Posted on Oct 23, 2023
This Kansas City theater company is creating space for 'the next generation of LGBTQ playwrights'...
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Whim Productions, an LGBTQ+ theater company with a performance space on Prospect Avenue, exclusively presents works from queer playwrights with narratives that center around the queer experience.
Kansas City’s theater scene should be a safe and comfortable space, said Kevin King, detailing his effort to specifically provide a place where queer voices can not only feel heard, but celebrated.
“Since 2019, we’ve been basically gay all the time,” said King, producing artistic director at Whim Productions, an LGBTQ+ theater company with a performance space on Prospect Avenue.
Whim’s script for its productions includes exclusively presenting works from queer playwrights with narratives that center around the queer experience.
“A big part of what we are focused on is how we can make theater better for all the people that are involved,” said King, who noted Whim Productions’ artistic committee helps determine programming and ensures that the plays chosen align with its mission.
On stage now: “Boxed” — the story of a date gone wrong, causing significant fallout that will change the lives and relationships of the two male leads.
Kansas City’s theater scene should be a safe and comfortable space, said Kevin King, detailing his effort to specifically provide a place where queer voices can not only feel heard, but celebrated.
“Since 2019, we’ve been basically gay all the time,” said King, producing artistic director at Whim Productions, an LGBTQ+ theater company with a performance space on Prospect Avenue.
Whim’s script for its productions includes exclusively presenting works from queer playwrights with narratives that center around the queer experience.
“A big part of what we are focused on is how we can make theater better for all the people that are involved,” said King, who noted Whim Productions’ artistic committee helps determine programming and ensures that the plays chosen align with its mission.
On stage now: “Boxed” — the story of a date gone wrong, causing significant fallout that will change the lives and relationships of the two male leads.
This Kansas City theater company is creating space for 'the next generation of LGBTQ playwrights'...
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..."“I could tell that this was a moment that they had talked about and that it was important to the youth to be paying for that,” said King. “They stayed after, talked to the actors and got to meet everybody. They actually took some pictures up on the stage.”
“Then, the next night they came back again. I found out that they had walked several miles to see it again,” he shared. “It’s very humbling to know the impact that that we’re having.”
Whim Productions is currently accepting submissions for ‘Alphabet Soup’ 2024, targeting individuals within a 50-mile radius of Kansas City who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. The submission deadline is Nov. 19, with the production scheduled for April.
Other upcoming productions at Whim Space include an Oct. 15 improv workshop and an hour-long show hosted by an all-women and non-binary troupe.
“We are just continuing to grow the audience,” said King, noting longer-term plans include launching an incubator series — similar to Alphabet Soup — to develop full-length plays from playwrights worldwide.
He wants to work closely with the playwrights, aiming to produce select plays in an upcoming season each year.
“I think that way, we can end up being a pipeline for kind of the next wave, the next generation of LGBTQ playwrights,” King said."
..."“I could tell that this was a moment that they had talked about and that it was important to the youth to be paying for that,” said King. “They stayed after, talked to the actors and got to meet everybody. They actually took some pictures up on the stage.”
“Then, the next night they came back again. I found out that they had walked several miles to see it again,” he shared. “It’s very humbling to know the impact that that we’re having.”
Whim Productions is currently accepting submissions for ‘Alphabet Soup’ 2024, targeting individuals within a 50-mile radius of Kansas City who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. The submission deadline is Nov. 19, with the production scheduled for April.
Other upcoming productions at Whim Space include an Oct. 15 improv workshop and an hour-long show hosted by an all-women and non-binary troupe.
“We are just continuing to grow the audience,” said King, noting longer-term plans include launching an incubator series — similar to Alphabet Soup — to develop full-length plays from playwrights worldwide.
He wants to work closely with the playwrights, aiming to produce select plays in an upcoming season each year.
“I think that way, we can end up being a pipeline for kind of the next wave, the next generation of LGBTQ playwrights,” King said."
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