Tag: “Rise”, Bolender Center, Kansas City Arts & Entertainment, Kansas City Performing Arts, Kansas City Theater, KC Fringe Festival
Aerial/Dance combine for stunning realism
Bob EvansAug 01, 2018
By Bob Evans The ultra serious topic of sex trafficking comes front and center as the Fringe Festival entry from VidaDance and Lucia Aerial combine their efforts in a...
Two short plays depict women’s roles
Bob EvansJul 31, 2018
By Bob Evans For Fringe entry, “Star Stuff,” two short plays by Emma Carter, both from two separate futuristic time frames, would both qualify for inclusion in the...
‘Foreplay’ deserves win as Best of Venue at MTH 2
Bob EvansJul 30, 2018
By Bob Evans The KC Fringe, history now, produced some wickedly talented entries and cosmic performances by actors–especially the politically-charged “The Foreplay:...
Mark Toland wins Best of Coffeehouse prize
Bob EvansJul 30, 2018
By Bob Evans Patrons at the KC Fringe Festival found a superior performance when they chose and attended Mark Toland Mind Reader’s show at the Westport Coffee House...
One-man show produces scores of laughs
Bob EvansJul 27, 2018
By Bob Evans Who doesn’t just absolutely love Shakespeare? Go ahead, raise your hand. Well, that was me years ago when I was so afraid of Shakespeare, but Scott...
Musical biography shines light on Marvin Gaye
Bob EvansJul 26, 2018
By Bob Evans Regular Fringe entrant, Br. John again sings and performs to capacity crowds with his blend of biographical insights into legends of the R&B...
Fringe play deals with interrupted lives during deployments
Bob EvansJul 26, 2018
By Bob Evans In Lewis J. Morrow’s new play, currently entered in the KC Fringe Festival “Be Like Water,” focuses on life after deployment, struggles with home-life...
Comedy play switches genders of Biblical characters
Bob EvansJul 25, 2018
By Bob Evans Count on comedic giant Pete Bakely to create something out of the ordinary for each Fringe Festival because he never fails to deliver an off-the-wall entry...
Drama at Unicorn focuses on work-place dangers
Bob EvansJul 25, 2018
By Bob Evans A powerful drama about the effects of toxic chemicals and fumes in a small Missouri town leads to unknown future health problems for long-time workers in...
Play focuses on miniaturization, restoration
Bob EvansJul 24, 2018
By Bob Evans You’ve seen it before in movies like The Fantastic Voyage, The Incredible Shrinking Woman, Alice in Wonderland, and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids so the...
