•Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre opens the season with a world premiere: Michael Ruth’s “Rules for Widows,” in which a woman learns about her husband’s secret life after his death. Jan Rogge heads a cast that includes Marilyn Lynch, Jennifer Colville, Coleman Crenshaw and Katie Ligon. Performances begin Sept. 8.
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/08/26/3099185/fall-arts-theater-troupes-will.html#ixzz1WA3Thm7f
A nice little slideshow of production photos from Kansas City Fringe shows hosted at The Fishtank Performance Studio, including Rubble:
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/07/23/3031575/fringe-festival-day-1.html
Robert Trussell has written a great piece in the Kansas City Star that more or less sums up what the KC Fringe Festival is all about. Here is an excerpt:
“Experimental” can mean different things to different people. It can mean a radical new interpretation of a classic. It could be a brand-new play told in an unconventional way. It could be artists stepping out of their traditional roles. And it could mean actors in gorilla suits reciting Shakespeare.
These days experimental theater isn’t so unusual. In fact, it seems to be everywhere. Certainly it will be for the next week, when the annual Kansas City Fringe Festival showcases a cluster of new plays and original performances.
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/07/23/3028234/fringe-fests-roots-found-in-a.html#ixzz1TFm6gAOu
Coleman Crenshaw 