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, MO. 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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2021-2022 Theatre Lab
We Are Blood 
by Ryan Bernsten
Oct. 2, 2021, PH Coffee
“We Are Blood” explores the demons that live in every family. Set in rural Missouri, the play explores resentments between urban elites and their remote relatives.
Heirlooms
by Bethany Vermillion
Dec. 4 2021, PH Coffee
“Heirlooms” centers on a family dealing with the effects of addiction, PTSD, and the trauma of childhood. It explores the complexity of family dynamics and how avoiding hard truths never truly keeps the peace.
Boxed
by Kevin King
Feb. 7, 2022
The Avocado Tree 
By Sofiana Olivera Abalan
March 7, 2022
PRESENTED IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH
Lucia, a brilliant young architect, lives in a Latin American country in social and political upheaval with her father and her young daughter. When the violence in her country escalates, she makes the difficult decision to emigrate to the United States.
THEARE LAB FESTIVAL
May 6-8, 2022
Featuring:
TASIA 
By LaCherish Thompson
A play which finds the family of a Vietnam veteran trying to heal after a family member’s tragic incident.
Deadzone
By Lindsay Adams
Arthur Miller drama meets ecological absurdist comedy in this comedy which finds a catfish family facing the slow decline of their neighborhood due to pollution.
Black Man, MO 
By Terrace Wyatt, Jr.
EMERGING PLAYWRIGHT SERIES
A play which deals with questions of ongoing violence right here in Kansas City, MO
The Head of Medusa
By Kitty Corum, Emmy Panzica-Piontek, and Nathan Bowman
Examining the origins the mythological monster, “The Head of Medusa” follows Medusa and her call for justice after a violent encounter with the god Poseidon.
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