A man believes he’s Batman and goes on a killing spree. A woman tells her children she has a secret lover, but they’re not sure he’s real. Another woman seeks a spirit guide... and three answer the call. Spring is here, and that means it’s time for [EMU Theatre][1]’s annual ...

It’s always nice to have a legend stop by. That’s what will happen at the Lied Center on Friday night when the Swiss mime troupe Mummenschanz brings its 40th anniversary world tour to Lawrence. “We were looking for an event that, as the saying goes, would be fun for all ages,” ...

Theatre Lawrence is looking for angry men — 12 of them to be exact. The theater group is holding auditions for the classic play "12 Angry Men" Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.m. at its 1501 New Hampshire St. location. The play calls for 12 adult men of various ages. Auditions will consist of ...

As ideas go, a vegetable circus is up there with the silliest of them. And for Jaimie Carswell and partners, that’s the idea. “We wanted to come up with the stupidest show possible,” he says affectionately of “Cirque de Legume,” which plays the Lawrence Arts Center Friday night ...

If you could speak from beyond the grave, what would you say? What if you had died of AIDS? Bill Russell’s compelling show, “Elegies for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens,” attempts to answer those questions. The piece, which opens Thursday night in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre, is part ...

Piet Knetsch has been directing at Theatre Lawrence for years, and he likes taking on challenging material. “Time Stands Still,” the Tony-nominated play about conflict journalism that opens Saturday, is exactly the kind of drama he enjoys. On the surface, it’s a play about what is ...