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(816) 513 - 8980
3051 Central in Penn Valley Park
Kansas City, MO 64141
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816-513-8980
Just Off Broadway Theatre
(816) 513 - 8980
3051 Central in Penn Valley Park
Kansas City, MO 64141
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2019 PAST PERFORMANCES
Emotional Creature
January 17 - February 3
A new play by Eve Ensler Spinning Tree
The secret life of girls around the world.
The Green Book Wine
Club Train Trip
February 15 - March 2
Five Black Women from Missouri.
Friendship, Wine, Laughter, Tears,
and Secrets. What happens when
unexpected time travel takes them
back to a 1940s boarding house…
The 1940s Radio Hour
March 21 - 24
A different time is evoked in this
marvelously theatrical and winning
show, a live broadcase of The Mutual
Manhattan Variety Cavalocade from the
Hotel Astor’s Algonquin Room on
December 21, 1942…
Billy Elliot
April 4 - 20
Elton John (music) and Lee Hall (book and
lyrics) adapted the Universal
Pictures/Studio Canal Film into the winner
of 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
Follow Billy’s journey from boxing ring to
ballet class, where he discovers a passion
for dance that unites his family…
Funnyhouse of a Negro
May 3 - 18
Adrienne Kennedy’s Funnyhouse of a
Negro is an avant-garde one-act drama
about a young African American college
student named Negro Sarah who
desperately wishes that she was white…
Flo & The Journey
April 4 - 20
These are staged readings of two short
plays (on the same night): Flor and The
Journey by Peggy Jones. Flo is about
African American Civil Rights activist and
attorney Florence Kennedy.
Cafe Blaque
June 28 - 30
Cafe Blaque, is a love story about two
people that meet at their local cafe: It’s
Coffee Time Cafe. Michael Black is a tall
dark and handsome lawyer. Owner of
Michael Black’s law firm. He has been
suffering in…
Peter Wise Actors Boot
Camp
July 14 - 15
This class will focus on: scene study,
falling easily into character, falling quickly
into emotions, the ability to transition
emotions, monologuing without tiring,
improving improv abilities, and more!
KC Fringe Festival
July 14 - 28
The 15th annual Fringe Festival KC: where
adventurous audiences meet adventurous
artists. This 14-day explosion of unjuried,
uncensored performing and visual arts
features performers and creators from all
over - local, national and international.
All shows and Reviews
The KC Nerdlesque
Festival
July 30 - August 4
The Kansas City Nerdlesque Festival
celebrates the art of burlesque and all
things nerdy. A combination of a
comic-con and a burlesque festival,
KCNF brings nerds of all shapes, sizes
and shades together to share their
fandoms in the sexiest way…
Whitney’s Birthday & New
Editions Tributes
August 9 & 10
What better way to celebrate Whitney
Houston’s birthday, than to present a replace
of the Whitney Houston Tribute! And in 2018
we brought an amazing Tribute show featuring
our favorite songs from New Edition. We are
bringing this back in August as a continuation
on behalf of Black Music Month.
Empty
August 16 - 17
Like the sound of a penny rolling around
in an empty can, so does Melinda find
her heart after years of abuse from her
husband! Melinda has found herself in a
marriage that is filled with heartache and
pain. What will she do to escape the
continued abuse of her husband?
Woke
August 21 - 25
What does it take to awaken from
bigotry?
This script in hand performance of
the musical play WOKE.
King Hedley II
September 20 - October 5
King Hedley II takes place in the Hill District
of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1985. It’s set
in the backyard of a once flourishing
neighborhood now falling apart due to
urban decay. King Hedley II, recently
released from a prison stint, returns to
society with no formal education or job
prospects…
Celebrate 8
October 18 & 19
Celebrate 8 with Mid-Life Players! Enjoy
an evening of musical selections from
each of MLPs productions over the
years from the past 16 shows
performed by 24 artist. Two nights
only! You don’t want to miss this unique
retrospective concert.
Poetry and Palate
October 27 at 6:00 pm
We are now partnering with KC
MeltingPot Theatre to bring you this
monthly poetry event. Enjoy an evening
of wine, light snacks and poetry,
featuring “The Recipe”. This month
showcases the 2nd part of the Semple
Stories series by Langston Hughes…
Stealing Kandinsky: A Case
from the Stolen Art Files
October 25 - November 9
This full length, two-act play centers around
Vassily Kandinsky, known as the “founder” of
modern abstract art. Kandinsky and the Blue
Rider arts movement of which he was a leader,
were considered “degenerate artists” by the
Nazis, and their art was suppressed and stolen…
The Buffalo Hero of World
War 1: The Wayne Miner
Story
November 22 - 24
The heroic story of Buffalo Soldier, Pvt. Wayne
Miner, who valiantly volunteered to take
ammunition to the front line during WW1 when
fellow soldiers refused. Breaking the chains of
fear and death, guided by his mother’s spirit
and upholding the Buffalo Soldier creed.
Poetry and Palate
November 24 at 6:00 pm
Enjoy an evening of wine, light snacks
and poetry, featuring “The Recipe”. This
month showcases the 3rd part of the
Semple Stories series by Langston
Hughes. The Semple Stories is
performed live as a miniseries is history
making history so don’t miss out.
For Colored Girls Who
Have Considered Suicide
When the Rainbow is Enuf
October 25 - November 9
Ntozake Shange’s ground breaking
choreopoem, For Colored Girls who
have Considered Suicide When the
Rainbow is Enuf is the playwrights first
and most widely produced…
Game Time with Sosha
Oshaye
December 28
Introducing Game Time with Sosha
Oshaye Season 2! Artists of all genres will
come together to compete for a prize
package worth over $2000! Don’t miss
some of the best talents in Kansas City!
Game Time is a competitive event for
performing artists looking to…