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.
Interested in submitting a play for our upcoming Theatre Lab? Plays must be submitted by June 1, 2024 to be considered for our 2024-2025 Theatre Lab Series and Playwright’s Roundtable.
Past Theatre Lab Plays
2022-2023
- Black Parents Union by Gary Enrique Bradley-Lopez
- Promises to Keep by Judith Zivanovic
- Burr Oak by Mike Rice
- Buried in Blood by Mylan Gray
- The Disappointments by Aaron Scully
- Under the Table by Ruthie Wu
- Smile, You’re on Camera by Ash Bowen
2021-2022
- We Are Blood by Ryan Bernsten
- Heirlooms by Bethany Vermillion
- Boxed by Kevin King
- The Avocado Tree by Sofiana Olivera Abalan
- La Intrevista by Freddy Acevedo
- Black Man, MO by Terrace Wyatt, Jr.
- The Head of Medusa by Emmy Panzica-Piontek, Kitty Corum, and Nathan Bowman
2020-2021
- Role Play by Emma Carter
- The Avocado Tree by Sofiana Olivera Abalan
- The Holy Trinity by Prisca Jebet Kendagor
- Sliding into Home by Aaron Scully
- Cam Girl by Em Swenson
- Memories of the Game by Kristy Thomas
2019-2020
- Thank You Notes: Headed to Heaven with Flat Jimmy Fallon by Vicki Vodrey
- Play Rights by Inas Younis
- Raise Less Corn and More Hell! Annie Diggs: A Prairie Populist by Lavinia Roberts
- Family Spouses (A Christmas Story) by Prisca Jebet Kendagor
- Crush by Russell Langdon
- Mirrors by Kaitlin Gould
- Craiglisted by Sharai Bohannon*
- Role Play by Emma Carter*
* Performances for these Theatre Lab productions were cancelled due to Covid-19
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