KC Melting Pot Theatre willpresent Long Time Since Yesterday, by P.J. Gibson. When a group of old friends reunite for the funeral of their brilliant but troubled friend, Janet, grief unearths long-buried truths.
KC Melting Pot Theatre will present its upcoming Next Narrative Monologue Competition Kansas City Regional Finals, an exciting opportunity for local student performers to showcase their talent, creativity, and voice on a professional stage.
KC Melting Pot Theatre will present a High School Monologue Competition, aiming to spotlight emerging young artists. The event is set for February 2026, offering a platform for students to showcase their talents.
A new production of Jonathan Larson’s 1996 Pulitzer Prize Winner RENT, itself a re-interpretation of Puccini’s “La Boheme,” arrives like a time capsule that refuses to stay shut as a first ever co-production of the White Theatre (inside the Jewish Community Center) and Kansas City’s venerable Melting Pot Theatre. Picture a time, not so long ago, when a diagnosis of HIV was a sentence of death.
The White Theatre at The J is presenting RENT through February 22, 2026, as part of its 21st season. The Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical is co-produced with KC Melting Pot Theatre. Performances are taking place in Kansas City.
KC Melting Pot Theatre will present Arthur Miller's American classic, Death of a Salesman. The American Dream crumbles under the weight of truth in this reimagined take on Arthur Miller's classic.
KC Melting Pot Theatre (KCMPT), Kansas City’s premier Black theatre company, announces a significant leadership transition as Dr. Nicole Hodges Persley steps down as Artistic Director at the conclusion of the 2024–2025 season.
The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre at The J officially announced the 2025-2026 season schedule, which features a wide variety of fare, including popular favorites and newer works that will engage the entire Kansas City community. All productions are all presented in the state-of-the-art Lewis & Shirley White Theatre.
KC Melting Pot Theatre will present the world premiere of Brysen Boyd's Family Sideshow, winner of the 2020 KCMPT Black Playwright Festival. Learn more about the show here!
KC Melting Pot Theatre will honor the legendary August Wilson by presenting Fences as part of our 10th anniversary season. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!
KC Melting Pot Theatre will continue its 10th anniversary season with Lewis Morrow's Jawbone Crack Quick, under the direction of Ile Haggins. Learn more about the show here!
Kansas City Actors Theatre will continue their 2024/2025 20th Anniversary Season with Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress. Over 65 years after it was written, Trouble in Mind finally made its Broadway debut in late-2021, and comes to the City Stage this August!
A Milwaukee high school student has won first place at the Next Narrative Monologue Competition, showcasing their talent and dedication in the performing arts. Learn more about the competition!
Discover the extended run of MANAHATTA at The Public Theater, offering audiences the chance to immerse themselves in this enthralling production through late December. Don't miss out on this limited-time opportunity to witness the magic of MANAHATTA.
Theatre in the Park (TIP) comes INDOOR to present its premiere production of the deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, “Little Shop Of Horrors” opening Friday, Oct. 6 in the Black Box Theatre at the Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!
The Public Theater has revealed the complete cast for the New York premiere of MANAHATTA written by Emerging Writers Group alumna Mary Kathryn Nagle and directed by Obie Award winner and Public Theater Director of Public Works Laurie Woolery.
KC Melting Pot Theatre will unveil its 10th season with a production of Aleshea Harris's Obie Award-winning masterpiece, 'Is God Is.' The production is directed by Lynn King.
Four-time Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Larry Hirschhorn will deliver the main address at Ithaca College's 128th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 21.
The downtown theater ensemble The Associates, in association with consulting producer and Screen Actors Guild Award nominee Jefferson White will present the new play Grownup, written by and performed by Emily Stout, premiering in New York this Spring.