by Mary Rupert
Shakespeare with a humorous twist will be featured this weekend at the Alcott Arts Center, 180 S. 18th St., Kansas City, Kan.
The Lord Mayor’s Company will perform some silly scenes from Shakespeare at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at Alcott, according to Chris Green, Alcott executive director. It is a benefit for Alcott Arts Center.
It’s been a few years since the troupe has appeared at the Alcott, she added. “We’re excited to have them back,” she said.
In some past years, the company has performed at the Renaissance Festival in Bonner Springs, Green said. Recently, it has taken the show on the road to perform at a Renaissance Festival in Oklahoma, she added.
A pre-show with introductions starts at 7 p.m., followed by the main show at 7 p.m. at the Alcott. The admission charge is $10 per person, which is a donation to Alcott.
Theater-goers may view the art exhibit at the Alcott Arts Center before the performance, and the gallery will open at 6:30 p.m., she added.
The free art exhibit is by Legion Fetters, a 14-year-old student at Sumner Academy, Green said.
Fetters has developed her own style of graphic art, similar to a comic-book style, according to Green.
She uses different media including watercolor and colored pencil, Green said.
“I’m really impressed with her,” Green added.
The Alcott Arts Center is not yet ADA accessible.
For more information, call Alcott Arts Center at 913-233-2787 or visit www.alcottartscenter.org.