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'Hungry? Have a Snack' is an informal, experimental workshop series that invites artists of all types to perform works in development and get feedback from a live audience.
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Diminishing audiences have been an increasing problem for theatre, for Broadway and regional stages alike.In large part, the issue can be traced to cost.…
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I believe in the revitalization of straight theatre in Wichita, theatre that is not backed by a musical score. I believe, as well, that it is a mistake to…
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The loss of Center Theatre at the Wichita Center for the Arts is not simply a loss for the theatre community, nor is it not merely a personal loss—I met…
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Recently, I read that a musical featuring a television cartoon character was headed to Broadway in 2016. Contributing original music are performers like…
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“The course of true love never did run smooth,” as Shakespeare had the character Lysander observe in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and never has this been…
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Ira Levin was a writer whose creative output crossed genres and expectations.Born in 1929 to a New York toymaker, Levin was supposed to join his father in…
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It has been more than half a century since my mother entered me in a Beautiful Baby contest. I did not win, but as I have no memory of the event, I have…
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What is a better expression of summer than outdoor entertainment?The Wichita Grand Opera is taking the stage at Bradley Fair for its annual "Opera on the…
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Some time ago, my producer, Fletcher Powell, asked me to write a few sentences on why theatre is necessary, which he then used to promote my…