Living Room opens with local playwright’s ‘Bastard’
By Bob Evans Family drama plays out in darkest terms as a family struggles with life verses art in a tightly crafted drama focusing on doom, gloom, and the notion that art imitates life and visa-versa, in Tyson Schroeder’s “Bastard.” “Bastard” allows four talented actors to bring new characters to light (or visible darkness) in this family, struggling to attempt balance, internally and externally, where no balance appears possible....
Hasty decisions spell tragedy for ‘King Lear’
By Bob Evans Always expect excellence with Kansas City Actors Theatre mounts a project, but add an extra dose of intensity when they select a Shakespearean tragedy and enlist the support of the UMKC’s MFA candidates to work alongside them as they do in “King Lear” in Spencer Theater on the UMKC campus. “King Lear,” a very limited run, affords the younger thespians the opportunity to work alongside one of the distinguished professors...
Broadway songs bolster ‘I’ve Got a Crush on You’ at QHP
By Bob Evans Originating on Broadway, the music in the current show at Quality Hill Playhouse traces some of the classic American standards from their sometimes forgotten shows to continued recordings and inclusion into the Great American Songbook. With the help of his vocal cast, Victoria Botero, Christina Burton, and Tim Noland, J. Kent Barnhart celebrates the songs that, in many cases, outlasted the shows where they originated....
‘Bastard’ opens Living Room season
Bastard is a world-premiere play by KC writer, visual artist, and musician, Tyson Schroeder. Bastard kicks off The Living Room’s 8th theatrical season, which will be composed entirely of new works written and performed by Kansas City talents. This cathodically dark and surreal piece combines theatre with visual art as it tells the tale...
Drop the Mic for Right Between the Ears
Comedy Show Presents Final Performance on Nov. 18 LAWRENCE, KS – It’s “over and out” for Right Between the Ears. After 30+ years of live shows, the award-winning sketch comedy series will present its last-ever show on Saturday, November 18 at 8:00pm at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS. “After 32 years, it’s just time to bring down the curtain,” said RBTE creator and producer Darrell Brogdon. “We’ve had an absolute blast doing the show all...