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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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Visual Arts
6:00 pm
Thu October 25, 2012

With A New Name, The Toy & Miniature Museum Looks Ahead

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The museum is housed in a 1911 mansion.
Credit Laura Spencer / KCUR
Museum educator Laura Taylor stands next to one of the smallest works in the collection, a micro-curiosity.
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A pair of dressed fleas, dried and dressed and placed in a landscape.
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Thirty years ago, the Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City opened its doors, with a display of dollhouses, toys, and miniatures mostly collected by two Kansas City women.

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