The 40th Annual William Inge Theatre Festival brings a variety of activities to Independence this weekend.

 

Today, the official Theatre Festival of the State of Kansas will feature youth and adult workshops with invited guests from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., followed by the presentation of the awarded high school pieces at 3:30 p.m.

 

There will also be a full production of The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, which will perform tomorrow at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. Inge Center Manager Dee Molnar says that a combination of special guests and community members come together to create a unique performance.

 

There will also be an Inge Festival picnic tomorrow evening at 5 p.m. for the community. Molnar says the festival will provide workshops for people of all ages to improve their vocal or theatre skills.

 

A complete schedule of festival events and ticket informatioin can be found at http://ingecenter.org