Talent From New York And Kansas City Collaborate On Three New Productions For Kansas City Fringe Festival

Kansas City audiences are in for a rare experience during Fringe Festival this month as Home Grown Theatre Co. debuts emerging talent and fresh ideas from New York and Kansas City in three shows.

"We brought a dozen New York City artists and paired them with a dozen or so local actors, directors, writers and designers," explains Home Grown Theatre Co. Artistic Director Hersh Ellis. "So we have talent from two great theatre cities, working and creating together on three topical and fresh pieces of theater."

The three shows are Kansas City premieres and include:

• Marie Antoinette;

• Incognito; and

• Geography for F*#king Idiots: Or Plays About Places I've Never Been.

All three shows feature talent from New York and Kansas City collaborating to create one-of-a-kind theatre.

See one show or all three, at the H&R Block City Stage at Union Station (30 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108). Performances will be held at various times, July 21-30. Full details below.

MARIE ANTOINETTE

In Marie Antoinette, 'French Revolution' meets 'Keeping up with the Kardashians'. The production provides a peek into the life of the infamous Queen of France and cake enthusiast. She delights us with her three-foot wigs and extravagant couture. Until the revolution when Marie finds her sparkling world turned upside down. You've never seen a history play like this raw, fantastical and funny look at a time when politics suddenly got very personal.

Marie Antoinette, written by David Adjmi, had a critically acclaimed production in New York and prior to its premiere in Kansas City in a brand new production directed by Kaleb Tank and starring New York actress Erin DiIorio as Marie.

Marie Antoinette performance schedule:

H&R Block City Stage at Union Station (30 W. Pershing Rd, Kansas City, Mo. 64108)

Fri, July 21 at 10:30pm,

Sun, July 23 at 7:30pm,

Tues, July 25 at 7:30pm,

Wed, July 26 at 9 pm,

Fri, July 28 at 10:30pm, and

Sat, July 29 at 7:30pm.

For Tickets to Marie Antoinette, go to: http://kc-fringe.ticketleap.com/marie-antoinette/

INCOGNITO

From acclaimed British playwright Nick Payne and Home Grown Artistic Director Hersh Ellis is the Kansas City premiere of Incognito. Prior to this new production, Incognito had critically acclaimed productions in New York and London.

Princeton, 1955: a scientist steals Einstein's brain hoping to unlock superhuman intelligence. London, 2012: a psychologist decides to start her life over and finds herself in over her head. Bath, England, 1953: after an experimental surgery gone awry, a man spends the rest of his days re-living the blissful moment he got engaged. Four actors play all 21 characters in this charming and exhilarating play that weaves three stories together, asking us if memory and identity are simply illusions.

Incognito performance schedule:

H&R Block City Stage at Union Station (30 W. Pershing Rd, Kansas City, Mo. 64108)

Sat, July 22 at 9 pm,

Sun, July 23 at 3 pm,

Mon, July 24 at 7:30pm,

Wed, July 26 at 9 pm,

Thurs, 27 at 6 pm, and

Sat, July 29 at 6 pm

For tickets to Incognito, go to: https://kc-fringe.ticketleap.com/incognito/

GEOGRAPHY FOR F*#KING IDOTS: OR PLAYS ABOUT PLACES I'VE NEVER BEEN

See this world premiere production before it transfers Off-Broadway in New York this Fall. Come laugh and "aha" your way through a series of interwoven short plays about some of our favorite countries and the four things we think we know about them. Based on a mix of facts and "facts" what could go wrong in this fast-paced, irreverent tour de force of the globe? Probably everything. Written by Michael Elliott and Sonny Stollman, Directed by Hersh Ellis, Michael Elliott and Sonny Stollman

Geography for F*#king Idiots: Or Plays About Places I've Never Been performance schedule:

H&R Block City Stage at Union Station (30 W. Pershing Rd, Kansas City, Mo. 64108)

Fri, July 21 at 9 pm,
Sun, July 23 at 6 pm,
Tues, July 25 at 7:30 pm,
Wed, July 26 at 6 pm,
Thurs, July 27 at 9 pm, and
Sat, July 29 at 10:30 pm

For tickets to Geography for F*#king Idiots: Or Plays About Places I've Never Been, go to: http://kc-fringe.ticketleap.com/geograhy-for-f-ing-idiots-plays-about-places-ive-never-been/.

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