2026 Season
The Barn Players' 71st season of great theatre in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Except for the Barn KIDS production, all shows will be at The Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center, 8788 Metcalf, in Overland Park, Kansas. Barn KIDS will be produced at Bishop Miege High School, 5041 Reinhardt Dr, Roeland Park, Kansas.
And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie.
January 9-18, 2026
Big Fish
May 1-10, 2026
Barn KIDS presents
CATS: Young Actors' Edition
July 24-26, 2026
Disaster! The Musical
August 7-16, 2026
Spring Awakening
September 4-13, 2026
The 6x10 Ten Minute Play Festival
November 13-15, 2026
Call For Directors
The Barn Players is seeking directors for the 2026 Season...Our 71st year in Kansas City!
PROCESS:
Submit a letter of application to The Barn Players, along with your resume. Indicate the title of your primary choice of show in the application letter. Include your vision for the production and your reasons for applying for that particular show. Please include ideas regarding production team members that you would might bring on board for the show. In addition, please include a second show choice that you would like us to consider you for during the interview process.
DEADLINE TO APPLY:
Tuesday, October 7th, 2025
INTERVIEWS:
Interviews will be scheduled by appointment only, with Interim Artistic Director, Barb Nichols, Assistant Artistic Director, Lynn Reddick, and board members Vida Bikales & Trevor French.
SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION & RESUME TO:
Barb Nichols, Interim Artistic Director of The Barn Players at jcbekc@gmail.com
SHOWS:
BIG FISH
May 1-10, 2026
Music & Lyrics by Andrew Lippa / Book by John August
Rehearsals at Prairie Baptist Church on:
March 29th-April 23rd
Move to Arts & Heritage on April 26th
Rehearsals in the Black Box April 27th-April 20th
Two-week run, eight performances (25 rehearsals / 4 in A&H)
Performances on May 1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10
DISASTER! THE MUSICAL
Aug. 7-16, 2026
Book by Jack Plotnick & Seth Rudetsky
Rehearsals at Prairie Baptist Church on:
July 5th-July 30th
Move to Arts & Heritage on Aug. 2nd
Rehearsals in the Black Box Aug. 3-6
Two-week run, eight performances (25 rehearsals / 4 in A&H)
Performances on Aug. 7,8,9,10,13,14,15,16
SPRING AWAKENING
Sept. 4-13, 2026
Music by Duncan Sheik / Lyrics & Book by Sater
Rehearsals at Prairie Baptist Church on:
Aug. 2nd-27th
Move to Arts & Heritage on Aug. 30th
Rehearsals in the Black Box Aug. 31st Sept. 1-3
Two-week run, eight performances (25 rehearsals / 4 in A&H)
Performances on September 4, 5, 6, 7, 10,11,12,13