This group is returning to historic Kansas City theater that was ravaged by fire
The Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre will return to its home base, the Warwick Theatre, next week for its first production there since a fire badly damaged the historic venue 19 months ago.
The MET will open its 2025-26 season with the Kansas City premiere of “Mother’s Daughter” on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the Warwick.
Nine fire trucks fought an early-morning fire Feb. 7, 2024, that burned across three floors, destroying the MET offices and costume area. The 22-year-old theater company proceeded with an abbreviated 2024-25 season at alternative venues.
The Warwick reopened this summer with Padgett Productions’ “Evil Dead: The Musical” running July 31-Aug. 23.
‘Mother’s Daughter’
What: The Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre will present the final play in the Queenmaker trilogy by Kate Hennig inspired by historical events involving Henry VIII.
When: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17-19; 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20; 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21; 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24-26; 2:30 p.m. Sept. 28.
Where: Warwick Theatre, 3927 Main St.
Cost: $39-$54.
More information: metkc.org
More season openers
Three other theater groups also will open their 2025-26 seasons next week:
“The Book of Mormon,” PNC Broadway in Kansas City: The story of two mismatched missionaries spreading the gospel won nine Tony Awards in 2011, including for best musical. Sept. 16-21, Music Hall, 301 W. 13th St. broadwayinkc.com
“A Wrinkle in Time,” The Coterie Theatre: Young Meg Murry travels through time and space to rescue her father and save humanity. Sept. 16-Oct. 12, Coterie, 2450 Grand Blvd. in Crown Center. thecoterie.org
“’Night Mother,” KC Melting Pot Theatre: Marsha Norman’s play exploring mental health and family dynamics won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1983. Sept. 18-27, Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Central in Penn Valley Park. kcmeltingpot.com
