The Barn Players Newsletter, May 17, 2018

[The Barn Players Community Theatre]

The Barn Players Newsletter

May 17, 2018

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Tickets are on sale now for our next production, Harvey Fierstein's TORCH SONG TRILOGY, running May 31 to June 10, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm.  

Directed by Chris McCoy, and featuring Philip blue owl Hooser, Derrick Freeman, Jennifer Loumiet, Brent Custer, Ellie DeShon, Alex Leondedis, Shelby Bessette, Lynn McCutchen, and Sam Hoffman, TORCH SONG TRILOGY is three stories dramatizing the life of Arnold Beckoff, a torch-song-singing Jewish drag queen living in NYC in the 70's and 80's through the times of Stonewall, AIDS and other LGBT milestones.

For a bit more background on the story and its cultural impact, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/17/style/torch-song-trilogy-and-me-a-35-year-love-affair.html

Get your tickets now!  http://barntorchsong.bpt.me

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If you're up and about at 7am on Saturday morning, listen to 1510AM/99.3FM, for a chat about local community theatre, featuring The Barn, OCTA and Theatre In The Park.  The podcast, when uploaded, will be found at http://www.kccaresonline.org/podcasts/kc-cares-podcasts/

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The Barn is looking for directors for the 2019 season!  http://www.thebarnplayers.org/shows/2019season/directors is where you can find the application information. A complete list of all our upcoming productions is available, for perusing and planning when you want to come see a show!

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Contemporary keyboard artistry will be at its peak Tuesday, June 5th at 7:30 p.m., when the Barn Players again welcome internationally celebrated pianist Eric Bikales to their new down-town Kansas City home at the Arts Asylum: 1000 East 9th, (off Harrison Street), Kansas City, MO 64106.

To musically define Kansas City bred pianist Eric Bikales would be impossible. Eric's composing and performing talents have been enjoyed from Carnegie Hall in New York to the Royal Albert Hall in London to Liberty Hall in Lawrence.

On keyboards he's backed up Stevie Wonder, Cher, Tom Waits, Bette Midler, Dolly Parton, Patty LaBelle, Billy Preston, and Neil Sedaka. His original music has also been heard on television's "Law & Order," "Dragnet," L.A. Law," "Boston Legal," "Hill Street Blues," "News Radio," and more.

At this special evening concert Eric will be drawing on his experiences in multiple genres of music to entertain his treasured hometown audience. One night only, come and experience Eric's eloquent keyboard artistry.

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Save the date: August 11th.  Cabaret and Cabernet Night At The Barn.  More information coming very soon!