Feb 03 - 12 2023
Spinning Tree Theatre presents THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND

Spinning Tree Theatre presents THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND

Presented by Spinning Tree Theatre at Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center

By Kansas City playwright Frank Higgins (Black Pearl Sings!). Adapted from the story by H.G. Wells. Directed by Vanessa Severo (Frida). Eduardo, a poor farmer in a South American village, dreams of being in love. Frustrated by his poverty and disability of being blind in one eye, he turns his back on his own world and risks his life to find a mythical village high in the Andes mountains where everyone is blind and the streets are paved in gold. When he stumbles upon the village and realizes that the people who live there have no knowledge of the outside world, he fantasizes that "in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king." However, he learns that the people have skills that he does not...

Admission Info

Recommended for theatregoers age 10 and up.

Tickets are by donation. "Free" tickets are intended for those who are unable to afford the price of a ticket. Tickets are available online and, subject to availability, at the door 45 minutes prior to each performance.

Phone: (816) 569-5277

Email: info@spinningtreetheatre.com

Dates & Times

2023/02/03 - 2023/02/12

Location Info

Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center

8788 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66212