Art tells stories of health care to create a ‘living piece of advocacy’
A participatory artwork led by textile artist Malissa Long is a visual reminder that many Kansas residents lack medical coverage.
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Wichita theater company will stage 26 super short plays — in no particular order
Experimental Theatre Co. will present a "chaotic" show on September 5 & 6 at Studio School.
Novelist Sarah Henning has built her career in community with other writers
Her latest young adult novel "The Lies We Conjure" is a 2025 Kansas Notable Book.
A vision of Wichita as a ‘Somewhere’: Eclectic music and arts festival returns for second year
After debuting last year as Elsewhere Fest, the two-day festival and conference is back this weekend with a new name, fewer stages, same ambition.
In its 43rd season, Kechi Playhouse tempers passion with pragmatism
As a hedge against troublesome road construction, the theater will present five royalty-free productions this year. They include past favorites, an original script, and "Much Ado About Nothing."
Wichita Shakespeare Company kicks off its season with 'totally rad' production of 'Love's Labours Lost'
In its 26th year, the company presents two wildly different approaches to Shakespeare: An '80s undergraduate take on comedy "Love's Labours Lost" opens June 6, and a "no gimmicks" version of "Romeo and Juliet" is coming in September.
Music Theatre Wichita’s longest-serving employee celebrates 50 years of curtains
Among (many) other contributions, Mary Sue Dymak helped build the production company’s robust theatrical rentals program.
'Just Willa': Like mother, like daughter
A new novel by Wichita native Helen Sheehy explores the lives of early 20th-century Kansas and Oklahoma farmers and ranchers. Technically fiction, “Just Willa” drips with the kinds of details that the best historians mine from deep research.
At Wichita Community Theatre, Shakespeare that’s ‘easy to enjoy’
Set against the backdrop of WWII, “Into the Breeches” is a comedic love letter to the Bard. The eight-show production begins this week and runs through May 4.