3 new stage productions in Wichita: ‘Good News,’ ‘August: Osage County’ and ‘My Sweetheart is Smokin’ Hot’

Wichita Community Theatre is performing their rendition of the Pulitzer-Prize-winning play “August: Osage County” through Feb. 15 at 258 N. Fountain. The show, about a dysfunctional American family, plays at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 7 p.m. Feb. 8 and Feb. 15, with one matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday . Tickets cost $14 for adults and $12 for military, students and seniors. It’s recommended for mature audiences. To purchase tickets, call 316-686-1282.

‘My Sweetheart is Smokin’ Hot’ at Mosley Street Melodrama

Mosley Street Melodrama, 234 N. Mosley, will be putting on “My Sweetheart is Smokin’ Hot or The Valentine’s Day From Hell,” written and directed by Tom Frye, starting Thursday. Shows will take place at 7:50 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday through March 28. Tickets cost $28 for dinner and the show and $18 for the show only. Dinner is served from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be reserved by calling 316-263-0222.

‘Good News’ at Friends University

Here’s some “Good News.” The Friends University theater department is staging the musical comedy at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Sebits Auditorium, 2100 W. University. “Good News,” set on college campus in the 1920s, is about an academically struggling football star who falls for his tutor. Tickets are $11 for adults and $9 for students and seniors. Purchase tickets by visiting friends.edu/finearts or calling 316-295-5677.

Jake Trease

This story was originally published January 28, 2015 at 8:44 PM with the headline "3 new stage productions in Wichita: ‘Good News,’ ‘August: Osage County’ and ‘My Sweetheart is Smokin’ Hot’."