In Tamale Season by Gary Enrique Bradley Lopez, Angel comes back from college and nonchalantly surprises his mom and Abuelita with news that he has a girlfriend, from college, who just happens to be black. Linda has tensions with her son dating a black person because of the death of her father. Abuelita prepares dinner for them to meet Natasha, but surprises tear the evening apart and potentially relationships. Tamales, of course, are what helps the chaos.

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Thursday, May 16 
7:30pm –THE HEAD OF MEDUSA Preview
Friday, May 17     
7:30pm –THE HEAD OF MEDUSA OPENING NIGHT 
(Opening Festival Reception to Follow)
Saturday, May 18
1:30pm –5-Page Fringe
3pm – “Tamale Season” by Gary Enrique Bradley Lopez (Reading and Talkback)
7:30pm –THE HEAD OF MEDUSA
9:00pm –Playwriting Jam
Sunday, May 19  
1pm –Playwright’s Roundtable
3pm –”Besties” by Emma Carter (Reading and Talkback)
7:30pm –THE HEAD OF MEDUSA
Monday, May 20
7:30pm – THE HEAD OF MEDUSA, Industry Night

Kansas City Public Theatre is a non-profit theatre company that provides access to the arts through aesthetically diverse professional theatre entertainment free-of-charge to the public.

Theatre Lab FEST is a celebration of our city's playwriting talent! Over the course of the festival weekend, audiences can attend nightly performances of the premiere production of THE HEAD OF MEDUSA new play-in-development readings, AND participate in several interactive events such as a PLAYWRITING JAM and 5-PAGE FRINGE! ALL are welcome to attend and participate!