Paula Makar

What did our critic think of DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Roxy's Downtown?

Guild Hall Players present “The Book of Will” by Lauren Gunderson on May 21-24, 2026. Show times are 8 p.m. from May 21-24 and 7 p.m. on May 24. Guild Hall Players perform at St. James Episcopal Church located at 3750 E. Douglas Ave. in Wichita, KS 67208. Reservations can be made by calling 316-683-5686, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The American Theatre Guild is thrilled to present CLUE, the hilarious murder mystery comedy inspired by the Hasbro board game and adapted from the fan-favorite film. This production will close out the 25–26 BROADWAY IN WICHITA Series at the Century II Concert Hall May 15–17, 2026.

If you’re not up on your Greek Mythology, and don’t know the tale of Medea, written by Greek playwright Euripides in 431 BC, she figures heavily in the quest of Jason and The Argonauts. Thankfully the program for Wichita Community Theatre’s production brings you up to speed quickly. Jason sails his ship, the Argo, to find the Golden Fleece, when he meets Medea, a sorceress and daughter of the king who has all the fleece. The goddess Hera makes Medea fall in love with Jason so Medea will help him. Medea completes near impossible tasks, they get the fleece, but before her journey with Jason is done, Medea commits some pretty heinous crimes to keep Jason safe and happy. If it weren’t for Medea, Jason’s quest for the Golden Fleece would not have been so successful. Medea and Jason get married, have two sons, and live happily ever after in Corinth. That is, until Jason is titillated by a royal princess half his age, and Medea gets thrown over for a trophy wife.

Roxy’s Downtown Theatre, Inc. is proud to announce its upcoming production of the Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen, opening May 8.

WhaSwan Lake was presented one night only, March 26, at Century II Concert Hall. The visually stunning ballet was presented by International Ballet Stars under the direction of Producer Ekaterina Vaganova-Yachmennikova. The North America ballet tour will present anywhere from 72 to 150 performances across the United States, creating one of the largest classical ballet tours in North America.t did our critic think of SWAN LAKE at Century II Concert Hall?

Hamlet, William Shakespeare’s longest play, and considered the most powerful and influential tragedy in the English language, was performed by the Guild Hall Players last weekend at Saint James Episcopal Church.

ICTRep (Wichita Repertory Theater) closes its 2025-26 season with SWEAT, the Pulitzer Prize winning play by Lynn Nottage. The play opens Friday, March 27 at The Oliver Place, 2512 N. Oliver in Wichita.

Guild Hall Players, an award-winning Wichita theatre, is presenting Shakespeare’s HAMLET March 19-22.  The production adapted by Joseph Urick of WSU and directed by Dr. Phil Speary emphasizes the mystery, intrigue, and suspense of this captivating tale of haunting, murder, and revenge. Preserving Shakespeare’s masterful language while paring down the action to a little more than two hours, this production will be accessible and very entertaining for your students.  Featuring veteran professional Shakespearean actors, Joseph Urick from WSU as Hamlet and Mark Mannette from Newman as Claudius, the cast of 16 local actors will fulfill the Bard’s “purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first and now, was and is, to hold, as ‘twere, the mirror up to nature.”

I had never been to the Dome at Exploration Place, and I want to tell you that seeing Silent Sky in this setting was magical. The breathtaking 180 degree projections, by Jordan Slusher, wrapped around and hugged the actors and the audience, immersing us completely in the world of the play. What an excellent idea for this site specific performance!

ICTRep (Wichita Repertory Theater) continues its 2025-26 season with SILENT SKY by Lauren Gunderson, in partnership with Exploration Place. The play opens Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. and will be performed in Exploration Place’s Dome Theater.

ICTRep (Wichita Repertory Theater) continues its 2025-26 season with THE PAST, A PRESENT YET TO COME by Matt Schatz, opening Thursday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Turnverein Hall in the Old Cowtown Museum.

WAmadeus is a very rich, poetic, highly philosophical play, with lots of music and moving parts. There’s a great deal emotional heavy lifting, so be ready to become immersed in (as well as inspired by) this intense world the cast and crew has created. It’s pretty epic, so don’t miss it, as it only runs one more weekend at ICT Rep!hat did our critic think of AMADEUS at ICT Rep At Oliver Place?

Kechi Playhouse’s fifth and final play in their 43rd year is Copper Moon, written by Misty Maynard. This is the third production of this hilarious comedy and the second to feature real life couple Heather and Andrew Johnson.

Get ready to do the Time Warp again! Roxy’s Downtown Theatre proudly announces its upcoming production of Richard O’Brien’s cult-classic musical, The Rocky Horror Show. The production is helmed by acclaimed director Rick Bumgardner, with electrifying music direction by Simon Hill and a bold, immersive scenic design by Emmy nominated Michael Downs.

ICTRep (Wichita Repertory Theater) continues its 2025-26 season with AMADEUS, opening Friday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Oliver Place at 2512 N. Oliver. Peter Shaffer’s 1979 masterpiece is a fictionalized story of the boy-genius Mozart and his musical contemporary, the Court Composer Antonio Salieri. Narrated by Salieri (the self-confessed Patron Saint of Mediocrities) whose life’s work is threatened by his jealousy of Mozart’s brilliance, this drama examines Salieri’s tortured, obsessive battle with the Creator, as the older composer rages against a God who has bestowed the greatest gifts to someone else.

Kechi Playhouse’s fourth play in their 43rd year is a new radio play adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s classic, Pygmalion. The adaptation has been done by director, Misty Maynard, and workshopped by the cast.

What did our critic Something Rotten! is a musical’s musical! There’s something here for everyone here - pure entertainment for folks who just want to be entertained, and, for the seasoned musical theatre nerd, infinite musical theatre references, from obvious to obscure, that make the show even that much more fun. If you’re a Shakespeare fan, this is a thouroughly modern look into what the Renaissance fans really thought about the Bard!hink of SOMETHING ROTTEN at Music Theatre Wichita At Century II Concert Hall?

If you love intelligent comedy and realistic drama, make sure your get your tickets for A Jukebox For The Algonquin before they are sold out. The laugh a minute dialogue is fresh, modern, and clever, and the references to the Algonquin Roundtable are many. I belly laughed through the whole thing!

ICTRep (Wichita Repertory Theater) opens its 2025-26 season with A JUKEBOX FOR THE ALGONQUIN by Paul Stroili, opening Friday, August 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Welsbacher Theatre at 29th and Oliver.