Join Kansas City Public Theatre for their 4th Annual Theatre Lab FEST, featuring the acidic new comedy "for…girls" by Darren Canady.
General Admission is FREE at the door.
A limited number of reservations may be purchased in advance.
Directed by Teisha Bankston
Featuring:
Terraye Watson, Haley Johnson, Dawn Youngs, Briana Van Deusen, Kelly Main, and Alisa Lynn
About the play: Fresh off his controversial production of Dreamgirls (with puppets!), enfant terrible director Ty Derricks is offering the leadership of New Stages Repertory Company a bold new opportunity: the chance to premiere his risky, iconoclastic take on a production of Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow Is Enuf. Reducing the cast size and employing only white women as actors, Ty creates a secretive, explosive production experience that drags the actors, the artistic leadership, and the local theatrical community towards a collision while his former confidante, Sheryl, fights to save not only the brilliance of the original play, but also what its landmark representations have meant to generations of Black women. for…girls is an acidic comedy that exposes the misogynoir, power struggles, and exploitation that make contemporary artmaking so fraught.
About Theatre Lab FEST: Theatre Lab FEST is a celebration of our city’s playwriting talent! Over the course of the festival weekend, audiences can attend nightly performances of the new comedy "for…girls" by Darren Canady, new play-in-development readings, AND participate in interactive events such as the playwriting jam! ALL are welcome to attend and participate!
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