Tagged: Bryan Moses

Performance
9:00 pm
Thu January 17, 2013

'Housebreaking' Reveals A Family At A Breaking Point

The dysfunctional family is an often-mined subject for drama, from the early Greeks to the present. The play "Housebreaking," by Jakob Holder, combines humor with an exploration of failed relationships and dreams.

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Performance
1:47 pm
Tue January 15, 2013

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

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Scott Cordes and Vanessa Severo perform a scene from "Blackbird."

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

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Performance
10:55 am
Wed September 7, 2011

Two Plays Explore Themes of 9/11

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Chris Roady (as Ben) and Crystal Gould (as Abby) in "The Mercy Seat."

Along with journalists and historians, playwrights can serve an important role in helping people make sense of national tragedies. And the results can weave narratives other sources might miss.

Kansas City, Mo. – This week, two Kansas City theater companies are staging plays coinciding with the 10 year anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, yet they utilize that historic day in very different ways.

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