Mini Review: A visit with 'Uncle Vanya' at Kansas City Actors Theatre
Chekov’s masterpiece gets personal in a sharp new adaptation.
August 21, 2025
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Dance to the music: 'A Jukebox for the Algonquin' at ICTRep
Set in a senior living facility, the stories and songs of this laugh-out-loud romp touch on dreams and fears universally shared.
August 19, 2025
After a visit to the ER, actor Ben Smith returns to Kechi’s 'Much Ado About Nothing'
After getting a "cocktail” of medicines and an appointment to see his cardiologist, he was back on stage the second weekend.
August 14, 2025
Much ado about something at Kechi Playhouse
Shakespeare debuts at the 42-year-old theater with a quick and lively “Much Ado About Nothing.” Three cheers to the Bard — and to this production.
August 05, 2025
In its 43rd season, Kechi Playhouse tempers passion with pragmatism
As a hedge against troublesome road construction, the theater will present five royalty-free productions this year. They include past favorites, an original script, and "Much Ado About Nothing."
June 04, 2025
Wichita Shakespeare Company kicks off its season with 'totally rad' production of 'Love's Labours Lost'
In its 26th year, the company presents two wildly different approaches to Shakespeare: An '80s undergraduate take on comedy "Love's Labours Lost" opens June 6, and a "no gimmicks" version of "Romeo and Juliet" is coming in September.
June 03, 2025
The Orpheum is about to close its doors for a yearlong restoration project. Here's are three ways you can support the historic downtown Wichita theater.
#1: Take home a seat Beginning in June, the Orpheum will close for significant interior restorations — including all new seating. But first, “Seat Week: Preparing for Intermission,” running May 27-29, invites Orpheum fans to take a seat — literally. For three days this week, you can select a seat and
May 25, 2025
'Just Willa': Like mother, like daughter
A new novel by Wichita native Helen Sheehy explores the lives of early 20th-century Kansas and Oklahoma farmers and ranchers. Technically fiction, “Just Willa” drips with the kinds of details that the best historians mine from deep research.
May 13, 2025
At Wichita Community Theatre, Shakespeare that’s ‘easy to enjoy’
Set against the backdrop of WWII, “Into the Breeches” is a comedic love letter to the Bard. The eight-show production begins this week and runs through May 4.
April 22, 2025