Every month, Kansas City Public Theatre presents new and experimental work in development by area artists, as well as work which reflects the unique history and culture of Kansas City. Experience the creation of new work and support area artists as they put new ideas to the stage!
All events are FREE and open to the public.
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2024-2025 Theatre Lab
Whisper Music
by Lindsay Adams Kennedy
Saturday, October 12
Oak Street Studio
A ranger searching for a lost girl gets more than she bargained for while interviewing an old woman who lives by herself and makes instruments. A tale of music and mayhem, Whisper Music will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Seeds of Destiny
by Kimberlee Stone
Saturday, December 14
Oak Street Studio
Maia is about to be 18 and on top of the idea of being an adult she is tasked with the ultimate self exploration.
Scary Black Play, or, The Play Where The Black Folk Live
by Zander Thomas
Monday, February 10
Oak Street Studio
The Scary Black Play is three-act play focusing on three different relationships with horror in the backdrop, featuring a phone call, a horde of zombies and an axe-murderer in the woods.
The Whole World in Their Hands
by James Teller
Theatre Lab FEST, May 17 2025
An ex-convict, having been exposed to conspiracy theories about the Jews in prison, has decided to join them rather than beat them, and approaches a rabbi to see about converting – and discovers something far more meaningful than world domination.
The Yellow Wallpaper
by Katee Belle
Theatre Lab FEST, May 18 2025
After giving birth and experiencing symptoms connected to a nervous disorder, a young woman finds herself encountering another behind the wallpaper of an attic where she is meant to be recovering.
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