The Barn Players Community Theatre
Quality Community Theatre in the Kansas City Area Since 1955!

2026 Season

The Barn Players' 71st season of great theatre in the Kansas City metropolitan area. With the exception of The Barn KIDS production, all shows will be at The Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center (8788 Metcalf, in Overland Park, KS). Barn KIDS will be produced at Bishop Miege High School (5041 Reinhardt Dr, Roeland Park, KS).



And Then There Were None

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

January 9-18
Fri 7:30pm, Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:00pm,
Mon 7:30pm Industry Night
Thu 7:30pm, Fri 7:30pm, Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:00pm

By Agatha Christie
Director: Lindsay Kennedy

CAST:
ROGERS - Jeff Shehan
MRS. ROGERS - Katie Kidwell-Trivilino
FRED NARRACOTT/ANTHONY MARSTON - Dustin Reckling
VERA CLAYTHORNE - Elise Campagna
PHILIP LOMBARD - Jacob Funke
WILLIAM BLORE - Neil Darling
GENERAL MACKENZIE- Dennis Dey
EMILY BRENT - Tracy LaGuardia
SIR LAWRENCE WARGRAVE - Scott Shaw
DR. ARMSTRONG - Trevor French

Big Fish

BIG FISH

May 1-10
Fri 7:30pm, Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:00pm,
Mon 7:30pm Industry Night
Thu 7:30pm, Fri 7:30pm, Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:00pm


Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Book by John August

Director: Amy Sander
Stage Manager: Jo Pellow
Music Director: Delano Mendoza-Holt
Choreographer: Emmy Hadley
Assistant Stage Manager: Austyn Sander
Costume Designers: Tiffini Hart & Stacey Hatton
Scenic Designer: Brett Hart
Lighting Designer: Rachael Honnold
Sound Designer/Engineer: Katelyn Gillette

CAST:

Edward - Jacob Leet
Will - Zac Nab
Sandra - Cara Hampton
Young Will - Luke Pyron
Josephine - Lauren Daugherty
Jenny Hill - Rachel Hendrickson
Karl - Noah Hart
Amos - Arthur Clifford Sr.
The Witch - Jessica Alcorn
Don Price - Clayton James Henriksen
Zacky Price - Miles Fritz
Alabama Lambs - Elizabeth Phillips & Nicole Brunetti
Mermaid - Maddie Shelton
Fisherman - Kenyon White
Dr. Bennett - Kipp Simmons
Women's Ensemble - Alannah Trigg, Elizabeth Phillips, Janel Scott, Maddie Shelton, Nicole Brunetti, Pancha Brown, Sydney VanDyke, Rachel Hendrickson
Men's Ensemble - Kenyon White, Kipp Simmons, Michael Kizzee, Jason Shipps, Noah Hart
Youth Ensemble - Emersyn Buckneberg, Hailey Kenyon, Kaydence Rowland, Olivia Kenyon, Ryann Symons, Thomas Henson, Bennett DaMetz
Witch Dancers - Kenyon White, Maddie Shelton, Sydney VanDyke, Ryann Symons
USO Tappers - Elizabeth Phillips, Kenyon White, Maddie Shelton, Olivia Kenyon, Pancha Brown, Ryann Symons, Sydney VanDyke, Noah Hart
Featured Dancers - Elizabeth Phillips, Kenyon White, Maddie Shelton, Nicole Brunetti, Pancha Brown, Ryann Symons, Sydney VanDyke
Understudies - Rachel Hendrickson (Sandra), Elizabeth Phillips (Jenny Hill), Kenyon White (Karl & Zacky), Kipp Simmons (Amos), Pancha Brown (Witch), Nicole Brunetti (Josephine), Michael Kizzee (Don), Sydney VanDyke (Alabama Lamb), Ryann Symons (Alabama Lamb), Bennett DaMetz (Young Will)

Barn KIDS presents CATS: Young Actors' Edition

Barn KIDS presents
CATS: Young Actors' Edition


June 26-29
Fri 7:30pm, Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:00pm

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Directed by Denice Trawicki

Disaster! The Musical

DISASTER! THE MUSICAL

August 7-16
Fri 7:30pm, Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:00pm,
Mon 7:30pm Industry Night
Thu 7:30pm, Fri 7:30pm, Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:00pm


By Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick
Concept Created by Seth Rudetsky and Drew Geraci
Additional Material by Drew Geraci

Director: Kipp Simmons
Music Director: Meghann Deveroux
Stage Manager: Terri Babbitt
Scenic Designer: Brandon Scalf
Costume Designer: Patricia Berning
Lighting Designer: Rachael Honnold

CAST:
Chad - Jacob Leet
Marianne - Keri Baggs
Ted - Mark Murphy
Jackie - Erica Baruth
Tony - Christoph Cording
Shirley - Linda Marie Williams Taylor
Maury - Eric Magnus
Sister Mary Downy - Alyson Golladay
Levora Verona - Andrea Hobley
Ben/Lisa - Lila Shove
Scott - Jacob Swaney
Jake - Miles Wirth
Traci - Kelsey Linn
Wealthy Wife - Denice Trawicki
Wealthy Husband - Rob Hallifax
Chef - Ethan Reed
Ensemble - Alecia Stultz, Katie Marshall, Maddy Philipp, Ryan Bennett, Sarah Ediger

BAND:
Director/Keys 1 - Todd Gregory Gibbs
Keys 2 - Matt Patterson
Trumpet/Flugelhorn - Andrea Rogers
Trombone - Ken Tysick
Reeds - Kaytee Dietrich
Guitar - Jimmy Bloomquist
Bass - Ethan Mulvenon
Drums - Clayton Anderson

Spring Awakening

SPRING AWAKENING

September 4-13
Fri 7:30pm, Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:00pm,
Mon 7:30pm Industry Night
Thu 7:30pm, Fri 7:30pm, Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:00pm


Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater
Music by Duncan Sheik

Director: Julie Ewing
Stage Manager: Mitch Simmons
Music Director: Delano Mendoza-Holt
Choreographer: Erin Robertson
Intimacy Coach: Daniel Vazquez
Scene Designer: Skip Gordon
Lighting Designer: Zach Dulny
Costume Designer: Alison Nickol
Sound Engineer: Matt Pollock
Content Creator: Dalton Homolka

CAST:
Wendla - Charlotte Sipple
Martha - Olivia Laycock
Thea - Tori Stanton
Anna - Cierre Wesley
Ilse - Margot Reed
Melchior - Dalton DeVoe
Moritz - Brady Reed
Hanschen - Brenden Blue
Ernst - Bubba Hayne
Georg - Clayton James Henriksen
Otto - Andon Mattox
Adult Women - TBD
Adult Men - TBD

The 2026 6x10 Ten Minute Play Festival

The 2026 6x10 Ten Minute Play Festival

November 13-15
Fri 7:30pm, Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:00pm