Welcome to The Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City your premiere home for African American plays and musicals! Come help us celebrate our ninth season of great work!!

Educating and inspiring our community by presenting and promoting appreciation for African-American culture through our stories.

DALE RICARDO SHIELDS, PEARL CLEAGE AND THE BLACK REPERTORY THEATRE OF KANSAS CITY TO RECEIVE PAUL ROBESON AWARDS

New York -– Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, and the Actors’ Equity Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization supporting the professional theatre community, jointly announced the Paul Robeson Award will be bestowed on Dale Ricardo Shields for 2021, Pearl Cleage for 2022 and The Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City for 2023.

A theatre designed to impact the Kansas City community by telling stories of the black experience.

Our mission.
Our vision.

Mission Statement: The mission of The Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City is to educate and inspire our community by presenting and promoting appreciation for African-American culture through our stories.

Vision Statement: The vision of The Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City is a united community embracing stories of the African-American experience.

Meet our director.

Damron Russel Armstrong is a producer/director/actor who spent his formative years right here in Kansas City. He has worked on most of the stages Kansas City has to offer. He's been a familiar fixture at Unicorn Theatre, The Coterie Theatre, Theatre for Young America, The American Heartland Theatre, The Living Room Theatre, Chestnut Fine Arts Center, New Theatre Restaurant, and Kansas City Actors Theatre.

Our Partners.

 

Make a donation.

The Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City cannot exist without donations from generous individuals and corporate sponsors. Ticket prices cover only a small portion of the cost of creating live theatre. Please click the button below and make a tax-deductible donation to help us fulfill our mission. If you would rather make a donation by check, please make your check payable to BRTKC (or The Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City) and mail it to PO Box 410294, Kansas City, MO 64141

COVID-19 Protocols.

Even though restrictions are being lifted we still encourage all to be masked at large in door events.