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Kansas City Rep Announces 2021-22 Season

The season will feature a world premiere from Kate Hamill and a community tour of a story based on the life of boxer Jack Johnson.

This year’s festival will feature a series of short plays in response to the rise of anti-Asian violence in the country.

Reuler will depart in July 2022 after helping the company transition to a new model around social justice.

The artistic director of the Twin Cities’ Penumbra reflects on an outrageous paradox: that Black vulnerability could exculpate white violence.

The theatre for young audiences will return to in-person programming in November.

Price, who joined the company in 2000, will turn her attention to personal artistic projects.

The outdoor season includes ‘King Lear’ starring André De Shields.

The festival will feature new works by St. Louis theatre professionals and students.

The three-show season will be offered to virtual audiences free of charge.

Ucross will offer residencies to faculty and graduate students of the Yale School of Drama and School of Music.