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Story Slam: Kansas — Love It/Hate It
Real stories, live & uncensored. Stories told live, MOTH–style, the second Friday of each month. Never the same story, or evening, twice. Adults, 18+ only. Live music & social hour starts at 7pm. Slam starts at 7:30pm. Cocktails throughout. The Second Friday of every month, September to May (except December).
Free State Festival Film Screening: Transformations
Get ready for the upcoming Transformations Charity Gala on January 26th with an encore screening of the film, Transformations! This crowd-pleasing short documentary premiered at the 2018 Free State Festival and recently screened at DOC NYC. Four Kansas men prepare to go full drag for a pageant-style charity gala. In the process, they learn a thing or two about their drag queen mentors. Directed by Alonso Mayo, Produced by Nina Leidersdorff and starring Brandon Eisman, aka Deja Brooks. RUNNING TIME: 39…
Theatre and Dance for the Very Young: Goodnight Moon
January 24 | 6pm January 25 | 6pm January. 26 | 11am, 2pm* & 6pm January 27 | 3pm $15 Adult/$12 Senior/$10 Student Proceeds from this performance support the Preschool/Kindergarten Financial Aid Fund * The January 26, 2pm production will include an American Sign Language Interpreter Margaret Wise Brown’s classic story Goodnight Moon has been loved and passed down through the generations for more than 60 years. The bunny in the blue and white striped PJs wants to delay going to bed for…
Free State Festival presents Bones of Contention
https://vimeo.com/214688889 The KU Department of Spanish and Portuguese hosts a free screening of Bones of Contention, a documentary exploring the repression of lesbians and gays during the Franco regime in Spain. Running time: 1hr15min Directed by Andrew Weiss
Story Slam: The Unknown
Real stories, live & uncensored. Stories told live, MOTH–style, the second Friday of each month. Never the same story, or evening, twice. Adults, 18+ only. Live music & social hour starts at 7pm. Slam starts at 7:30pm. Cocktails throughout. The Second Friday of every month, September to May (except December). Please note, the Black Box Theater has a limited capacity. Admittance will be provided on a first come, first serve basis. Please arrive early to ensure your seat at this…
Oliver!
February 22, 23, March 1, 2 | 7:30pm February 24 & March 3 | 3pm March 2 | 2pm $25 Adult/$18 Senior/$12 Student After running away from the orphanage run by the heartless Mr. Bumble, Oliver meets the Artful Dodger and is recruited to pick pockets for Fagin. There, Oliver finds a friend in Nancy, but neither she nor the boy is fit for a life of crime.
Story Slam: Breaking Free
Real stories, live & uncensored. Stories told live, MOTH–style, the second Friday of each month. Never the same story, or evening, twice. Adults, 18+ only. Live music & social hour starts at 7pm. Slam starts at 7:30pm. Cocktails throughout. The Second Friday of every month, September to May (except December). Please note, the Black Box Theater has a limited capacity. Admittance will be provided on a first come, first serve basis. Please arrive early to ensure your seat at this…
Ish & Thumbelina | A Double Feature Dance Experience!
March 8 | 7 pm March 9 | 2 pm and 7 pm $15 adult/$12 senior/$10 youth/student The School of Dance presents two original dance productions based on two fantastic stories. Ish, a modern dance feature, is based on the book by Peter H. Reynolds which tells the story of two children who strive to be perfect artists until experiencing the transformative power of art. Thumbelina, a ballet feature, is based on the book by Hans Christian Anderson which retells the…
The Runaway Orchestra
April 5 | 6pm April 6 | 2pm & 6pm April 7 | 3pm $15 Adult/$12 Senior/$10 Student Puppetry, Classical Neo-Romantic Music, Story, Dance, and Lights all blend to introduce young people to the instruments and families of the orchestra. There is to be a new Conductor for the Orchestra and the Violin, Clarinet, Tuba, and Snare Drum aren’t about to stand for it, so off they go into the big city. While there, they are split up and troubles…