The new year may only be a few hours old, but local theaters are already gearing up for their spring offerings. And that means lots of opportunities for local actors. The Lawrence Arts Center is holding auditions for children and adults for its new show, "Escape from the Labyrinth: The ...
Kansas history and classic ballet meet to tell a unique holiday tale at the Lawrence Arts Center. “A Kansas Nutcracker” marries the story of Clara (Estrella Frankenfeld) and her nutcracker prince from the famous Tchaikovsky ballet with those of Kansas’ first governor, Charles Robinson ...
It wouldn’t be the holidays without Tchaikovsky’s immortal classic, “The Nutcracker” ballet. Sugar plum fairies and cute, little girls as snowflakes are an annual part of the December tapestry. But if you know Ric Averill, the creative director for the performing arts at the Lawrence ...
There is an old adage in theater that goes, “Never try to upstage a kid or a dog.” Director Terrance McKerrs understands this well in his new production of “The Sound of Music” at Theatre Lawrence. The seven Von Trapp children are all delightful. Every moment they are onstage, the ...
It is a daunting task trying to tell the life story of one of history’s more important but largely forgotten figures in an hour’s time. That’s what guest artist, Robert Skloot, and a cast of 10 KU students pull off in “If the Whole Body Dies: Raphael Lemkin and the Treaty against ...
Don’t tell Robert Skloot the arts aren’t important. “I’m a firm believer in bringing the arts into the discussion of important human issues,” he says. The Professor Emeritus of Theatre from the University of Wisconsin is in town to star in his own play, “If the Whole Body ...