The KC Melting Pot theater will hold their third annual Black Playwright Festival beginning Friday, July 8. The festival will showcase three plays written by Black playwrights and will be
Thu, 04/29/2021
LAWRENCE Through a series of 20 short scenes and songs, Changemakers shares stories inspired by community leaders, activists and front line workers who have fought for change. This collaborative work, written by commissioned playwrights working alongside students, makes its world premiere Thursday, April 29, as the University Theatre’s season finale. Changemakers showtimes are 7:30 p.m. April 29-30 and 2:30 p.m. May 2 online and for a limited, in-person audience. Changemakers was co-written by members of the cast in collaboration with 20 professional playwrights commissioned for this production. Among the KU alumni playwrights are Bill Russell and James Still. This production is directed by Markus Potter, assistant professor of performance, and Darci Jens Fulcher, visiting assistant director, with musical direction and live accompaniment by Ryan McCall.