Category: Live Theatre, Dance and Music

Becoming Martin at Coterie Theatre

image courtesy of Coterie Theatre website This week we visited the Coterie Theatre for the world premiere of “Becoming Martin,” a play about young Martin Luther King, Jr. The play is a Coterie commissioned work by noted filmmaker, screenwriter, director,…

Peter Pan at Theatre for Young America

This week we visited Theatre for Young America for their performance of the children’s classic, Peter Pan. The actors were a mix of theatre camp students and professional actors, which gave the performance a fun feeling. The play featured highlights…

The Young King at JCCC

image courtesy of Johnson County Community College website We were privileged to attend the beautiful performance of “The Young King” at Johnson County Community College performed by Slingsby Theatre from Australia. This play is based on a story by Oscar…

Tuck Everlasting at Coterie Theatre

image courtesy of Scholastic This week we watched a lovely performance of the children’s classic, Tuck Everlasting by Babbitt. This book is the story of the Winnie Foster and her chance meeting with the Tuck family. The Tucks drank water…

Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook

This week we attended a performance of “Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook” at Theatre for Young America in Union Station. This fun and lighthearted show took its script from several books in the beloved children’s series. In the…

Spring 2018 KinderKonzert

On Wednesday we returned to the Kauffman Center for the spring 2018 KinderKonzert – The Science of Sound with the Science City STEAM Team. In this performance, the kids learned all about how sounds are made, how we hear them,…

Secret of Courage at Coterie Theatre

image courtesy of Coterie Theatre This week we attended a world premiere performance of “The Secret of Courage” by Laurie Brooks. The play begins with the main character finding out that the headaches he has been having are actually symptoms…

Freedom Riders at JCCC

image courtesy of JCCC This week we went to JCCC for a performance of “Freedom Riders” by Mad River Theater Works. This powerful and moving play brought to life the experiences of the students who participated in and organized the…

Nutcracker 2017

We went to the Kauffman Center this week to watch this year’s student matinee of The Nutcracker, performed by the Kansas City Ballet. The kids enjoyed the choreography, the beautiful costumes, the wonderful music performed by the Kansas City Symphony,…