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Walking Between Raindrops: Inside St. Nicholas at Kansas City Actors Theatre

INSIDE Viewpoints March 6, 2020 0

Pictured: Victor Raider-Wexler in the first rehearsal for St. Nicholas. Photo courtesy of KCAT. Victor Raider-Wexler has carved out an impressive career. After starting with theatre in New York many years ago, he made numerous memorable appearances on a variety of sitcoms in the 90’s and 2000’s, including “Seinfeld,”... Read more

Process, Style and Directing: Inside “‘night, Mother” with Sidonie Garrett

INSIDE Viewpoints January 9, 2020 0

What does Sidonie Garrett wish people knew about directing?

Playing a Character Unlike Yourself: Inside “‘night, Mother” with Jan Rogge

INSIDE Viewpoints January 2, 2020 0

Actor Jan Rogge has been active in professional theatre in Kansas City for quite some time, having appeared at many of the area’s professional theatres.

“It’s Not Always Just Acting”: Inside “‘Master Harold'” With Khalif J. Gillett and Arthur Clifford

INSIDE Viewpoints September 23, 2019 0

Our “Inside” series takes you behind the scenes of productions through blog posts written by the artists in the trenches. To read past “Inside” pieces, click here. By Jack Kneessy Kansas City Actors Theatre is preparing for their third production of Season 15, Athol Fugard’s partly-autobiographical “‘Master Harold’… and the... Read more

“Bring it On” – Lisa Rothe on Directing KCRep’s “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”

Profiles Viewpoints September 13, 2019 0

“It’s interesting to look at a work that was originally written in the 1950s, reworked in the 1970s, and then explore how it might resonate for an audience today.”

Theatre as a Safe Space to Explore: Inside “‘Master Harold'” with Walter Coppage

INSIDE Viewpoints September 6, 2019 0

In this latest “Inside” Jack Kneessy talks with actor Walter Coppage on creating a character, revisiting a familiar playwright, and why theater should be a safe space to explore.