Electric Renaissance
May 27 - June 14, 2026
A co-produced special event with
American Jazz Museum
Electric Renaissance
Adapted from the writings of Langston Hughes & Zora Neale Hurston
One actor and one musician bring 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.
Electric Renaissance performances are held at:
American Jazz Museum
1616 E 18th St
Kansas City, MO 64108
Approx. Length: 60 Minutes
Find classroom resources and curriculum extensions at coterie.edublogs.org.
- Opening Night: May 28 at 7 pm
“… Michelle’s play … mixes the historical retelling with a present-day fictional element that helps us reflect on the relationship between past and present …”
“… We loved learning about Tom Bass through this production and his importance, not only to Kansas City, but to the horse world …”
– KCParent
Original production designs and illustrations by the Kansas City Art Institute Illustration Department’s student staffed agency, MICRO. Electric Renaissance design by Violet Hudson.
