Kansas City Repertory Theatre

Theater companies respond to COVID-19 with mix of small-scale live performances, outdoor events, and digital experiences.

For live theater, the audience is essential. "You come to a show, you sit next to a stranger, you guys are laughing at the same thing, or you're intrigued…

Segment 1: Kansas lawmakers prepare to tackle myriad issues in the upcoming legislative session.Kansas' Medicaid expansion seems to be the hottest issue…

Segment 1: Gun policy specialist says the gun control debate needs to shift.In his book "Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America,"…

The Kansas City Repertory Theatre on Sunday announced that Stuart Carden will become its new artistic director. His first day in the office will be…

With her stoic beauty, her uni-brow and her dark hair braided with flowers, the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has an iconic face. Kahlo died in the 1950s,…

Terry Teachout, who writes for the "Wall Street Journal," sees at least 100 plays a year—about half of them are in New York City, and the other half are…

Some of the basic lessons of “A Christmas Carol” have rubbed off on Nicole Marie Green and Logan Black, the actors who play Mrs. and Mr. Cratchit this…

Eric Rosen is saying goodbye to Kansas City. But not without a few sniffles first.Rosen, who is moving to New York, began his role as artistic director of…

Segment 1: Artistic director of the KC Rep is leaving soon. How has local theatre changed?After 10 years with the Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Eric…

Segment 1: Swope Park is over twice the size of Central Park. Are we using it as well as we could?Swope Park is one of the largest municipal parks in the…

Segment 1: A new play about gun violence in Kansas.Nathan Louis Jackson's new play, "Brother Toad," is set in Wyandotte County and Johnson County. It's…