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.

Upcoming Performance

December 7 @ 7:00 pm - December 16 @ 7:00 pm

The Nutcracker, A Kansas Ballet

December 7 |  7PM December 8 | 7PM December 9 | 3PM December 14 | 7PM December 15 | 2PM & 7PM December 16…

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January 11, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Story Slam: Kansas — Love It/Hate It

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

January 24, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - January 27, 2019 @ 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 8, 2019 @ 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, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - March 3, 2019 @ 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 …

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March 8, 2019 @ 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, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - March 9, 2019 @ 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 presen…

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April 5, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - April 7, 2019 @ 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, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Story Slam: Endings

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

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