EUREKA DAY
By Jonathan Spector
Directed by Darren Sextro
City Stage in Union Station
Run: September 9 – 27 2026
First Rehearsal: August 18, 2026
Delightfully prescient and pointedly funny, Jonathan Spector’s 2025 Tony Award-winning Eureka Day comes to the City Stage in September! In this “…sharp satire of well-meaning but misguided liberalism” (New York Theatre Guide) a mumps outbreak has put the Board of Directors of the Eureka Day School on their backfoot, forced to reexamine their vaccination policy. Until now they have only made decisions through consensus, not majority, but now they must decide: is it possible to make a decision about vaccinations that will please everyone? “Eureka Day was already timely when it made its local debut off-Broadway in 2019. It is even more so now.” (Time Out New York)
ROLES:
Don – THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST
Suzanne – THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST
Carina – THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST
Meiko – should read as 30s, Biracial Japanese/White. Berkeley native. A year after the end of a tortured on-again off -again eight-year relationship, became a single mother by choice, of Olivia. Would like to have another child, but feels like she’s too old to think about doing it alone, again.
Eli – should read as 30s, White. Oblivious but well-meaning. From Southern California, went to Stanford and then straight into working at a tech start-up. Cashed out three years ago and has been in search of how to occupy his time and exercise his mind. When he and his wife first decided to open up their marriage, they spent many hours in therapy making sure they were approaching it in a thoughtful and intentional way. Father of Tobias.
ARMS AND THE MAN
By George Bernard Shaw
Original Adaptation by Jerry Mañan
Directed by John Rensenhouse
Frantze Family Black Box Theatre at the Goppert Performing Arts Center at Avila University
Run: January 27 – February 14, 2027
First Rehearsal: January 4, 2027
George Bernard Shaw makes his triumphant return to the Kansas City stage in KCAT’s updated version of Arms and the Man. In this brand-new adaptation from KCAT Ensemble Member Jerry Mañan, George Bernard Shaw’s enduring comedy-drama takes a satirical look at the absurdities of war as Captain Bluntschli attempts to flee the Serbo-Bulgarian war by hiding in the boudoir of the young, engaged-to-be-wed Raina. What results is a series of events that turns Raina’s household, engagement, and life upside down. “Arms and the Man is a prime example of Shaw’s knack for sneaking subversive ideas—in this case, a dismantling of war worship—into a romantic romp.” (Lighting & Sound America)
ROLES:
Raina – 20s, a wealthy young woman, daughter of Catherine and Major Petkoff . Engaged to Sergius, but falls in love with Bluntschli.
Bluntschli – 30s, a skilled Swiss mercenary fighting for the Serbs, and Raina’s love interest.
Catherine – THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST
Sergius – 20s, Raina’s fiancé, and self-aggrandizing hero of the Battle of Slivnitza.
Major Petkoff – 50s, Head of the Petkoff family, and Raina’s father. A military Major.
Louka – 20s, The Petkoffs’ female servant.
Nicola – 20-30s, The Petkoffs’ male servant.
