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Goppert Theatre, Goppert Performing Arts Center
11901 Wornall Road / Kansas City, MO 64145
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P: 816.501.3699 / E: box.office@avila.edu
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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.
2022 – 2023 Season
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Past Productions
Pippin
Book by Roger O. Hirson and Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Live theatre under the open sky (with reservations, seating socially distanced, and masks required). This performance of Pippin was held outside on a stage built in the heart of the Avila campus.
Twenty20s
An original devised play about life as a 20-something in 2020, by Avila University theatre majors under the direction of Professor Matt Schwader Harbor.
Harvey
by Mary Chase
Goppert Theatre on the Bill and Jean Buchanan Stage (with reservations, seating socially distanced, and masks required.)
The Servant of Two Masters
by Carlo Goldini
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, The Servant of Two Masters was performed via Zoom.
Upcoming Arts Events
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.