Our Town Virtual Play Reading

Our Town

March 7, 2021 at 2pm

Leawood Stage Company presents Our Town

Leawood Stage Company is pleased to present a virtual reading of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer prize willing play Our Town. This is the second in a series of readings that give community actors a chance to read classic scripts and for audiences to hear well know plays and be able to discuss the work following the reading.

Our outstanding group of performers, coordinated by Chris McCoy and Carrie Lenahan, will help you escape the limits of the coronavirus from the comfort of your home.

Cast & production team

Dr. Chris McCoy: Director

Carrie Lenahan: Stage Directions Act III

“Our Town” tells the story of the fictional American small town of Grover’s Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens. This simple story asks timeless questions about the meaning of love, life, and death in a continuing circle of life. Our Town was one of Wilder’s favorite works. Dissatisfied with the theatre of his time, he used a metatheatrical style where the narrator/Stage Manager, breaks the fourth wall to address the audience. The play is to be performed with little scenery, no set and minimal, making this a perfect work to be presented as reader’s theater.

Watch the actors read this classic and stay to engage with the cast as they examine the play and its playwright.

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Keep tabs on the talent!

Share the event with friends across the world and take part in this one of a kind community theater experience.

Presenting sponsor

City of Leawood Parks & Recreation Department

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The Cherry Orchard Virtual Play Reading

The Cherry Orchard staged reading at Leawood stage company

The Cherry Orchard

Jan. 24th, 2021 at 2pm

The password to view the show is "leawood"

The first in a series of play readings

Leawood Stage Company is pleased to present a virtual reading of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. This is the first in a series of readings that give community actors a chance to read classic scripts and audiences to hear well known plays.

Our outstanding group of performers, coordinated by Chris McCoy and Carrie Lenahan, will help you escape the limits of the coronavirus from the comfort of your home.

Location

The Zoom link to watch the show is below. The password to view the show is “leawood”

Show times

2pm on Sunday, Jan.24, 2021

First produced in Moscow in 1904, The Cherry Orchard still stands as one of the great plays of the modern era. Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece is about a family on the edge of ruin in a country on the brink of revolution. Often considered a comedy, we see the humanity and folly of this family as the world changes around them.

Before the Chiefs game, watch the actors read this classic!

Cast & production team

Dr. Chris McCoy: Director

Carrie Lenahan

Ellie DeShon: Lyubov
Un Joo Christopher: Anya
Stephanie Charlton: Varya
Bill Pelletier: Gaev
Peter Leondedis: Lopakhin
Brandon Baker: Trofimov
Marshall Rimann: Pishchik
Heather Tinker: Charlotta
Alec Bridges: Epikhodov
London Eichelberger: Dunyasha
Rod Chapin: Firs
Zach Lofland: Yasha
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Keep tabs on the talent!

Share the event with friends across the world and take part in this one of a kind community theater experience.

Presenting sponsor

City of Leawood Parks & Recreation Department

Thank you to the City of Leawood Parks & Recreation Department, our summer presenting sponsor!

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Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

A Virtual Holiday Special​

Premiere December 4, 7pm

Enjoy theatre from your own home!

Leawood Stage Company is pleased to present a virtual holiday spectacular! In the spirit of traditional holiday shows by Bing Crosby, Bob Hope or Andy Williams, this variety show of Holiday classics will premier December 5 at 7pm on Facebook live with a fun live viewing and chat as well as on Youtube.

Show time

Premier December 4, 7pm.

Available 24/7 thereafter.

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Our talented group of performers, directed by Kevin Bogan, will lift your spirits in a year greatly influenced by the corona virus. The cast includes:
Ruth Baum Bigus
Ginger Birch
Ashton Botts
Chad Burris
Macy Cherra
Megan Coble
Annette Cook
Elrinda Du Toit
Grace Piper Fields
Estelle Gordon
Matt Hendrickson
Andrea Hobley
Emma Jacobson
Jerilyn Main
Brenna McConaughey
Susan Neu
Denise Oades
Matt Richardson
Toby Rodriguez
Robin Robles
Courtney Koval Scahill
Essy Seigal
Drew Squire
Austin Stang
Alecia Stultz
Fritz Sullivan
Tess Tappan
Jace Vendelin
Kara Vonwyl
Cathy Wood
“Home for the Holidays” will feature your favorite holiday songs, readings and instrumentals. From the comfort of your own home, you will be able to experience a free celebration of the season by simply logging on to your computer day or night.

The opening night performance will also feature a Facebook Live event where you can “chat” with your friends and performers while watching the show.

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Join us for an evening of holiday fun!

Share the event with friends across the world and take part in this one of a kind community theater experience.

Presenting sponsor

City of Leawood Parks & Recreation Department

Thank you to the City of Leawood Parks & Recreation Department, our summer presenting sponsor!

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Winter 2021 Musical Theatre Audition Workshops

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Winter Audition Workshops

Jan. 23, Jan. 30, Feb. 6 2021

Build your theatre skills!

Led by Dr. Chris McCoy, Assistant Professor of Theatre; Artistic Director of Jewell Theatre Company Musical Theatre at William Jewell College.  All workshops will take place at Leawood Community Center lower level of City Hall, 10:00am – Noon. If required, they will be held virtually. 

For community theatre actors ages 14 and up. Sign up for one workshop for $20 each, or register for all three for $50!

January 23 - Preparing for a Musical Theatre Audition

In this introductory course, participants will learn how to select an audition song, what songs to avoid, how to cut and prepare sheet music, and learning the tricks that can best prepare you to audition for musical theatre.  $20 for this workshop, or $50 for all three!

January 30 - Conquering the Audition

Participants will learn the best practices in auditioning for musical theatre including working with an accompanist, how to “sell” a song, and the top things that directors look for in auditions. Participants for this class should come prepared with a 16-to-32-bar cutting of an audition song from a musical. (Please enroll in the first class if you do not have an audition song.) $20 for this workshop, or $50 for all three!

February 6 - Winning the Call-Back

Learn tips and techniques to help you feel comfortable and confident in the call-back process. This workshop will cover how to prepare for both acting and singing call-backs as well as the director’s perspective in casting decisions. $20 for this workshop, or $50 for all three!

Location

The lower level of city hall in the community center.

4800 Town Center Drive, Leawood, KS 66211

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Can't wait until your workshop?

Check out our two virtual plays you can watch right now!

Presenting sponsor

City of Leawood Parks & Recreation Department

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The Butler Did It

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The Butler Did It - A Live Virtual Play

July 10-19

Enjoy theatre from your own home!

Who did it?

Find out with Leawood Stage Company and join us for The Butler Did It, part three of our three full-cast virtual productions in our summer play reading series.

This comedy parodies every English mystery play ever written with a decidedly American flair. When they’re not busy tripping over clues, they trip over each other! Laughs collide with thrills, and the climax is a real seat-grabber as the true killer is unmasked, and almost everyone turns out to be someone else!

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It’s the perfect way to bring humor and intrigue into your home. This event will be available on a protected platform for 10 days after the premiere. Experience the performing arts community you’ve been missing!

Director – Eric Van Horn

HAVERSHAM – Casye Davidson
MISS MAPLE – Linda Finch
CHANDLER MARLOWE – Jeremy Walter
RICK – Chris Pierce
LAURA – Breanna Swatzell

CHARITY – Miranda Brand
PETER FLIMSEY – Dave Henry
RITA – Lindsay Lovejoy
FATHER WHITE – Brandon Baker

Presenting sponsor

City of Leawood Parks & Recreation Department

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Much Ado About Nothing – A Live Virtual Play

Much Ado About Nothing A Live Virtual Play from Leawood Stage Company

Much Ado About Nothing, a Live Virtual Play

Premiere June 12, 7pm, available 24/7 thereafter

Enjoy theatre from your own home!

Do you miss seeing your favorite community theatre actors perform? Announcing the Leawood Stage Company summer play reading series, three full-cast productions recorded virtually and premiered on Facebook live! Our first production, Much Ado About Nothing, will bring Shakespeare’s wit and humor to your home.

Would you like to support the costs that went into bringing this production to the community? Donate to Leawood Stage Company to help!

Show time

Premiere June 12 – 7:00pm
Video available 24/7 post premiere.

Cast & production team

Director – David Martin

Leonato – Doug Weaver
Messenger/Verges – Meghann Deveroux
Beatrice – Jessica Franz-Martin
Hero – Un Joo Christopher
Don Pedro – Chris McCoy
Claudio – Austin Cable
Benedick – Coleman Crenshaw
Balthasar/Seacoal – Joel Morrison

Don John – Richard J. Burt
Antonio – Scott Shaw
Conrade – Derrick Freeman
Borachio – Quinn North
Margaret – Erika Crane Ricketts
Ursula – Lauren Hambleton
Dogberry – Michael Juncker
First Watchman – David Martin
Friar Francis/Sexton – Tracy Fox

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Join us for an evening of Shakespeare wit and fun!

Share the event with friends across the world and take part in this one of a kind community theatre experience.

Presenting sponsor

City of Leawood Parks & Recreation Department

Thank you to the City of Leawood Parks & Recreation Department, our summer presenting sponsor!

Be a future sponsor

Upcoming events

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Spread fun and laughter in the Kansas City area by supporting the arts!