Starlight "Aida" cast and crew interviews by Robert Trussell

Summer theater: Move fast, work hard, and if you’re lucky you might get a chance to catch your breath before opening night.

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Egads/Lot in Life "Thank You Notes" New York review by Susan Hall

Thank You Notes is an arresting three-hander presented as part of the Midtown International Theater Festival.  Its surprise starts with the setting, an open casket in a funeral home, where a fraternal twin is conducting his sister’s funeral service.  A transparent bandaide delicately placed over the bullet hole on her forehead suggests the back story.  The brother reports an ‘accident.’   His sister rises from the dead to object.

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KC Fringe wrap-up by Deborah Hirsch

The just-ended festival called Fringe offered an embarrassment of performing-arts riches: 80-plus uncensored and, in most cases, original or new works over nine days (not counting the bonus-show day). But how many performances can one person take in?

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KC Fringe wrap-up by Robert Trussell

Funny thing about KC Fringe — even when it’s over, it’s not over.
The annual festival of music, dance, theater, film and visual art in venues scattered across the Crossroads and midtown officially wrapped up Sunday. But the ripple effects continue.

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Richard Renner interview by Chansi Long

If Richard Renner were to craft a resume, under skill summary would be the following: juggling, pantomime, unicycling, rope-walking, stilt-walking and acrobatics.

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Barn Players "Parallel Lives" review by Steve Wilson

If you enjoy the sketch humor of shows like Saturday Night Live, Laugh In or a dozen other variety shows from the past then “Parallel Lives” at the Barn Players is for you. The 13 sketches poke fun at an assortment of topics from two angels inventing mankind, the Catholic religion, to a sketch called "Period Piece", which is a hilarious look at that forbidden topic, the curse.

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Marc Havener "And What Remains" wins regional Emmy

Lawrence filmmaker Marc Havener won a regional Emmy award last week for his short film about fatherhood, “And What Remains.”

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"Local Actors Moonlight in Other Artistic Careers" by Steve Walker

Given the growing theater scene in the metropolitan area, professional actors can make a pretty good living here. But there is steady competition and there are down times between jobs. Two veteran Kansas City actors have managed to snare big roles while also stretching their employability by tapping other artistic talents – and it seems they’ve been moonlighting their whole careers.

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