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Lynn King as Lena Younger (Mama)
Jerron O'Neal as Walter Lee Younger
Jabrelle Herbin as Ruth Younger
Michael Morgan as George Murchison
Nick Hazel as Karl Lindner
Khrystal Coppage as Beneatha Younger
Robert (Tre) Coppage as Joseph Asagai
Dennis Jackson as Bobo
Xiare Davis as Travis Younger
It's been a tumultuous marriage with long-term effects. Now, Norma and Spicer must grapple with the impact of their decisions. Starting May 12, KC Melting Pot Theatre presents Lewis Morrow's Begetters, a drama that brings family conflict, grief, trauma, and the power of counseling to center stage.
KC Melting Pot Theatre has announced the appointment of Doug Schroeder as Technical Director.
KCMPT's 2019-20 lineup features some of the greatest names in African American theater: August Wilson, Lorraine Hansberry, and Ntozake Shange and newcomer Lewis J. Morrow. Newly minted Artistic Director Nicole Hodges Persley states "We wanted to give our audiences a "Greatest Hits" of African American theater.
Harvey Williams, Founder and Executive Director of KC Melting Pot Theatre (KCMPT) in Kansas City announced that Dr. Nicole Hodges Persley has been appointed as Artistic Director. After three years as Associate Artistic Director, Hodges Persley has helped to position KCMPT as a theater company to watch in the Kansas City regional theater landscape. Under her creative influence, the company has produced timely and thought-provoking shows such as the revivals of Angelina W. Grimke's 1916 anti-lynching play Rachel and Amiri Baraka's 1964 Obie award-winning play Dutchman as well as cutting edge new American voices such as Pulitzer Prize winner Dominique Morriseau and emerging playwright Lewis J. Morrow. Hodges Persley draws season inspiration from an eclectic array of sources from historic social and arts movements to #Black Lives Matter and African American music genres.
Videos
'The Simon & Garfunkel Story'
Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (4/28 - 4/28)
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Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty: A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (9/6 - 9/15) | ||
Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (6/28 - 7/7) | ||
Moulin Rouge!
Kansas City Music Hall (7/23 - 8/4) | ||
I Hate Hamlet
Theatre Lawrence (4/19 - 4/28) | ||
Rocky
B&B Live (4/12 - 4/28) | ||
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (7/19 - 7/28) | ||
Million Dollar Quartet
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (9/27 - 10/6) | ||
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