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For complete Theatre listings through 2011, click here to visit the KC Events calendar.

 
Kansas City Repertory Theatre
Harriet Jacobs
Written by Lydia R. Diamond
Directed by Jessica Thebus
Inspired by Jacobs’ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Runs October 22 through November 21 at the Copaken Stage, H&R Block Building
For tickets call 816-235-2700 or online at www.kcrep.org/
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Harriet Jacobs is adapted from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, one of the most important books in the history of the Abolitionist Movement. After nearly seven years hiding in a tiny garret above her grandmother’s home, Harriet Ann Jacobs secretly boarded a boat and escaped to New York and, eventually, freedom. The young slave woman’s remarkable story of triumph over the most bitter oppression will be the most inspirational show of the season!

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Chestnut Fine Arts Center 
Sentimental Journey
Runs November 4 through December 12
For tickets call 913-764-2121 or online at www.chestnutfinearts.com
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Sentimental Journey opens Nov. 4 at the Chestnut Fine Arts Center in Olathe, Kan.  This show is the perfect recipe of musical hits from an era gone by, but not forgotten. Sentimental Journey is a salute to the 1940's and your favorite holiday music!  Memories will flow with songs like Puttin’ on the Ritz, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Mack the Knife, White Christmas, Chatanooga Choo Choo and more.

Sentimental Journey stars Jon Daugharthy, Colleen Grate, Natalie Weaver and Licia Watson. This show is directed by Brad Zimmerman and choreographed by Annie Paglusch. This performance is rated “G”.

Barn Players
"RENT"
Runs November 5 through 21
For tickets call 913-432-9100 or online at www.thebarnplayers.org
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The story of musicians and artists in NYC and their trials with life.  Read the Feature on the Barn Players here

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American Heartland Theatre
Plaid Tidings
Runs  November 5 through December 25
For tickets call  816-842-9999 or online at www.ahtkc.com
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Dreaming of a Plaid Christmas? Great! Because the hilarious, harmonious quartet, The Plaids (Frankie, Sparky, Jinx and Smudge) are back with a swingin' holiday spectacular. After their sudden demise, the four young men return to Earth-under the order of a heavenly phone call from Rosemary Clooney-this time performing a touching, nostalgic holiday spectacle blending mirth, music and a bit of "The Ed Sullivan Show."  This sequel to the record-breaking "Forever Plaid," mixes favorites from the holidays and sought-after tunes from the 1950s.

One Night Only
The Lied Center of Kansas
The Real Dr. Strangelove: Edward Teller and the Battle for the H-Bomb
Friday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m.
For tickets call 785-864-2787 or online at www.lied.ku.edu

Based on Peter Goodchild’s docudrama, The Real Dr. Strangelove is a gripping, historical tale of nuclear origins. This captivating story examines the lives and convictions of famous scientists Edward Teller and Robert Oppenheimer as they face impossible disagreements over further development of nuclear weaponry in post World War II America. Presented by L.A. Theatre Works as live radio theatre, The Real Dr. Strangelove creates a one-of-a-kind theatre experience.


Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
Awake and Sing at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
Runs November 16 through December 5 at MET Space
For tickets call 816-569-3226 or online at www.metkc.org
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The MET presents “Awake and Sing,” a captivating and powerful American Masterwork by Clifford Odets.  Dreams and disappointments meet in this turbulent comedy-drama of a Jewish family struggling to stay afloat in the 1930s.  Generational conflicts arise as they strive for the American Dream.  Directed by Karen Paisley with Jeanne Averill, Robby Gibby Brand and Richard Alan Nichols

 Kansas City Repertory Theatre
A Christmas Carol
Runs November 19 through December 26
For tickets call 816-235-2700 or online at www.kcrep.org/
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Kansas City's favorite holiday tradition is back, and we are celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the original production! Refreshed and refurbished the Rep's A Christmas Carol will have all your favorite iconic moments paired with some thrilling new surprises! Don't miss what is sure to be the most talked about show of the holiday season!  Recommended for all ages.

Quality Hill Playhouse
Christmas in Song
Runs November 19 through December 26
For tickets call 816-421-1700 or online at  www.qualityhillplayhouse.com
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Join us for holiday cheer at "Kansas City's most consistently stirring Christmas show for 15 years" (The Pitch). The wonderful blend of sacred and secular, popular and traditional music has made this a sell-out, "must-see" event. This year's production will feature rousing piano music, soul-filled gospel, traditional carols and contemporary favorites that are sure to touch your heart and lift your spirit.

Christmas in Song features Karen Errington, Lateesha McDonald Jackson, Cary Mock and pianist/emcee J. Kent Barnhart.

Unicorn Theatre and UMKC Theatre
Distracted
Runs November 27 through December 12
For tickets call 816-531-7529 x10 or online at www.unicorntheatre.org
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Are we so tuned in to our info-rich world that we’ve tuned out the things that really matter? Jesse is eight and easily distracted, but so are his parents, neighbors—even the doctors. Is Jesse’s Attention Deficit Disorder caused by over-stimulation, bad parenting, chemicals in food, or is he just a kid in an ADD world? It’s a fast-paced, comic look at parenting in the Internet Age.

For complete Theatre listings through 2011, click here to visit the KC Events calendar.