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Goppert Theatre, Goppert Performing Arts Center
73-109 E 118th St., / Kansas City, MO 64145
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P: 816.501.3699 / E: box.office
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Five Decades of Memorable Performances
The jewel of the Goppert Performing Arts Center is the Goppert Theatre. Built in 1974, the theatre is named after Vita Goppert ’72, the “First Lady” of Avila. The Bill and Jean ’76 Buchanan Stage is home to four student theatrical productions a year, plus choir and orchestra concerts, lectures, and workshops, Goppert Theatre is also a popular venue for other theatre troupes, including a long-time relationship with Theatre for Young America.
2025 – 2026 Season
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Oct 5 at 2:00 pm
Nov 23 at 2:00 pm
March 1 at 2:00 pm
April 26 at 2:00 pm
Past Productions
First Date
By: Paul slade smith
Intimate Apparel
By: Lynn Nottage
Spelling Bee
By: James Lapine
The Comedy of Errors
By: William Shakespeare
The Goppert Performing Arts Center
Arts Community
More than 19% of all Avila undergraduates are involved with the performing arts on campus in some manner (and that’s not counting all of the students who attend performances). Add in all of the faculty, staff, and the thousands from the Kansas City community who walk through the Goppert Performing Arts doors, and it’s easy to see that Avila University is truly at the center of the arts scene in south KC.