Community and Professional Performance

The Lawrence Arts Center brings the highest caliber of theater, music, and dance performances to the Lawrence community.  Regular performance series include Nine-Forty Live concerts, monthly Free State Story Slams, four Summer Youth Theatre productions, dance gala performances, and Family Theatre presentations including our beloved annual winter production of the Kansas Nutcracker, made up of a cast of over 120 youth and adult, non-professional and professional dancers and musicians.

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Upcoming Performance

January 24 @ 6:00 pm - January 27 @ 3:00 pm

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/…

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February 2 @ 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

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 Cont…

February 8 @ 7:00 pm

Story Slam: The Unknown

Real stories, live & uncensored. Stories told live, MOTH–style, the second Friday of each month. Never the…

February 22 @ 7:30 pm - March 3 @ 3:00 pm

Oliver!

February 22, 23, March 1, 2 | 7:30pm February 24 & March  3 | 3pm March 2 | 2pm $25 Adult/$18 Senior/$12 St…

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March 8 @ 7:00 pm

Story Slam: Breaking Free

Real stories, live & uncensored. Stories told live, MOTH–style, the second Friday of each month. Never the…

March 8 @ 7:00 pm - March 9 @ 7:00 pm

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…

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April 5 @ 6:00 pm - April 7 @ 6:00 pm

The Runaway Orchestra

April 5 | 6pm April 6 | 2pm & 6pm April 7 | 3pm $15 Adult/$12 Senior/$10 Student Puppetry, Classical Ne…

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April 5 @ 7:00 pm

Story Slam: Endings

Real stories, live & uncensored. Stories told live, MOTH–style, the second Friday of each month. Never the…

April 6 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm

Theatre and Dance for the Very Young: Baby Disco

April 6 | 9:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, 4pm Get ready to move and groove in our brand new dance party designed spec…

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