“North” is a moving story that explores the multi-faceted reality of Black life during the antebellum period, and which aims to bring out the full range of experiences of freedom seekers. While acknowledging the realities of slavery, the narrative and original musical compositions by Ashli St. Armant explore themes of optimism, bravery, playfulness, wonder, suspense and mystery. The musical is intended for intergenerational audiences, ages 10 and up. Inspired by true accounts of escape through the Underground Railroad, the story begins in Vacherie, Louisiana, in the middle of the 19th century where Lawrence, a precocious teenage boy, and his cautious mother, Minnie, are making the best of their lives, enslaved on Mr. Newsome’s plantation – the only reality they’ve ever known.
Ages: Ages 10 and up
Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College is at 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS.
Collage Dance Collective: (11/14/25-11/14/25)
Cirque Mechanics in (11/7/25-11/7/25)
New Dance Partners - The Ultimate Collaboration (9/19/25-9/20/25)
The Making of Our Planet: Life on Our Planet with Dan Tapster (5/1/25-5/2/25)
'The Pa'akai We Bring' (4/25/25-4/26/25)
Uptown (4/19/25-4/19/25)
Omnium Circus: 'I'm Possible' (4/11/25-4/11/25)
Trailblazing Women of Country: From Patsy to Loretta to Dolly (3/29/25-3/29/25)
Trey McLaughlin and the Sounds of Zamar (3/28/25-3/28/25)
'Maya and the Magic Ring' (3/27/25-3/30/25)
New Dance Partners - The Ultimate Collaboration (9/20/24-9/21/24)
Malevo (9/26/24-9/26/24)
Greg & Dana Newkirk's 'Haunted Objects Live' (9/28/24-9/28/24)
'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' Live in Concert (9/29/24-9/29/24)
'Hotel Elsinore' (10/16/24-10/17/24)
Hyprov: Improv Under Hypnosis (11/3/24-11/3/24)
Paragon Ragtime Orchestra in Meet Me at the Fair!: Music from the Great World’s Fairs (11/17/24-11/17/24)
'Christmas with the Celts' (12/10/24-12/10/24)
Owen/Cox Dance Group: The Nutcracker & the Mouse King (12/13/24-12/15/24)
Hiplet Ballerinas (1/24/25-1/24/25)
'The Addams Family' (2/21/25-2/21/25)
Rhythm India: Bollywood and Beyond (3/8/25-3/8/25)
'Dirty Dancing in Concert' (3/9/25-3/9/25)
L.A. Theatre Works 'A Room with a View' (3/14/25-3/14/25)
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. (3/16/25-3/16/25)
'Maya and the Magic Ring' (3/27/25-3/30/25)
Trey McLaughlin and the Sounds of Zamar (3/28/25-3/28/25)
Trailblazing Women of Country: From Patsy to Loretta to Dolly (3/29/25-3/29/25)
Omnium Circus: 'I'm Possible' (4/11/25-4/11/25)
Uptown (4/19/25-4/19/25)
'The Pa'akai We Bring' (4/25/25-4/26/25)
'Our Planet Live – A Netflix Documentary Series' with Dan Tapster (5/1/25-5/2/25)
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The Acting Company in
Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (2/15 - 2/15) | |
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Noises Off
Clayton Community Theatre (1/29 - 2/8) | |
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Casey and Diana
Unicorn Theartre (1/28 - 2/15) | |
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Kimberly Akimbo
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts [Muriel Kauffman Theatre] (1/20 - 1/25) | |
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My Brain Hurts
Blue Valley West Theatre (4/10 - 4/11) | |
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Kinnor Philharmonic, New Year's Day Concert
The White Theatre at The J (1/1 - 1/1) | |
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Theatre Lawrence (12/5 - 12/21) | |
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Music of the Night
Music Theatre Kansas City (1/2 - 1/4) | |
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