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Since the retirement of Mesner Puppet Theater creator Paul Mesner, the nonprofit arts organization moved to a new home and rebranded as What If Puppets. They're also doubling down on a new focus: early childhood education.

Christina Anderson's play follows a Black family's journey through the years after desegregating the public pool in their fictional Kansas town. The show will tour 10 Kansas City community centers and libraries, after completing a run at Kansas City Repertory Theatre.

Movies are made for the big screen. Whether you favor a blockbuster hit or an indie flick, living room seating or the drive-in experience, there's a movie theater in Kansas City suited to your style.

Accusations that Jeff Church sexually assaulted multiple young men began circulating last week. On Saturday, he resigned from the prominent children’s theater. And on Monday, police confirmed his death.

Joette Pelster had led the youth theater since 1993. She passed away on Nov. 25, just a week after announcing plans to retire.

A nurse at the University of Kansas Health System is helping to produce a Tony Award-winning play in Johnson County that spotlights the nation's growing mental health crisis.

‘Toni Stone’ explores race, gender and the determination of the first of three woman to play in the Negro Leagues

Kansas City Actors Theatre is producing the two-person play about Calvin Trillin's late wife. The play was adapted from his memoir of the same name.

The cast and crew at Theatre in the Park in Shawnee Mission Park are used to changing things due to the summer heat. By drinking lots of water and taking other precautions, the show goes on seamlessly.

A one-time dramatic reading of Will Brumley's play "The Clinic" will take place on July 18 during KC Fringe Fest.

The Coterie Theatre re-imagines Lewis Carroll’s classic story “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” as a hip-hop and pop-inspired video game.

After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival returns on June 14 with "Romeo and Juliet." The festival celebrates its 30th anniversary of outdoor shows in Southmoreland Park.