Bus Stop
Bus Stop Calendar
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"a heart-wrenching road trip back home"
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“Bus Stop is a must see classic comedy and this version is well executed."
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"the show is undeniably enjoyable. What’s even more fun is watching the crème de la crème of Kansas City’s actors"
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"Bus Stop's pleasures are humble but substantial."
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"Steven Cosson directed the brilliant cast of Bus Stop who made the play seem fresh. All the performances were impeccable."
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"Each actor succeeds in bringing his or her character to life"
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March 12 - April 3, 2010
Written by William Inge
Directed by Steve Cosson
As the Rep grows in national stature, we are also growing deeper roots in our city. A new initiative will tell the stories of our city by artists from our region. This season, we are proud to present two productions that explore Kansas City from two decidedly different points of view, Broke-ology and Bus Stop.
The greatest playwright to come out of Kansas and undoubtedly one of the most important American writers of the 20th century, William Inge was known for his realistic, funny, and moving dramas works revolving the cities of the Central Plains. Bus Stop, one of his greatest comedies, tells the story of the night a March blizzard traps eight strangers in a small cafe 30 miles west of Kansas City. A bus driver falls for the bus stop proprietress, a young local girl becomes fascinated by a professor running away from his failed life back east, and a chorus girl tries to escape a reckless cowboy determined to marry her. As the evening wears on, lives are changed, love is lost and found, and strangers find ways to keep each other warm on the coldest Kansas night.
STEVE COSSON
Steve Cosson is the founding Artistic Director of The Civilians a NY theatre company. He also works independently directing new plays, musicals and classics. Steven won an Obie in 2004 for the work of The Civilians. He has been a Fulbright Scholar in Colombia, a MacDowell Fellow, twice participated in the Sundance Theatre Lab, and Resident Director at New Dramatists. His plays have been published by Oberon Books in the UK, Dramatists Play Service, and an anthology of The Civilians published by Playscripts Inc. He holds an MFA in directing from UC San Diego and a BA from Dartmouth College.
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