The Living Room

The Living Room's Minimalist 'Carousel' Revived At KC Rep

Steve Walker — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical Carousel is revered by many for its artfully woven tapestry of story, song and dance - including Time magazine, which in 1999 named it the best musical of the 20^th century. Currently at Kansas City Repertory Theatre is a re-creation of a production that premiered nearly two years ago at a downtown performance space, where Carousel was viscerally staged in a way that both respected the material and deconstructed it to pieces.

[VIDEO] In This Scene...'Blackbird' At The Living Room

Laura Spencer and Julie Denesha — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:47:41 +0000

This season, David Harrower's "Blackbird" returns to The Living Room. It's a play exploring an unsettling relationship and its aftermath.

Blood And Sonnets Fuel The Living Room's 'Titus Andronicus'

Steve Walker — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:00:00 +0000

For twenty years, Shakespeare in the park has been as reliable a part of a Kansas City summer as the heat and humidity. And while the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival is opening two shows in repertory, another Shakespeare play has snuck into town: the Bard's goriest play, Titus Andronicus, which is being staged with a minimal set and a band at the downtown performance space The Living Room.