Kansas Theatre Works Jen Vellenga

An original play by Meghan McGehee. 

A spa. A lifetime. A river. When Oakley, a young person on the verge of a major crossroads in life takes a float therapy trip to meditate, they begin to navigate a rushing stream of memories and life paths with a mysterious fisherman named Ron, who has seen the world under a unique perspective. Together, they attempt to navigate the river of life.

THE YEAR AFTER
By Tim Aumiller and Scott Schneider
A quintet of New Yorkers confront the realities of seeking love, losing
 
AN AMERICAN IN BEIRUT
Music and Lyrics by Alex Wakim
Book by Chantal Bilodeau
Concept developed with Jonah Kirkhart
It is the story of a first-generation Lebanese-American who returns to Beirut to uncover
the stories of the past and explore what it means to live in two different cultural worlds while
also dealing with a budding romance.

INN-DEPENDENT
Book, music and lyrics by Blake Cordell
In this present-day homage to the musicals of the 40s, there are bouncy tunes, tapdancing and the high stakes of losing a family business surrounding a boy meets boy love story.
Blake Cordell wanted to portray a world where the queer romantic core was accepted and not the
battle to be fought similar to the Mickey and Judy movie musicals of yesteryear
THE UNCIVIL ONES
Book and lyrics by Christian Duhamel
Additional book by Charissa Bertels
Music by Ayomi Okada
Three strong, independent females seek to find their place in the male dominated society of the Civil War. High drama and a blue-grass/Appalachian-inspired score combine to explore
themes of freedom, equality, and intersectional feminism inspired by the historical figures Dr. Mary Elizabeth Walker, the only female to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor; Mary Jane Richards Bowser, a Union spy during the Civil War and Mary Irene (Levi) Hook, modeled on Albert DJ Cashier, a trans male who fights for the Union.

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Listen to the inspiration and process behind a student director and playwright's production.