2025/2026
Season of Live Theatre
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A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time
Adapted by Morgan Gould
from the novel by Madeleine L’Engle
Adapted from Madeleine L’Engle’s much-loved classic tale, one of literature’s most enduring young heroines, Meg Murry, is back–braces, stubbornness and all.
Joining forces with her baby brother Charles Wallace, friend and neighbor Calvin O’Keefe, and the celestial beings Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which, she must battle the forces of evil in order to rescue her father, save humanity, and discover herself. Traveling through time and space, Meg must save both her father and the world from IT, an evil force that is rapidly casting its shadow over the universe. But what does Meg have that the IT does not? Love. For in the end, love is enough to overcome evil and bring IT’s dark world crashing down.
Elf - The Musical TYA
A Coterie World Premiere
Elf – The Musical TYA
Book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin
Music by Matthew Sklar
Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
Based upon the New Line Cinema film written by David Berenbaum
The beloved holiday classic comes to life on stage!
Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh reality that his father is on the naughty list and that his half-brother doesn’t even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas. Based on the cherished New Line Cinema hit, Elf – The Musical TYA, features songs by Tony Award-nominees, Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin, with a book by Tony Award-winners, Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin.
The Drum Closet
A Coterie World Premiere
The Drum Closet
Written by Tosin Morohunfola
A coming-of-age play about two young, drum-loving African American brothers navigating a white high school, its bias’, bullying, and powers-that-be.
The story follows two Nigerian American brothers. Though Timi is a freshman and Kareem is a Senior, they both want to be drumline section leader. Walking through the mayhem halls of “Blue Vale High” with his older brother as guide, Timi meets a bashful girl with a secret, a boy coming into his own, a terrorizing homecoming king, a couple faculty members who don’t want him to win, and all kinds of adolescence obstacles. The brothers race to become section leader while trying to stay out of trouble and make their immigrant mother proud all while learning how to be Black boys in a white world.
Lilly and the Pirates
Lilly and the Pirates
Book by John Maclay and Will Eno
Lyrics by John Maclay and Brett Ryback
Music by Brett Ryback
Based on the book by Phyllis Root
A fun and funny swashbuckling adventure and a love letter to books, access to books, and libraries.
Lilly is a ten-year-old worrywart. To keep her concerns at bay, she diligently and fervently lists them in a worry book. Her globe-trotting scientist-parents don’t worry about anything. When they learn of a rare sighting of the frangipani fruit fly, they set sail for the fabled Shipwreck Islands. Since water is her greatest fear, Lilly stays behind with her eccentric, librarian great-uncle. Then news comes that the scientists are shipwrecked, and Lilly must overcome her fear of the sea, find the hidden island, and outsmart a bunch of treasure-hungry pirates to save her parents.
Pete the Cat
Pete the Cat
Script and Lyrics by Sarah Hammond
Music by Will Aronson
Based on the Pete the Cat series of books by Kimberly and James Dean
The grooviest cat in town is BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
For Pete the Cat, life is an adventure no matter where you wind up. So, the minute the groovy blue cat meets The Biddles, he gets the whole family rocking. That is, except for young Jimmy Biddle, the most organized second grader on planet Earth. But when Jimmy draws a blank in art class during the last week of school, it turns out Pete is the perfect pal to help him out. Together, they set out on a mission to help Jimmy conquer second grade art, and along the way, they both learn a little something new about inspiration. Join Jimmy and Pete on an adventure of friendship, all the way to Paris and back in a VW Bus!
PLUS!!! INTRODUCING...
TWO NEW COTERIE SERIES:
COTERIE SPROUTS
Planting the Seeds of Imagination with Programming for 0-5 Year Olds
Featuring:
Baby Rave (at Crown Center)
Baby Rave
It’s never too early to hit the dance floor!
Join us for Baby Rave: the ultimate morning dance party for babies and their grown-ups alike. The dance floor is swinging, the disco ball is swirling, and the DJ is spinning funky techno beats… but this is no sweaty, late night club. It’s Saturday morning in Crown Center, and the only drinks are in sippy cups, and the energetic dancers have to leave before nap time! This is Baby Rave!
Also Featuring:
My Stuffie and Me (Touring KC)
My Stuffie and Me
Imaginations take flight!
Joey is spending their first night in their new home and can’t sleep because they are scared. Their favorite stuffie comes to life to take them to Imagination Land to rediscover what it is like to tap in their own imagination and creativity to create the best dreams and learn that the unknown is not always scary.
COTERIE AFTER DARK
Literature Gets Electrifed for Teens and Adults
Featuring:
Electric Poe (at Union Cemetery)
A co-produced special event with
Union Cemetery Historical Society
Electric Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe
Adapted by R.H. Wilhoit
Just in time for Halloween, Electric Poe returns to Union Cemetery!
Once again, Electric Poe captivates audiences as the master of the macabre. Treat yourself and your family to superb acting accompanied by atmospheric underscoring in front of Union Cemetery’s “Holding Vault,” built in 1857 in Kansas City’s oldest public cemetery.
Also Featuring:
Electric Renaissance (at American Jazz Museum)
A co-produced special event with
American Jazz Museum
Electric Renaissance
One actor and one musician brings the Harlem Renaissance to life!
Some of our most prolific literary voices came out of the Harlem Renaissance like Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. This show will reintroduce our audiences to some of their works and the truths of the time in which they lived, all with a contemporary twist.
Frozen
A co-produced special event with
The White Theatre at The J
Disney’s
Frozen
The Broadway Musical
Music and Lyrics by
Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez
Book by Jennifer Lee
Fall under the spell of Disney’s worldwide phenomenon!
Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, Disney’s Frozen includes all the film’s beloved songs by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, along with new music written exclusively for the stage. In the beautiful mountainous kingdom of Arendelle, Princesses Anna and Elsa grow up sheltered inside their castle, isolated from the world and increasingly distant from each other. When Elsa is crowned queen, the magical powers she’s desperately tried to conceal from her sister take control, and she flees into the mountains. As a ferocious winter descends on Arendelle, Anna sets off on an epic journey to find Elsa and bring her home – with the help of hardworking ice harvester Kristoff, his loyal reindeer Sven, and a happy-go-lucky snowman named Olaf. Full of magic, humor, and a stunning musical score, Frozen is a powerful tale of sisterhood, acceptance, and finding the real meaning of true love.
