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Future Stages Festival

2016 Edition

June 23, 2016 1:25 p.m.

Future Stages Festival is a FREE annual community event that turns a spotlight on youth performances and family-friendly programming. Each year the festival puts 600 talented young performers on stage before live audiences. In 2015, 6,000 people attended Future Stages Festival.

3rd Annual Future Stages Festival

Sunday, June 26, 2016

11: 00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

1601 Broadway Blvd

Kansas City, MO 64108

Find a complete Performance Schedule here.

Watch this video of the 2015 Future Stages Festival to learn more:

Where the Wild Things Are at The Coterie Spring 2016

This production truly brings the pages of a book to life with the audience participating in each step of the tale. The use of imagination and creativity was splendid. My four year old was on the edge of her seat waiting to see what would ha...

Apr 18, 2016
Secret Soldiers: Heroines in Disguise at The Coterie Winter 2019

History is complex and choices carry consequences... we are reminded of this as an audience when we participate fully in Secret Soldiers: Heroines in Disguise at The Coterie.

Jan 9, 2019
J. Robert Schraeder and courtesy of The Coterie Theatre.

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at The Coterie Winter 2015

The Coterie brings the drama The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane to stage showing through March 1, 2015. The show features music, puppetry, old-fashioned story telling, and a whole lot of heart.

Feb 1, 2015
Tomas and the Library Lady at The Coterie Winter 2016

Once again The Coterie inspires and impresses with their newest production. This season's Tomas and the Library Lady is reminiscent of last fall's Miracle Worker with many similar themes, but this production is targeting a younger audience ...

Feb 29, 2016
Photo by Rich Fabac and courtesy of The Coterie Theatre and The White Theatre at The J.

Review: Newsies - Summer 2018

Disney's Broadway musical Newsies hits the stage this summer in Kansas City through a collaboration between The Coterie and White Theatre at The J. This first-time partnership produced a spectacular, charming, and crowd-pleasing production ...

Jul 12, 2018
Review: Mary Poppins at Starlight

With top-notch choreography, sets, and special effects (this show is full of magical surprises), you would never guess that Mary Poppins was produced by Starlight in just three weeks. Fans of the film will enjoy favorite songs performed to...

Jul 27, 2015
Madagascar: A Musical Adventure at The Coterie - Summer 2016

This production offers a crack-a-lackin' good time for the entire family! Children from preschool to early elementary especially enjoy the show. The creative costumes, vibrant and colorful sets, fun-filled music, and humor throughout the sh...

Jun 24, 2016
An Iliad at KC Rep Winter 2015

The Poet and The Musician had just take us on an incredible journey. The performances are masterful and nearly flawless in a heart-wrenching and unforgettable performance.

Feb 1, 2015
A Year with Frog & Toad at The Coterie Summer 2015

The Coterie took this newer Broadway Musical and made it their own. With Seth Jones playing Frog, Steven Eubank as Toad, and a talented supporting cast of neighboring animals, the show takes children on an imaginative world of very small an...

Jul 1, 2015
photos by Matthew Murphy

Beauty and the Beast at Starlight

Beauty and the Beast at Starlight is a summer must-see for Kansas City families! You don't want to miss out on this "Tale as Old as Time" - the love story of Beauty and the Beast.

Jul 14, 2016

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