Anyone who saw Kelli Szrot bring down the house in Theatre Lawrence’s 2019 production of “Mamma Mia” will not be surprised that the Lawrence singer has been cast in the theater’s big season finale: “Hello, Dolly!” — the blockbuster 1964 musical with a lead role made famous by Carol Channing and then doubly famous by Barbra Streisand. “She’s got an outstanding voice,” says director and ...
A federal lawsuit filed against the University of Kansas by a former KU law student who said she had been raped by a fellow student has been dismissed for failure to state a claim. The lawsuit, filed in October of 2020, followed a yearslong series of events in which the plaintiff reported to Lawrence police in September 2018 that a fellow student had raped her while she was too intoxicated to consent. As the ...
Lawrence resident Scott Sloyer is scheduled to arrive in Przemysl, Poland, this weekend to help feed Ukrainian citizens fleeing Vladimir Putin’s devastating invasion of their country. What specifically he’ll be doing at the refugee site near Ukraine’s western border isn't yet clear, but the specifics don’t concern Sloyer much. “If they tell me to go cut potatoes and carrots for 12 hours, that’s ...
Depicting a narrator’s inner life, especially when it’s warped by psychological abuse, alcoholism and other conditions that affect reliability, is challenging in a book — and even more so in a film. In a live stage play, it’s truly daunting. That’s what Piet Knetsch discovered when he agreed to direct “The Girl on the Train” for Theatre Lawrence. The play, based on British author Paula Hawkins’ ...
When an announcement went out recently about a free vaccine clinic for pets, 200 applications flooded in within the first hour. And more kept coming, said Elina Alterman, director of development and communications with the Lawrence Humane Society. Alterman is acutely aware of the “incredible need in the community” for pet care, but those recent numbers “blew our minds,” she told the ...
Like many organizations, agencies and individuals across the globe, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office is contributing to Ukraine's effort to defend itself against Russia's deadly invasion. The office has donated bulletproof body armor — specifically 20 ballistic vests — to help Ukraine in its fight against President Vladimir Putin's military, which invaded the country on Feb. 24. “In law enforcement ...