It’s hard to describe succinctly Kansas University alumnae Julie Dunlap’s and Sara Stotts’s musical comedy “Mother%$!#hood," which was performed at the Lawrence Arts Center last weekend. Is it irreverent or sentimental? Is it flawed or perfect? Is it dirty or sweet? The best answer ...

EMU Theatre is looking for monsters and other strange characters. The Lawrence-based experimental theater troupe is holding auditions for its annual festival of short plays, "Horrorshow VII", Sept. 1, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the black box theater at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire ...

EMU Theatre needs help. The experimental local theater troupe has four openings on its 11-member board of directors. Directors serve a three-year term and are tasked with selecting which shows the company produces and with allocating funds appropriately. Four officer positions — president, ...

Diana Dresser likes it when the losers win. “As a parent, I love this story,” she says of “Hairspray,” which opens Thursday night and concludes the Lawrence Arts Center’s 2013 Summer Youth Theater series. The Broadway smash based on the 1988 John Waters film of the same name ...

Theatre Lawrence’s Vintage Players troupe has a single goal. “The mission statement is ‘Just have fun,’” says Mary Ann Saunders, the group’s longtime director. “If other people want to come along – like the audience – the more, the merrier.” That approach will be on ...

It’s not really the complete history of Kansas. “No,” says Elizabeth Sullivan with a laugh. “The title should really be ‘The Incomplete History of Kansas,’ although we cover a vast variety of history.” She’s talking about Summer Youth Theater’s latest offering, “The ...