Thursday, January 5, 2012

Book chronicles history of Jewish Community Center's Resident Theatre

The early 1930s marked a tremendous output for the growth of the arts and culture in Kansas City. In October 1933 the University of Kansas City opened. One month late, Karl Krueger and the Kansas City Philharmonic performed their first concert. The very next month the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art and the Atkins Museum opened their doors to present their world class collection of art. However, before any of these institutions, there was The Resident Theatre of the Jewish Community Center, Kansas City’s oldest community theater.

more at the Kansas City Jewish Chronicle

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