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Smart People at Kansas City Actors Theatre — January 18 - 29, 2023

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Jan 18

2023-01-18 2023-01-29 Smart People at Kansas City Actors Theatre — January 18 - 29, 2023

Smart People
by Lydia R. Diamond
Dates: January 18th – 29th, 2023
Location: City Stage at Union Station
Director: TBA

Closing out the 18th Season is one of the newest plays ever produced at KCAT by an incredible playwright who has been making a name for herself with her plays Stick Fly and The Bluest Eye. In Lydia Diamond’s Smart People, four highly educated friends gather on the eve of Barack Obama’s 2008 election to attempt to navigate the tough questions about race, and examining their biases through a lens of their backgrounds and their education.

Union Station Location:
30 W Pershing Rd,
Kansas City, MO 64108
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18 Jan 2023 - 29 Jan 2023
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Theater - Live
 30 West Pershing Road, Jackson County, Kansas City 64108, Missouri, Jackson County, United States 30 West Pershing Road, Jackson County, Kansas City 64108, Missouri, Jackson County, United States - Map Directions

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