OF MICE AND MEN Adds Three Performances at KCRep

Three additional shows added for OF MICE AND MEN, including a Low-Sensory performance for those on the spectrum and their friends and families

The Kansas City Repertory Theatre announced the addition of three more public performances:

• Friday, November 16 at 8pm; Saturday, November 17 at 2pm & Saturday, November 17 at 8pm; (no performance on Sunday)

• The Friday, November 17 performance at 2pm is a Low-Sensory performance designed to create a theatrical experience welcoming to all individuals on the Autism spectrum or with other special needs that create sensory sensitivities, and the people who love and support them. The public is welcome to attend - tickets for this special low-sensory performance are general admission and only $30.

Special accommodations for sensory-friendly performances include:

• Lower sound level, especially for startling or loud sounds

• Lights remain on at a low level in the audience during the performance

• Patrons are free to talk and leave their seats during the performance

• Space throughout the theater for standing and movement

Called "one of the ten most important pieces of American literature" by The New York Times, OF MICE AND MEN is a novella published in 1937 that tells the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place throughout California's Salinas River Valley in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in the United States. Tackling universal themes such as the friendship of a shared vision, and giving voice to America's lonely and dispossessed, OF MICE AND MEN is one of Steinbeck's most popular works, achieving success as a novel, a Broadway play, and three acclaimed films to date.

OF MICE AND MEN is generously sponsored by Burns and McDonnell, the Hall Family Foundation, and the Hall Family Foundation Theatre Enhancement Fund. KCRep is underwritten in part by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency, and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Tickets for OF MICE AND MEN start at $38 (student tickets with i.d. start at $10) and may be purchased by visiting http://kcrep.org/show/of-mice-and-men or by calling the KCRep box office at 816-235-2700. Groups of nine or more receive discounted tickets, call Andrew Cotlar at 816-235-6122 for details.

For information about student matinees of Of Mice and Men, contact Lydia Fuqua at fuqual@kcrep.org or 816.235.2707.

KCRep holds Conversation Series talks before or after the show to learn more about each production. Check out the schedule at http://kcrep.org/conversation and the individual show pages for more detail.

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