KC takes Bedford
Catch these thoughful and emotionally packed shows in
Kansas City before they head for the UK.

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June 29-July 8
Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre, Kansas City
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July 13-16
Blackout Theatre Company , Bedford, England

Driving Miss Daisy
by Alfred Uhry

Featuring"
Marilyn Lynch, Harvey Williams,
Directed by Bob Paisley

Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Play.

A warm-hearted, humorous and affecting study of the unlikely relationship between an aging, crotchety white Southern lady, and a proud, soft-spoken black man. A long-run Off-Broadway success and an Academy Award-winning film.

"The play is sweet without being mawkish, ameliorative, without being sanctimonious."

-NY Times.

The Event
by John Clancy
Featuring Bob Paisley
The Man stands in a pool of light on the stage. He is an actor. We know this because he tells us so, but also because our past experience tells us that this is what actors do. He appears to be intelligent, but this might just be clever direction.

The Event is a deceptively simple piece of theatre, which playfully but profoundly leads us to question, not only the nature of reality, but the very nature of existence itself.

 

...a remarkable, witty, irreverent and poignant introspection.
- KCMetropolis.org
...This is pure theatre, and how refreshing it is.
- Kansas City Star

There are limited tickets available for the final 3 performances, Friday June 3,
Saturday, June 4 and Sunday June 5
 
Contact the box office today to reserve your seat!

It's about that energy and spirit and the driving, irresistible music. And on that front, the MET pulls off, despite the odds, a show to see and feel.
- Kansas City Star

Order tickets by calling the MET Box Office 816. 569. 3226
or
Online at www.metkc.org

You are invited to join the
Northland Symphony Orchestra
on Sunday, June 5, 7:30pm
for our summer pops concert

Marvelous Marches!
Join us for this family friendly, casual concert featuring:

March and Procession of Bacchus by Delibes
Colonel Bogey March by Alford
Procession of the Sardar by Ippolitov-Ivanov
Funeral March of a Marionette by Gounod
Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 by Elgar
Radetsky March by Strauss
Imperial March from Star Wars by Williams
and 
American Salute by Gould.

This concert will be Park Hill South High School.
(4500 NW River Park Drive, Riverside, MO 64150 )

 ADMISSION IS FREE
www.northlandsymphony.org

See You On The Square This Saturday!
An outstanding variety of fine visual, performing and literary arts as well as a full line up of children's activities await attendees of the 2nd Annual Liberty Arts Squared Arts Festival this Saturday, June 4th. The festival is held on the square in historic downtown Liberty, Missouri from 10am - 6pm. In addition to more than 40 participating visual and literary artists, a full schedule of performing artists will be featured. Children will be entertained by several hands-on arts activities and kid-friendly performances. Food and beverages will be available throughout the day from local restaurants and food vendors. A beer garden, sponsored by Boulevard Beer, will be open for attendees 21+. Parking and admission is FREE.

40+ Artists On The Square!
An outstanding variety of artists will be featured at the festival on June 4th. A full listing of artists can be found at: http://www.libertyartssquared.org/artists.html. Fine artists in a number of categories will be featured, including:

• Ceramics/Clay
• Fiber
• Glass
• Jewelry
• Metal
• Multi-Media
• Painting/Drawing
• Photography

Visit the Liberty Arts Squared website for ongoing updates regarding featured artists. Children's Art Area - Odd Ball Kids Unite!

A number of FREE children's art activities are scheduled, including booths sponsored by Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary and Odd Ball Kids. The Instrument Petting Zoo from Liberty School District will allow attendees of all ages to try out an instrument or two. Performers from Martin City Jr. will entertain families from 10:30-11:30am and Story Teller Joyce Slater will join us from 2:30-3:15pm.

Volunteers
Volunteers are needed to serve in a variety of capacities on June 4th. If you are interested in serving as a volunteer, please contact us: http://www.libertyartssquared.org/contact-us.html

Kansas City, MO -- (May 18, 2011) The 7th Annual KC Fringe Festival is an unfiltered, uncensored sampling of Kansas City’s cultural arts and runs July 21 - 31st, 2011.  The 11-day festival is jam-packed with live theater, dance, performance art, visual art, spoken word, puppetry, storytelling, film and fashion.  At 17 venues throughout Kansas City, the KC Fringe Festival presents 358 live performances, 327 in the performing arts category alone, and exhibitions by 82 participating companies.  Local and regional artists from Missouri and Kansas are featured along with national artists from an additional 14 states including New York, Washington, Florida, California, Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Tennessee, Indiana, Arkansas, New Jersey and Georgia.

Top returning local artists & 2011 shows:
Kyle Hatley, Assoc. Artistic Dir., KC Rep Theatre, presents a new adaptation of “Woyzeck," a show with stage fight choreography.
Burlesque & BOYlesque Downtown Underground bring you a performance that embodies the game of life humans have been playing throughout the centuries:  the battle of the sexes, burlesque style!

Steven Eubanks, Artistic Director, Egads Theatre Company presents “Neverland.”  Borrowing from Jim Steinman’s original concept musical, “Neverland,” is sci-fi/rock/’n/’roll adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan.

Bryan Colley and Tara Varney, producers of the KC Fringe’s 2010's "Khaaaaan! the Musical" present "Hexing Hitler."  In 1941, six people gathered in a remote Virginia cabin to kill Adolph Hitler using witchcraft.  This is the true story of what happened that night.
Susanna Lee/Lucky Deluxe presents “Getting Lucky,” a bawdy blend of standup, striptease, and audience participation; seamlessly presented in 1-woman show format by Lee.
Heidi Van will perform a TBA window show at The Fish Tank.

Stephanie Roberts, Slow Burn Productions & UMKC Theatre Faculty, presents "The Mask of the Broken Heart."  From the Creator & Director of Boom! and Tallahassee, this thriller combines humor, pathos and beauty while paying tribute to film-noir and Commedia dell'Arte.  Roberts plays 13 characters in this masked mystery.

Brother John presents “IRKS!” -- a near death experience and a heavenly comedy club, provide a rare opportunity for a struggling comedian to express embittered issues and personal irks only to discover the real person that’s been sabotaging his success.

Voler - Thieves of Flight  - One of the top shows of the KC Fringe 2010, Voler - Thieves of Flight present "Tordu Vol:  A Twisted Tale of Flight" -- a sizzling and exciting cabaret in the sky.

What’s New in 2011 at the KC Fringe Festival:
1-day ECOFringe to educate people about sustainable options including co-op farms, recycling, food not lawns, and organic culinary vendors
Two LGBT world premiere plays performed by high school and college students
New fiber arts project launches spearheaded by local artist Becky Blades

About KC Fringe Festival
The KC Fringe Festival develops audiences, stimulates economic growth and supports the creative community at large.  By making the arts readily visible, available and affordable, the festival supports and inspires local organizations year-round. The KC Fringe Festival is a service to the community, building bridges between audiences, artists, businesses and civic organizations.

Spring to Dance Fundraiser!
 
Owen/Cox Dance Group has been invited to perform for the region's most prestigious summer dance festival, Spring to Dance, in St. Louis, MO on May 28.
 
To help pay for artists' travel and hotel expenses, we are holding a Spring to Dance Fundraiser on Sunday, May 22 from 5:00 to7:00pm at Paul Mesner Puppets' studio (1006 Linwood Blvd, KCMO, 64109).
 
Please join us for a performance of I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream, appetizers provided by Californos, and fine wines selected by Master Sommelier Doug Frost.
 
Tickets are only $25 for this evening of dance, food and wine.  Seating  is limited, so please purchase your tickets now.
 
Thank you for your support!
 
Coming Soon:
May 28, 2011, 6:00 pm
Spring to Dance Festival
Lee Theatre, St. Louis, MO
 
July 17, 2011, 2:00 pm & 3:00 pm
A Tree that is a Tree is not a Tree (world premiere)
A commission by the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art inspired by museum's new Roxy Paine sculpture Ferment.
Free outdoor performance
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO

Special thanks to Paul Mesner Puppets and Californos for their support of the Spring to Dance Fundraiser.

Are you excited about the upcoming 2011-2012 Folly Jazz Series, because WE are!

The shows will be announced very soon so keep an eye on your in box!

Current Season Ticket Holders:

Renewals will be mailed out at the end of June. If your information has changed, please let me know so you don't miss out on the exciting details!

Interested in becoming a NEW Season Ticket holder?

Please e-mail me at linda@follytheater.org. Once the renewals are fully processed I will contact you with seating options.

Single ticket sales will begin in August.

The Historic Folly Theater is located at 300 W 12th St in Downtown Kansas City.
Our box office is located at 1020 Central, Suite 200
Normal hours of business are 10-5 Monday - Friday
Please call or e-mail me anytime with questions about your ticketing needs

Linda Bowlen - Box Office Manager
816-474-4444
linda@follytheater.org

The Folly Theater is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization

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Our apologies for an incorrect "purchase tickets" link in our last email.  Please find the corrected links below.

Spring to Dance Fundraiser!

 
Owen/Cox Dance Group has been invited to perform for the region's most prestigious summer dance festival, Spring to Dance, in St. Louis, MO on May 28.
 
To help pay for artists' travel and hotel expenses, we are holding a Spring to Dance Fundraiser on Sunday, May 22 from 5:00 to7:00pm at Paul Mesner Puppets' studio (1006 Linwood Blvd, KCMO, 64109).

Please join us for a performance of I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream, appetizers provided by Californos, and fine wines selected by Master Sommelier Doug Frost.
 
Tickets are only $25 for this evening of dance, food and wine.  Seating  is limited, so please purchase your tickets now.

Thank you for your support!

Special thanks to Paul Mesner Puppets and Californos for their support of the Spring to Dance Fundraiser.

Can't attend the fundraiser?  Make a secure online donation to Owen/Cox Dance Group here.

Coming Soon:

May 28, 2011, 6:00 pm
Spring to Dance Festival
Lee Theatre, St. Louis, MO
 
July 17, 2011, 2:00 pm & 3:00 pm
A Tree that is a Tree is not a Tree (world premiere)
A commission by the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art inspired by museum's new Roxy Paine sculpture Ferment.
Free outdoor performance
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City,MO