King Hedley II 👑 at KC Melting Pot Theatre

Dates: (9/20/2019 - 10/5/2019 )

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KC Melting Pot Theatre

Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Central in Penn Valley Park
Kansas City,MO 64108

Phone: 8162268087

Tickets: General admission - $25.00 | Seniors (60+)/Students - $20.00 | Community Nights - $15.00 (Thursdays only) | Group pricing available

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Set in the year 1985 in Pittsburghs Hill District, King Hedley II explores the ways that urban communities survive the trauma of violence, unemployment and urban blight. King is recently released from a seven year prison sentence and must transition back to civilian life to make a way for himself in an economy that is moving a mile a minute. He quickly learns that society sees ex-convicts as invisible citizens who must find a way to make a living against impossible odds. Desperate to start his own business, King resorts to a side hustle selling stolen refrigerators only to find himself frustrated and tired of his circumstances. As he tries to plant seeds to change his life we see the ways that his mother Ruby, his wife, Tonya, his best friend, Mister, his next door neighbor, Stool-Pigeon, and Rubys ex-lover, Elmore are affected by his choices. The play features characters from Wilsons earlier work, Seven Guitars (Ruby and Canewell, known here as Stool-Pigeon) and mentions other characters from the rest of the cycle such as Aunt Esther (Gem of the Ocean). King Hedley II is the son of Ruby and King Hedley I (known as simply Hedley in Seven Guitars), although the true identity of his biological father is unknown. King Hedley II is a must see play in the Wilson Pittsburgh Cycle (9th of 10 in the series) as it returns to many themes and delightful characters that Wilson fans will love and those new to Wilsons work will enjoy.Performance Dates/Times:Friday, September 20 at 7:30 pm - PreviewSaturday, September 21 at 7:30 pm - OpeningSunday, September 22 at 2:00 pm Talk Back following performanceThursday, September 26 at 7:30 pm Talk Back following performanceFriday, September 27 at 7:30 pmSaturday, September 28 at 2:00 pm Saturday, September 28 at 7:30 pmThursday, October 3 at 7:30 pm Talk Back following performanceFriday, October 4 at 7:30 pmSaturday, October 5 at 7:30 pm Closing
Ages: 14 and above

Cast and Creative team for King Hedley II 👑 at KC Melting Pot Theatre

Sherri Roulette Mosley as Ruby

Dennis Jackson as Stool Pigeon

Jerron O'Neal as Mister

Lewis Morrow as King

Lanette King as Tonya

Theodore (Priest) Hughes as Elmore

News About King Hedley II 👑 at KC Melting Pot Theatre

KC Melting Pot Theatre Announces 2019-2020 Season

March 08, 2019

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.

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