Yosemite 2022

 

I spent a weekend visiting Yosemite with Audrey. Here's a video of my trip.

Fringeprov at the KC Fringe Festival July 22-30

Want to see every show at Fringe, but don’t have the time?

You can see it all at Fringeprov, an improv game show where two teams perform their takes on Fringe shows based solely on the show’s description.

Conceived by long-time Fringe producer Bryan Colley, Fringeprov offers a twist on the improv format, and a chance to binge the Fringe in only one hour. Just watch out for The Critic!

Come enjoy the quick-witted talents of Rita Hanch, Hilari Holt, Cody Lindenberger, Irene Manning, Gabriela Sá Teles, Sadie Teel, and Moneisha Williams. Produced by Jill Gillisepie, hosted by Bryan Colley, with Tara Varney as The Critic.

  • 6:30pm July 22
  • 8:00pm July 23
  • 8:00pm July 28
  • 6:30pm July 29
  • 5:00pm July 30

The Bolender Center at the Kansas City Ballet, 500 West Pershing (free parking at the venue). Tickets are $10 with a $5 Fringe Button.

Get tickets online at kcfringe.org/2022-shows/fringeprov/

I was interviewed by Lindsey Dinneen on "Artfully Told"



Here's an interview I did with Lindsey Dinneen (of VidaDance) for Artfully Told about Fringe and my life in the theatre. 

(the play button is at the bottom)

"On Account of Sex" Reading at KC Fringe Festival July 18-August 1


The reading of Bryan Colley and Tara Varney's latest musical, "On Account of Sex," that they created for the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment will be viewable online as part of the Kansas City Fringe Virtual Festival July 18-August 1.

Meet the women who persisted for over seventy years to add four words to the Constitution. Leaders of the women’s suffrage movement such as Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Alice Paul relate their struggles and debate their cause, beginning with 1848’s Seneca Falls Convention and ending with the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920, winning women the right to vote.

The reading stars Amy Hurrelbrink, Marcie Ramirez, Stefanie Stevens, and Shelley Clark Wyche. It's directed by Tara Varney and edited by Bryan Colley.

Tickets will be available for $10.00 starting July 1 at kcfringe.org, but we encourage you to get a festival pass and check out the nearly 50 shows available at the Kansas City Fringe. Passes start at $25.00.

Abridged "A Christmas Story" Reading on December 10



I'm directing an abridged reading of A Christmas Story to be screened online for the Kansas City FilmFest International's fundraiser at 6:30pm, Thursday, December 10. 

The reading stars Chad Crenshaw, Walter Coppage, Patrick McGonigle, and Angel Yvonne.

Inspired by all of you, we are planning for the April 2021 festival as a hybrid event of screenings, panels, Q&A’s online and limited in-theater screenings following capacity rules and safety protocols. KCFFI is also hosting its first ever online fundraising event, Thursday, December 10 at 6:30PM. It’s free to attend and we would greatly appreciate any donations. Please join us for a speedy read of the holiday classic A CHRISTMAS STORY. Leave 2020 at the door and revel in the magic of movies and the shared memories they allow us to create together!

Watch it on Facebook Live