Kansas City Actors Theatre and Bach Aria Soloists Present:

"Our Favorite Things"

Featuring Scenes, Monologues, and Poems from William Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams, Christopher Marlowe, Lanford Wilson, George Meredith, Tom Stoppard, and Gardner McKay.

Featuring Selected Songs from Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Henry Purcell, Francis Poulenc, Erik Satie, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Leonard Bernstein, and Cecilia McDowall.

Directed by Logan Black and Elizabeth Suh Lane

April 11, 2026
Village Presbyterian Church

Featuring Teisha M. Bankston, Jerry Mañan (KCAT Ensemble Members), Jordan Fox, Erika Crane Ricketts, and R.H. Wilhoit.

Featuring Bach Aria Soloists Elizabeth Suh Lane, violin; Sarah Tannehill Anderson, soprano; Elisa Williams Bickers, harpsichord, organ, piano; and Special Guest Sascha Groschang, cello.

Kansas City Actors Theatre is excited to present this special co-production with the fantastic musical artists at Bach Aria Soloists in this one-night-only production of “Our Favorite Things.” Join KCAT and BAS at Village Presbyterian Church for night of music ranging from Renaissance to Contemporary, interwoven with corresponding scenes and monologues from KCAT’s theatre artists. This unique show will be an unforgettable co-production that music and theatre lovers won’t want to miss!

Kansas City Actors Theatre:

Teisha M. Bankston* – Performer
Jordan Fox – Performer
Jerry Mañan* – Performer
Erica Crane Ricketts – Performer
R.H. Wilhoit – Performer

Logan Black* – Director

*KCAT Ensemble Member

Bach Aria Soloists:

Elizabeth Suh Lane – Violin & Director
Sarah Tannehill Anderson – Soprano
Elisa Williams Bickers – Harpsichord, Organ, and Piano
Sascha Groschang – Cello