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.
Theatre Communications Grouphas announced the recipients of RECOGNIZE grants as part of the THRIVE! Uplifting Theatres of Color program. With $1,635,000 in support from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, TCG is working in partnership with an Advisory Circle of BIPOC* to provide unrestricted funds for BITOC based in the U.S.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company will welcome Chicago actor Jos N. Banks (He/They) to the cast of its hit play CHOIR BOY, written by Oscar-winning ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight).
Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced casting for its new staging of the Tony Award-nominated play Choir Boy by Oscar-winning Steppenwolf ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight), June 16 – July 24, 2022 (press opening on Sunday, June 26 at 6 p.m.).
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.