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Ripcord- Starts June 6-17, 2018
A sunny room on an upper floor is prime real estate in the Bristol Place Senior Living Facility, so when the cantankerous Abby is forced to share her quarters with new-arrival Marilyn, she has no choice but to get rid of the infuriatingly chipper woman by any means necessary. A seemingly harmless bet between the old women quickly escalates into a dangerous game of one-upmanship that reveals not just the tenacity of these worthy opponents, but also deeper truths that each would rather remain hidden.
CAST
Abby – Dona Lancaster
Marilyn – Crystal Meek
Scotty – Andrew Johnson
Colleen – Sara Rhodes
Derek – Kyle Amos
Benjamin – Kenneth Mitchell
Directed by Mark Schuster
Production runs June 6-17th, 2018
Performances are at 8 pm, Wednesday through Saturday and 2 pm matinee on Sunday’s. Tickets are $15 for adults or $13 for military/senior/students (sales tax included). Call for reservations 316-686-1282.
“Silent Sky” By Lauren Gunderson
Silent Sky
by Lauren Gunderson-runs from April 18, 2018 to April 29, 2018.
When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isn’t allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. Instead, she joins a group of women “computers,” charting the stars for a renowned astronomer who calculates projects in “girl hours” and has no time for the women’s probing theories. As Henrietta, in her free time, attempts to measure the light and distance of stars, she must also take measure of her life on Earth, trying to balance her dedication to science with family obligations and the possibility of love. The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them. Social progress, like scientific progress, can be hard to see when one is trapped among earthly complications; Henrietta Leavitt and her female peers believe in both, and their dedication changed the way we understand both the heavens and Earth. Directed by Mary Lou Phipps-Winfrey
RATING-G
Performances are at 8 pm, Wednesday through Saturday and 2 pm matinee on Sunday’s. Tickets are $15 for adults or $13 for military/senior/students (sales tax included). Call for reservations 316-686-1282.
Direct at Wichita Community Theater- 2018-2019 Season
Directors Needed for our Proposed 2018-2019 Season
If you have wanted to direct at Wichita Community Theatre, we are accepting applications for the 2018-2019 Season. All applications are due by April 21, 2018.
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Reader’s Theatre Performance for “Something More”- Written by Kayla Horning
Reader’s Theatre Winning Submission- “Something More” – Written by Kayla Horning
Dahlia is 18 years old, and deaf. She’s grown up very isolated in a hearing household. And has taught herself sign language online and done exclusively online school. Her parents are loving but clueless as to how to be parents to an extraordinary child. When her mother meets a boy who is losing his hearing she attempts to play match maker, but by doing this she unknowingly increases the wedge between herself and her daughter. Something More is about the struggles of living with a foot in two different worlds. How will she balance being deaf in a world that is so loud? In the end, how can she choose between a future with someone like her and her past?
Cast:
Dahlia- Aubrie Valle
Anita- Diane Tinker Hurst
Doug- Thomas M. Hanks
Tate- Jon Pic
Narrator- Amy Ruppert
Directed by Lisa Sillaway Henshall & Charlene Grinsell
Free readers performance, April 28th, 2018- 3:00-5:30, No reservations needed.