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Performance
5:00 am
Thu January 24, 2013

'BlackTop Sky' Marks Young Playwright's Homecoming

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Playwright Christina Anderson
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Tosin Morohunfola & Chioma Anyanwu in a scene from "BlackTop Sky" at Unicorn Theatre — with Tosin Morohunfola and Chioma Anyanwu.
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"BlackTop Sky" features Chioma Anyanwu (kneeling), Tosin Morohunfola (left) & Frank Oakley III (center)
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Chioma Anyanwu as Ida Peters, who dreams of a better life.
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The world premiere of the play BlackTop Sky, opening this weekend at the Unicorn Theatre, marks a homecoming for its author.

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Performance
5:00 am
Wed December 5, 2012

Ron Simonian Takes Leap Of Faith With 'The Soul Collector'

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Playwright Ron Simonian as the Rev. Lester Dupree in "The Soul Collector."
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In Simonian's "The Soul Collector," "the end of the world is on the horizon."
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Ron Simonian (left), Jessica Dressler "Dirty Dorothy" and The Emerald City All-Stars
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Dean Vivian, Scott Cordes and Tom Moriarty in Simonian's "The Sting of Love"
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Kansas City playwright Ron Simonian had his first play produced in 1992 in a warehouse in the Crossroads District.

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Performance
5:00 am
Fri October 12, 2012

Political Theater Gets Loud In 'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'

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Shea Coffman and Katie Karel in "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson."
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Andrew Jackson (Shea Coffman) in command in "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson."
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Cast of "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" doing "I'm So That Guy."
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If there's not enough political theater in the run-up to the November elections, the Unicorn Theatre is offering a bit more with its production of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, the emo rock musical biography of America's seventh President. 

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The Theater
5:00 am
Fri March 2, 2012

'Hungry' At The Unicorn

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L to R: Dina Thomas as Amy and Chioma Anyanwu as Bianca in Unicorn Theatre's world premiere of "Hungry" by Lia Romeo.
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Dina Thomas as Amy and Katie Gilchrist as Katharine, Amy's mom.
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L to R: Chioma Anyanwu as Bianca and Dina Thomas as Amy.
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Dina Thomas as Amy and Jeff Smith as the Minotaur.
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L to R: Dina Thomas as Amy, Jeff Smith as the Minotaur and Katie Gilchrist as Katharine.
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The Unicorn Theatre has a long history of developing the work of new playwrights. In the last few years, the Unicorn has established a connection with the up-and-coming talent Lia Romeo.

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KCUR Arts
8:00 am
Thu March 4, 2010

The Unicorn's "Green Whales" Tackles Tough Subjects with Humor

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Actors Vanessa Severo and Anna Safar in "Green Whales."
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Though the Unicorn Theater has always been quick to pounce on the most buzzed about plays in New York, it has actually launched many new plays. In fact, a quarter of the shows over the years have had their world premieres in Kansas City. The latest is called "Green Whales," and while it tackles tough subjects in comedic ways, it is giving everyone involved a voice in bringing this new play to fruition.

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