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NEW! Join us for a Bus Stop Blue Plate Dinner Special

March 21st, 5:30pm, McIlrath Lounge at Spencer Theatre

Tickets only $20!

Grace’s roadside diner is open to the public for one night only! Enjoy Westport Flea Market burgers and other diner favorites at the Rep’s Blue Plate Dinner Special! Beer and Wine provided. For reservations call 816-235-2700 today or click here for more details!

Not valid with any offer or discount. Must order tickets to the March 21st 7:00 p.m. performance to come to the dinner. kdjjslfkd$20 does not include cost of Bus Stop tickets. Seating is limited.

NEW! KC Confidential review says Broke-ology "has it all down"!

Reviewer Mark Edelman goes on to say " Jackson’s tale is a simple one. Two brothers have to deal with their father’s failing health. An exceptional dramatist can turn this simple prescription into a mine field or a love fest. The really exceptional ones– Jackson included– get it." Read the full review!

NEW! Another excellent review for Broke-ology!

"Broke-ology, at the KC Rep's Copaken Stage, is good enough to break your heart" writes Nancy Pistorius for the Examiner in a 5-start review! Read the full review.

NEW! Sun Publications says Broke-0logy "hits home".

In his review for Sun Publications, Russ Simmons describes BROKE-OLOGY as "an affectionate new comic drama!" Read the full review.

NEW! More critical acclaim for Broke-ology!

"Jackson is a brisk writer, with a natural air for characters and a melodious ear for natural dialogue" writes Steve Shapiro of the KC Tribune! Read the full review.

NEW! KC Free Press praises brilliant writing, beautiful production design and engrossing performances in Broke-ology.

In this review by Rachel C. Murphy she writes: "Broke-ology is not August Wilson. It’s not Lorraine Hansberry. And that’s why it resonates. It’s not about the past. Broke-ology is a play about today in this town with people you know. That, along with the compelling performances, is why it works." Read the KC Free Press Review.

NEW! Reviewer Christopher Guerin says Broke-ology "is a remarkable play."

In his review for KC Metropolis, Guerin goes on to say " Over this past year I have been fortunate to have seen several plays in Kansas City that have won Pulitzer Prize's in their respective eras; and I can tell you that the writing in Broke-ology is as good as any of them." Read the full review.

NEW! Pitch reviewer Alan Scherstuhl praises Broke-ology and says it teaches lessons in life!

He states " When a show really works, when all elements combine into a whole that's more powerful than any one of them, then each element will, like DNA, also contain the whole within itself... director Kyle Hatley and his crew achieve that rare wholeness." Read the full Pitch review.

NEW! The University News gives Broke-ology a rave review!

Writing for UMKC's U News Alexia Stout-Lang says about Broke-ology "This play felt more real than any other I have ever seen." Read the full review.

NEW! Frank Siraguso of InfoZine reviews Broke-ology.

Siraguso describes Nathan Jackson's Broke-ology as beautifully poignant and powerful. Read the full review!

NEW! Lost In Reviews says Broke-ology is one of the top productions this season!

Reviewer John Coovert states: "It is one of those cases where all the perfect elements have fallen into place to create compelling theatre that I can easily recommend you see as soon as you possibly can." Read the full review!

NEW! KC Star praises Broke-ology for strong performances and an impressive staging.

Bob Trussell's review goes on to say that playwright "Jackson's a talented writer who has brought a corner of this community (Kansas City) to life on stage in a way nobody else has." Read the full review!

Wall Street Journal article mentions KC Rep's The Glass Menagerie!

Terry Teachout of the Wall Street Journal writes about "importing" theatre and recommends seeing excellent theatre at America's regional theatres. He mentions KC Rep's The Glass Menagerie as one of the best productions he's seen anywhere! Read the article.

BroadwayWorld story about Broke-ology.

BroadwayWorld.com story about the opening of Broke-ology with background on the cast and playwright. Read the full story.

In-depth story in the KC Star about Kansas City, KS playwright Nathan Louis Jackson.

Learn about this local playwright and his voyage from local restaurant manger to having a play produced in New York. Read the story.

Broadway World story about Broke-ology.

Excellent background story on the playwright, director and cast of the Midwest Premiere of Broke-ology by local playwright Nathan Louis Jackson . Read the full story.

BroadwayWorld story about Broke-ology.

Here is a preview story about our upcoming production of Broke-ology including information on our Assistant Artististic Director Kyle Hatley who is directing the show. Read the story here.

Terry Teachout blogs about "making a difference".

Wall Street Journal theatre critic Terry Teachout blogs about selecting KC Rep's The Glass Menagerie as one of his top two shows in the country for 2009. Read Teachout's blog here!

Bob Trussell of KC Star reviews the 2009 theatre scene!

In a story for the KC Star critic Bob Trussell looks back on the"vital and interesting" highlights of Kansas City's 2009 theatre productions, including KC Rep's The Glass Menagerie which was one of the Wall Street Journal's top two plays in the country for 2009! Read Trussell's story!

Wall Street Journal names The Glass Menagerie one of the Top Two Plays for 2009!

KC Rep's production last season of The Glass Menagerie directed by David Cromer has been named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the top two shows in the country for 2009. Read the story here!