, A Flea in Her Ear, Winesburg, Ohio.

The History of Kisses contains strong language and adult situations.

ABOUT KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATRE
Now in its 47th season, Kansas City Repertory Theatre is its region's only member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and serves as the professional theatre in residence at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). The Rep produces mainstage plays and special events at Spencer Theatre on the UMKC campus and Copaken Stage located in downtown Kansas City. Kansas City Rep employs more than 250 professional artists, technicians and administrators, and serves more than 100,000 patrons and 10,000 school children annually.

Kansas City Repertory Theatre is led by Artistic Director Eric Rosen, Managing Director Cynthia Rider and Producing Director Jerry Genochio.