Cowtown Creative Communion Onstage

From our favorite writer on faith & morals . . . Here's a missive about local shows pondering the big question: 

Is locally crafted Kansas City theater a preview into purgatory?!?

Also . . . There are a few philosophical references as well . . .

When the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre presents “Freud’s Last Session” the weekend of Nov. 22, the audience will hear a debate about God’s existence by actors playing Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis, and C.S. Lewis, one of the 20th Century’s most important Christian writers.

But the goal won’t be to convince anyone of any religious, spiritual, moral or ethical position.
Karen Paisley, the theater’s producing artistic director, explains why: “I don’t think I would ever say that I choose plays because they’re good biblical lessons. That isn’t what I do. I choose plays because I think they are compelling and they ask really good questions.”

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Kansas City Theaters Tackle Religious Questions, Themes