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Mission Statement

From the Producing Artistic Director

A Brief History

Recent Awards

Production History

Script Submission Policy

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The Unicorn Theatre exists to enhance the cultural life of Kansas City by producing professional contemporary, thought-provoking theater, which inspires emotional response and stimulates discussion.

Our 34^th Season  

8 amazing Productions including

2 World Premieres + 2 Musicals + Much more 

We keep changing, we keep growing but we’re staying right here

Early in 2008 we will unveil The Jerome Stage with an intoxicating new play as an addition to our regular season.  This new space will realize a dream. Twenty one years ago we moved into this building and built the “great wall” and divided the space in two. Since that time, I have dreamed of the day when we would break through that wall again and take back the rest of the building. What used to be The Belman Garage will now become the Unicorn Theatre Complex. A new entrance, a new box office, new bathrooms, and additional space for rehearsals, classes, receptions and more performances - all in the same, completely accessible building with our Main Stage and administrative offices.  

This season we will reveal parts of the world, portions of life and pieces of ourselves to discuss, debate and contemplate.

We will transport you from the intimacy of the Unicorn Theatre down the back streets of Scotland to the rubble and carnage of Iraq; from historic Philadelphia to the decadence of Hollywood.

We will astonish you, enlighten you, amuse you and provoke you, but we will never bore you.  

We are committed to our artists, our audience and to Midtown - our family, our friends and our neighbors. When it comes right down to it, is there anything more important?  The plays I choose reflect what it means to be true to ourselves and the impact that can have on others.  

The choices we make can have huge repercussions. On our relationships, our environment, and even our safety. In our efforts to protect our freedom, our privacy and each other, what must we sacrifice? The cost of defending our land, our economy and our integrity does not come cheap or easy.

In a world where laws, leaders, boundaries and values keep shifting, we must try to keep our balance.

We can do it together.

We can do it at the Unicorn. 

“Your work is to discover your work and then with your whole heart to give yourself to it.”--Buddha

 

Cynthia Levin
Producing Artistic Director

Unicorn Theatre History

Unicorn Theatre celebrates its 34th season in 2007/2008. With a history of producing more than 250 plays, 25 percent of them World Premieres, the theatre continues this tradition with a mix of contemporary plays that challenge, nourish and change the lives of its audiences.

In the fall of 1974 three UMKC theatre graduates rented an old warehouse in Kansas City's historic River Market area and called it Theatre Workshop. In May 1975, Kansas City Star drama critic Giles Fowler wrote of the fledgling Theatre Workshop, "There is something about the place -something about the spirit and guts-that makes you want to see it thrive." And thrive it did. By November 1976, Theatre Workshop had produced 28 plays, including 4 originals by local playwrights, and was recognized by the Missouri Arts Council with an artist-in-residence grant.

During the 1970s Theatre Workshop continued to advance and expand, moving to the former Norman Elementary School at 35th and Jefferson for increased seating capacity and greater flexibility in staging. In 1981, Theatre Workshop changed its name to Unicorn Theatre and received additional Missouri Arts Council funding to stage an original script. Since then, the National Playwrights' Award has produced at least one full-scale production of an original work each year to national acclaim. Mark Houston's Expiring Minds Want to Know, Or Six Women with Brain Death won the Best Original Script Award at the Kansas City Theatre Awards (KCTA) and continues to be produced across the country. In 1984, Unicorn Theatre joined Actors' Equity Association, the national union of professional actors. Two years later, Unicorn moved to its current location in the mid-town business district. An 80 year-old brick garage was transformed into a modern, intimate theater with a thrust stage and a seating capacity of 150.

In recent years, Unicorn has earned a reputation as Kansas City's premiere theatre, providing patrons with quality, thought-provoking plays which otherwise would not be seen in this area. In 1987, the Unicorn produced the World Premiere of Lawrence Perkins' Doin' the Reality Rag which utilized the talents of five physically challenged actors, won KCTA's Best Play award and was featured on CBS Sunday Morning. One year later, Unicorn Theatre became one of only three area performing arts organizations to receive National Endowment for the Arts funding. Over the next few years, KCTA Best Play awards went to Talk Radio, Burn This, and Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune. 1992 saw Falsettoland break box office records and garner Best Musical and other awards. KCTA accolades continued in 1993 for Unicorn productions of Lips Together, Teeth Apart and Mad Forest. Thanatos, the winner of the 1993 National Playwrights' Award, played out to sold-out houses and critical acclaim in January 1994, then moved on to one of New York's Off-Broadway stages.

In January 1995, the Unicorn featured an original production written, directed and performed by African-Americans. Community response to David Barr's Betrayal of the Black Jesus helped the playwright publish his work and reinforced Unicorn Theatre's plan to diversify programming by including an African-American work each season. The Unicorn solidified its position as the only professional theatre company in Kansas City to produce plays by and about African-Americans in 1996. That spring the theatre produced Cheryl L. West's provocative portrait of the African-American women's experience, Jar the Floor, which played to sold-out crowds and earned rave reviews

Twenty-one years of "daring to be different" paid off in 1995. Unicorn's production of Brad Frasier's controversial Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love pulled the heartstrings of sold-out houses and won Best Play at the 1995 Drama Desk Awards. In addition, the Unicorn was granted the opportunity to stage a World Premiere by the highly praised playwright, Jane Martin. Jack and Jill found warm reception in Kansas City and positive reviews in the national press. Finally, the prestigious Shubert Foundation in New York began its funding of the Unicorn for its ongoing commitment to contemporary American theatre.

Our 22nd season continued the upward trend in both reputation and attendance. Unicorn Theatre was voted Best Theatre for Plays in Kansas City by The New Times and attendance rose to 76.28% capacity-the highest level in our history. In February 1996, Unicorn became the only theatre in the region to obtain the rights to produce Tony Kushner's epic Angels in America. As the two-parter continued into Unicorn's 23rd season, critics and audiences alike hailed Unicorn's production as the most courageous and successful ever. Angels in America went on to win five Kansas City Drama Desk Awards the following spring. The theatre entertained sold-out houses with Pearl Cleage's Flyin' West and Terrence McNally's Love! Valour! Compassion

During its 24th season, the Unicorn Theatre celebrated the acquisition of its newly expanded space. Interior improvements included a new box office and lobby entered from Main Street as well as rehearsal space and new offices for the administrative staff. The Kansas City community named the Unicorn the Best Local Theatre Group once again, as well as Best Place to See a Play in PitchWeekly's 1997 "Best of Kansas City" Poll, and The Kansas City Star called the Unicorn's programming "the most interesting and adventurous fare of any theatre in town."

In 1998, the Unicorn joined the National New Play Network, formed to promote the development of new plays and playwrights. This association provided the Unicorn valuable resources to give the theater a national presence.

The Unicorn opened its 25th anniversary with 25 sold-out performances of Having Our Say and followed that play's success with an impressive production of Paula Vogel's 1998 Pulitzer Prize winner, How I Learned to Drive. During its 26th season, the Unicorn produced Margaret Edson's 1999 Pulitzer Prize winner, Wit, which attracted such large audiences that its run was extended by three weeks. The 27th season included an extended run of Yasmina Reza's award-winning play, 'Art' while the theatre's 28th season included three shows whose runs were extended because of the demand for tickets: The Laramie Project, Proof and Fully Committed.

The Unicorn’s 29th season, which reached all-time highs for number of season subscriptions sold and amount of foundation dollars granted, featured the world premiere of Kansas City Native American playwright Philip blue owl Hooser’s comedic tribute to Lucille Ball, Loving Lucy and as well as Bat Boy: The Musical, The Shape of Things, and The Memory of Water.

Recent Awards

 

Best Theater

The Unicorn Theatre

After 34 years, Cynthia Levin's little-theater-that-does just keeps doing it. Even as it urges Kansas City theatergoers into the future, the Unicorn is reliable as gravity, steady as the Marching Cobras, the one theater in town dedicated to professional productions of new, challenging work. This... More >>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Performance in a Musical 

Karen Errington

She has enchanted the Paul Harvey set at Quality Hill Playhouse for years now, but Karen Errington's charms are too rarely paraded before the rest of us. With her ace comic timing, her broad and buoyant voice and a bottomless bag of expressive glances, Errington makes each performance like one of... More >>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Performance in a Play-Readers' Choice
Ron Megee in La Cage Aux Folles
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Congratulations to other Unicorn Artists...

Best Newcomer to the Stage

Patrick Du Laney (Featured in The Lieutenant of Inishmore)

Long a boon to local audiences, UMKC's graduate theater department is perhaps even more beloved by local theaters, which find in its annual yield of new students just the sort of hungry, talented, non-Equity artists who, between semesters, can achieve great things without getting all fussy about... More >>

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Actor in a Bad Play

Ron Megee (Featured in La Cage Aux Folles)

Here was a Christmas miracle. Flaunting his trademark mix of goofball grace and full-on abandon, Late Night Theatre leader-in-exile Ron Megee managed to take the American Heartland's lump of Christmas coal — we'd say the pandering comedy was inspired by those... More >>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Cabaret Show

Spencer Brown (Featured in La Cage Aux Folles)

Picture David Bowie, home alone, listening to Rent . Bored, he closes his eyes, dips hand into trou, and starts to finger what he finds. Now, imagine what Bowie would be imagining. That 's Spencer Brown, the glam, gorgeous marvel of late-period Late Night Theatre. He's a scene-stealing force of... More >>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1974

CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS STORY BOOK

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1975

ADAPTATION by Elaine May

PHASES OF THE MOON by John Loven

A NIGHT WITH VINCENT DOWLING

THREE ONE-ACTS by Anton Chekov

ON THE HARMFULNESS OF SMOKING TOBACCO

THE ANNIVERSARY THE BEAR MUSE OF FIRE - scenes and sonnets by William Shakespeare

MENDACITY - with Tom Gruenwald and Bob Scogggins

HOW TO TALK TO A DRAGON

VAUDEVILLE 75

THE MAIDS by Jean Genet

TENN - one acts by Tennessee Williams

LADY OF THE LARKSPUR

THE CASE OF THE CRUSHED PETUNIAS

CAGES by Lewis John Carline

CRYSTAL AND SCARLET

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1976

THE OPERATION by Larry Vincent (World Premiere)

VAUDEVILLE '76

LA RONDE by Arthur Schnitzer

ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare

CHARLOTTES WEB by E.B. White

OPENING THE WINDOWS by Patricia Baker (World Premiere)

CHAPEL by Wendy McLaughlin (World Premiere)

SPEAK TO ME SOFTLY…LIKE THE RAIN by Diana J. Mange (World Premiere)

A BREEZE FROM THE GULF by Mort Crowley

DR. FAUSTUS LIGHTS THE LIGHTS by Gertrude Stein

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1977

LITTLE DRAMA GENESIS, ETC by Diane J. Mange (World Premiere)

ARTIST DESCENDING A STAIRCASE by Tom Stoppard

HOT L BALTIMORE by Lanford Wilson

EVERYTHING IN THE GARDEN by Edward Albee

TRANSFORMATIONS by Anne Sexton

MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT by Jean Giraudoux

A DOLL'S HOUSE by Henrick Ibsen

HEIDI adapted by Diane J. Mange

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1978

A WILDE NIGHT WITH VINCENT DOWLING

KING JOHN by William Shakespeare

THE SWAN'S KILLERS by Matt Davison (World Premiere)

LIVE AND IN COLOR

IN CELEBRATION by David Storey

WHEN YOU COMIN' BACK RED RYDER by Mark Medoff

AN EVENING WITH PINTER by Harold Pinter

DEAD CONNECTIONS by Stuart Boyce and Frank Higgins (World Premiere)

MARAT/SADE by Peter Weiss

70 GIRLS 70 by Fred Ebb and John Kander

LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May Alcott

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1979

LAUGH by Geff Moyer (World Premiere)

BLITHE SPIRIT by Noel Coward

BALLAD OF THE SAD CAFÉ by Carson McCullers

LOOT by Joe Orton

A THOUSAND CLOWNS by Herb Gardner

IN THE BOOM BOOM ROOM by David Rabe

THE CHILDREN'S HOUR by Lillian Hellman

OLIVER TWIST by Charles Dickens

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1980

CAMINO REAL by Tennessee Williams

ONLY HUMAN by Bob Evans (World Premiere)

THE CREATION OF THE WORLD AND OTHER BUSINESS by Arthur Miller

HANGED IN THEIR OWN FAMILY TREE by Richard Dunlop (World Premiere)

THE KING OF LEMONADE by Frank Higgins (World Premiere)

UNCOMMON WOMEN AND OTHERS by Wendy Wasserstein

NIGHT WATCH by Lucille Fletcher

ROBIN GOODFELLOW by Aurand Harris

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1981

CALLING IT OFF by Nancy Lenau (World Premiere)

THE MOUND BUILDERS by Lanford Wilson

MONSTERS by Charles Gordon (World Premiere)

TREVOR by John Bowen

MOUNT UP WITH WINGS LIKE ANGELS by Meredith Portman (World Premiere)

AMERICAN BUFFALO by David Mamet

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1982

PROMISE by Nancy Lenau (World Premiere)

PRISON GAMES by Susan Yankowitz

ROAD MOVIE by Brian Hohlfeld (World Premiere)

TAP DANCING ACROSS THE UNIVERSE by Bill Borden (World Premiere)

GETTING OUT by Marsha Norman

LETTERS HOME by Rose Leiman Goldenberg

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1983

5TH OF JULY by Lanford Wilson

A LESSON FROM ALOES by Athol Fugard

LIKE WATER OFF A WHALES BACK by William Clause (World Premiere)

GEMINI by Albert Innaurato

BENT by Martin Sherman

SECRET by Wendy MacLaughlin (World Premiere)

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1984

KID PURPLE by Donald Wollner (World Premiere)

TALKING WITH…by Jane Martin

TRUE WEST by Sam Shepard

SUMMER ONE ACTS by Various Writers

P.S. YOUR CAT IS DEAD by James Kirkwood

BENT / TALKING WITH… (In Repertory)

THE BONNE CHANCE MOTEL by John Denham (World Premiere)

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1985

FOOL FOR LOVE by Sam Shepard

WIN / LOSE / DRAW by Mary Gallagher and Ara Watson

BANGS AND WHIMPERS by Bryan Williams (World Premiere)

SUMMER ONE ACTS by Various Writers

EXTREMITIES by William Mastrosimone

'NIGHT MOTHER by Marsha Norman

ANGELS FALL by Lanford Wilson

NEVER SAY DIE by Frank Higgins (World Premiere)

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1986

PAINTING CHURCHES by Tina Howe

SHUFFLE OFF THIS MORTAL BUFFALO by Richard Natale (World Premiere)

STILL LIFE by Emily Mann

HEARTLAND by Frank Higgins (World Premiere)

QUILTERS by Molly Newman & Barbara Damashek

EXPIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW…by Mark Houston (World Premiere)

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1987

ORPHANS by Lyle Kessler

AS IS by William Hoffman

THE LAST GOOD MOMENT OF LILLY BAKER by Russell Davis (World Premiere)

AUNT DAN AND LEMON by Wallace Shawn

DOIN' THE REALITY RAG by Lawrence Perkins (World Premiere)

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS by David Mamet

THE KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN by Manuel Puig

EXPIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW…by Mark Houston

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1988

JULIUS AND ETHEL by Loren Retter (World Premiere)

JITTERS by David French

THE REAL THING by Tom Stoppard

THE DINING ROOM by A.R. Gurney

HUNTING COCKROACHES by Janusz Glowacki

TALK RADIO by Eric Bogosian

CATS PAW by William Mastrosimone

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW by Richard O'Brien

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1989

VETERANS DAY by Donald Freed (World Premiere)

ON THE VERGE by Eric Overmeyer

THE ILLUMINATI by Levi Lee and Larry Larson

WOMAN IN MIND by Alan Ayckbourn

BURN THIS by Lanford Wilson

SAVAGE IN LIMBO by John Patrick Shanley

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1990

TEN BELOW by Shem Bitterman (World Premiere)

BEIRUT by Alan Bowne

BREAKING THE CODE by Hugh Whitemore

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW by Richard O'Brien

WAITING FOR GODOT by Samuel Beckett

FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIRE DE LUNE by Terrence McNally

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1991

LIVING IN EXILE by - (World Premiere)

ELEEMOSYNARY by Lee Blessing

RECKLESS by Craig Lucas

SPEED THE PLOW by David Ives

CLOSER THAN EVER by Richard Maltby, Jr and David Shire

THE LISBON TRAVIATA by Terrence McNally

THE IVORY ALPHABET by B. Burgess Clark (World Premiere)

EASTERN STANDARD by Richard Greenberg

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1992

TWO ROOMS by Lee Blessing

VITAL SIGNS by Jane Martin

GROTTESCO SHORTS by Theatre Grottesco

FALSETTOLAND by James Lapine

CHANGIN' LANES by Mark Houston (World Premiere)

THE SWAN by Elizabeth Egloff

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1993

FIVE IN THE KILLING ZONE by Lavonne Mueller (World Premiere)

DAYTRIPS by Jo Carson

LIPS TOGETHER, TEETH APART by Terrence McNally

THE HEIDI CHRONICLES by Wendy Wasserstein

MARVINS ROOM by Scott McPherson

MAD FOREST by Caryl Churchill

QUILTERS by Molly Newman & Barbara Damashek

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1994

THANATOS by Ron Simonian (World Premiere)

SIGHT UNSEEN by Donald Margulies

THE BALTIMORE WALTZ by Paula Vogel

KEELY AND DU by Jane Martin

A PERFECT GANESH by Terrence McNally

PATIENT A by Lee Blessing

AND THE WORLD GOES ROUND by John Kander and Fred Ebb

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1995

BETRAYAL OF THE BLACK JESUS by David Barr III (World Premiere)

UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS…by Brad Fraser

RED SCARE ON SUNSET by Charles Busch

JACK AND JILL by Jane Martin (World Premiere)

THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG by Wendy Wasserstein

ARMS AND LEGS by Ron Simonian (World Premiere)

RUTHLESS by Joel Paley and Marvin Laird

INNOCENT THOUGHTS by William Missouri Downs (World Premiere)

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1996

SUBURBIA by Eric Bogosian

JAR THE FLOOR by Cheryl West

ANGELS IN AMERICA: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES by Tony Kushner

ANGELS IN AMERICA: PERESTROIKA by Tony Kushner

AT THE FEET OF DOVES by Ron Simonian (World Premiere)

ALL IN THE TIMING by David Ives

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1997

FLYIN' WEST by Pearl Cleage

LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! by Terrence McNally

MERCY KILLING by Stephanie Keyes (World Premiere)

SYLVIA by A.R. Gurney

QUILLS by Doug Wright

MOLLY SWEENEY by Brian Friel

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1998

THE SALVATION OF IGGY SCROOGE by Larry Larson and Eddie Levi Lee

BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY by Pearl Cleage

THE WAITING ROOM by Lisa Loomer

ZONE 3 by Ron Simonian (World Premiere)

AMERICAN DAUGHTER by Wendy Wasserstein

HAVING OUR SAY by Emily Mann

SKYLIGHT by David Hare

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1999

AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN by Douglas Carter Beane

MOJO by Jez Butterworth

HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE by Paula Vogel

THE JUDAS KISS by David Hare

EV'RY TIME I FEEL THE SPIRIT by David Barr III (World Premiere)

THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE by Martin McDonagh

OLD WICKED SONGS by Jon Marans

PRELUDE TO A KISS by Craig Lucas

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2000

THE OLD SETTLER by John Henry Redwood

WIT by Margaret Edson

SIDE MAN by Warren Leight

LIGHT:DAMAGE by Alan Brown (World Premiere)

HOT 'N' THROBBING by Paula Vogel

'ART' by Yasmina Reza

HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH by John Cameron Mitchell

THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris

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2001

SLIGHT DEFECT: A DESERT HOLIDAY by Ron Simonian (World Premiere)

CLOSER by Patrick Marber

MUD, RIVER, STONE by Lynn Nottage

GENE POOL by Christi Stewart-Brown

THE LARAMIE PROJECT by Moises Kaufman

BECAUSE HE CAN by Arthur Kopit

THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris

FUDDY MEERS by David Lindsay-Abaire

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2002

IN THE BLOOD by Suzan-Lori Parks

SPINNING INTO BUTTER by Rebecca Gilman

PROOF by David Auburn

FULLY COMMITTED by Becky Mode

DIRTY BLONDE by Claudia Shear

THE SHAPE OF THINGS by Neil LaBute

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming

THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris

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2003

LOVING LUCY by Philip blue owl Hooser (World Premiere)

THE MEMORY OF WATER by Shelagh Stephenson

BEE-LUTHER HATCHEE by Thomas Gibbons

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming

LOBBY HERO by Kenneth Lonergan

YELLOWMAN by Dael Orlandersmith

THE MINEOLA TWINS by Paula Vogel

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2004

HOW HIS BRIDE CAME TO ABRAHAM by Karen Sunde (World Premiere)

THE GOAT, OR WHO IS SYLVIA? by Edward Albee

BLUE/ORANGE by Joe Penhall

TAKE ME OUT by Richard Greenberg

BRIGHT IDEAS by Eric Coble

TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks

CONVENIENCE by Gregg Coffin

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2005

PERMANENT COLLECTION by Thomas Gibbons (World Premiere)

OMNIUM GATHERUM by Theresa Rebeck & Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros

THE EXONERATED by Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen

BUG by Tracy Letts

I AM MY OWN WIFE by Doug Wright

THE RETREAT FROM MOSCOW by William Nicholson

PAINTED ALICE by William Donnelly

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2006

FROZEN by Bryony Lavery

CROWNS by Regina Taylor

NEXT OF KIN by Ron Simonian (World Premiere)

TICK TICK BOOM by Jonathan Larson

THE PILLOWMAN by Martin McDonagh

ORSON'S SHADOW by Austin Pendleton

THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL  by David Nehls and Betsy Kelso

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2007

RABBIT HOLE by David Lindsay-Abaire

NICKEL AND DIMED by Joan Holden

CROWNS by Regina Taylor

IRON KISSES by James Still

INTIMATE APPAREL by Lynn Nottage

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES by Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein

THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE by Martin McDonagh

RIGHTNEXTTO ME by Gregg Coffin

2008

A HOUSE WITH NO WALLS by Thomas Gibbons

Heather Raffo's 9 PARTS OF DESIRE

THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED by Douglas Carter Beane

Script Submission Guidelines

Unicorn Theatre accepts scripts on an on-going, year-round basis, which allows us an opportunity to search for, develop and produce new plays that meet the overall criteria of the Unicorn Theatre and the specific needs of a regular season. Please send the manuscript (Attention: Herman Wilson, Literary Assistant) with the following information, even if you have already sent the same information with your initial inquiry:

* A cover letter
* A brief bio / resume
* A short synopsis of the play
* A complete, descriptive character breakdown
* A SAPC if you want us to acknowledge receipt of the script
 

***AS A RESULT OF CHANGES TO REGULATIONS OF THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, WE NO LONGER RETURN SCRIPTS***

In general, we look for non-musical, issue-oriented, thought-provoking plays set in contemporary times (post 1950s). We stipulate a cast limit of ten actors. You must note any double-casting in the character breakdown. Scripts must be in an easy-to-read format and firmly bound. All plays submitted must be original, unpublished scripts, which have not had a professional production.

Response time, depending on the number of scripts we receive, may vary from four to eight months.

Financial/Production information: The playwright whose script we select will receive a royalty of $1,000.00. In addition, the selected play will be developed and produced in the Unicorn Theatre's regular season. The playwright must agree to assign 2% subsidiary rights of future productions of the script (in the United States and Canada) to the Unicorn Theatre for a period of five years from the date of production. All future productions must acknowledge the initial production by the Unicorn Theatre.

All scripts submitted for consideration will be handled with care: however, the Unicorn Theatre does not accept responsibility for lost or damaged manuscripts.

Questions? Call Herman Wilson at 816-531-7529 ext. 22

By mail:
Unicorn Theatre
3828 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64111

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816-531-PLAY (7529)

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816-531-0421

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