![]() ![]() ![]() **Although Washburn University classes have been cancelled for Friday, the theatre department is still planning to present the Friday evening performance of "Missing You, Metropolis." Please call 78 for more information. Following tomorrow night's performance, there will be a reception and a book-signing with poet Gary Jackson, whose work is the basis of the play. And when he lands, instead of a whirlwind of colors, he moves like. A matinee performance is scheduled for Sunday at 2 p.m. Performances are scheduled for tonight (FRI)** and tomorrow (SAT) night at 7:30 at the Andrew and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre on the Washburn University campus. KPR's Laura Lorson spoke with Penny Weiner, the director and a co-playwright of "Missing You, Metropolis." One content note: this play contains mature themes and graphic language. ![]() The play's director, Penny Weiner, told KPR's Laura Lorson about what audiences can expect from this innovative multimedia experience. " Missing You, Metropolis" combines the poetry of Topeka native Gary Jackson with art, music, and the zap, zing and pow of comic-book superheroes.influences that both inspire and infuriate young men on their journey into maturity. A new play being staged at Washburn University in Topeka is tackling that subject, combining the work of area writers, artists, musicians, actors and several Washburn professors. /rebates/2fbook-search2ftitle2fmissing-metropolis-poems2f&. ![]() Finding one's way into adulthood can be a difficult thing.and it can be tough to let go of childhood friends and obsessions. ![]()
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