The Black Box

The Black Box Performance and event venue in the West Bottoms. The Black Box will no longer require proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test for admission.
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Masks will no longer be required though patrons are encouraged to wear them. The Black Box will continue to monitor community health data, public health and government guidance, industry standards, and union protocols and will take appropriate precautions as necessary. If you have symptoms of COVID-19, or simply do not feel well, please stay home. By attending a public performance at The Black Box

, you agree to our COVID-19 waiver. We encourage you to check www.blackboxkc.com prior to your visit, as processes and protocols are subject to change over time. For questions, please email [email protected].

We couldn't be happier to welcome back Courtney Koval Scahill. Courtney not only sounds incredible. She one of the kinde...
06/04/2026

We couldn't be happier to welcome back Courtney Koval Scahill. Courtney not only sounds incredible. She one of the kindest performers we ever cast our light on.

Tickets at https://checkout.square.site/merchant/WCNXQ5C7SZN77/checkout/UQJ2HAWSKIU3JGMYZB7A6VP2

This Miscast - Iris Inn Productions teams up with Fishtank Theatre to raise money for The Blackbox. Join us as we empower an ever- evolving theatrical space down in the Historic West Bottoms.

🚨 KARAOKE CREW, DON'T PANIC 🚨No karaoke tonight. 💔We're deep in our makeover era, putting the finishing touches on the B...
06/01/2026

🚨 KARAOKE CREW, DON'T PANIC 🚨

No karaoke tonight. 💔

We're deep in our makeover era, putting the finishing touches on the Black Box glow-up and getting everything ready for the next chapter. ✨

We love a refresh. We love a rebrand. We love a dramatic transformation montage. 🎬

Thank you for hanging with us while we level up the space!

Stay tuned for updates, sneak peeks, and reopening announcements soon. 👀

Until then: Happy Pride Month! 🌈 Be loud, be joyful, be unapologetically yourself.

The comeback is gonna eat. 💅

KC… your summer night plans just dropped 🌈🎤Under the stars. During Pride. At The Black Box.Like be serious.DRAGAPELLA! ...
05/22/2026

KC… your summer night plans just dropped 🌈🎤
Under the stars. During Pride. At The Black Box.
Like be serious.

DRAGAPELLA! is pulling up to The Black Box for ONE NIGHT ONLY and it’s giving:
✨ vocal slayage
✨ drag delusion
✨ camp levels at unsafe amounts
✨ harmonies so tight they could ruin your situationship

📍 The Black Box
📅 June 14
⏰ 8PM

If “Broadway,” “Drag Race,” and a fever dream had a baby… this would be the show.

🎟 dragapella.com

Bring your loudest friend. Or your ex. Or both.

🌤️ OUTDOOR STAGE SEASON HAS ENTERED THE CHAT 🌤️MANOR FEST 8 lands at The Black Box this Friday night — May 22 from 7PM–1...
05/21/2026

🌤️ OUTDOOR STAGE SEASON HAS ENTERED THE CHAT 🌤️

MANOR FEST 8 lands at The Black Box this Friday night — May 22 from 7PM–10PM — and the patio is about to become the main character.

Live music. Warm night air. West Bottoms energy. The kind of night where you accidentally stay way longer than planned.

FRIDAY NIGHT LINEUP:

⚡ The Soul Agenda — 7:00 PM
⚡ The Babe Gabe — 8:00 PM
⚡ Hailes — 9:00 PM

Bring your people. Grab a drink. Scream for local music. Pretend you’re in an a coming-of-age film for three hours.

📍Outdoor Stage at The Black Box
🗓️ Friday, May 22
⏰ 7PM - 10PM
🎟️ www.manorrecords.com/manorfest

TONIGHT // MONDAY // MAY 18TRIPLE HEADER!!! 6PM — RAW Storytelling: New Beginningscome cry, heal, overshare, romanticize...
05/18/2026

TONIGHT // MONDAY // MAY 18
TRIPLE HEADER!!!
6PM — RAW Storytelling: New Beginnings
come cry, heal, overshare, romanticize your life, etc.

8:30 PM — The Passion of Mr. Cardboard (LIVE)
an unhinged fever dream somewhere between children’s television, existential crisis, and divine revelation.

Mr. Cardboard returns to save The Land of Cardboard through chaos, clownery, and probably emotional manipulation. If you like weird theater that feels like a hallucination in the best way possible… this is your night.

THEN: KARAOKE
because after witnessing cardboard-based salvation, you legally must sing.

literally three different timelines under one roof tonight.
bring your situationship, your theater kid friend, or your “i need to get out of the house” energy.

TONIGHT // MONDAY // MAY 17TRIPLE HEADER!!! 6PM — RAW Storytelling: New Beginningscome cry, heal, overshare, romanticize...
05/18/2026

TONIGHT // MONDAY // MAY 17
TRIPLE HEADER!!!
6PM — RAW Storytelling: New Beginnings
come cry, heal, overshare, romanticize your life, etc.

8PM — The Passion of Mr. Cardboard (LIVE)
an unhinged fever dream somewhere between children’s television, existential crisis, and divine revelation.

Mr. Cardboard returns to save The Land of Cardboard through chaos, clownery, and probably emotional manipulation. If you like weird theater that feels like a hallucination in the best way possible… this is your night.

THEN: KARAOKE
because after witnessing cardboard-based salvation, you legally must sing.

literally three different timelines under one roof tonight.
bring your situationship, your theater kid friend, or your “i need to get out of the house” energy.

See you tomorrow for NEW BEGINNINGS with !
05/17/2026

See you tomorrow for NEW BEGINNINGS with !

CRUSTY MUSTARD IMPROV // FRIDAY // MAY 15Doors: 7PM // Show: 7:30PMschool is basically out. your brain is fried. you des...
05/14/2026

CRUSTY MUSTARD IMPROV // FRIDAY // MAY 15
Doors: 7PM // Show: 7:30PM

school is basically out. your brain is fried. you deserve to laugh until your drink comes out your nose.

These besties have been making audiences lose it for over a decade & keep getting nominated for Best Improv Group by The Pitch for a reason.

grab tickets online or just roll up & snag them at the door 🎟️
www.theblackboxkc.com

05/11/2026

5/11/26 tonight’s agenda: karaoke + emotional oversharing through music

Karaoke Monday at The Black Box is back tonight and the aux cord is spiritually yours.

sing a diva anthem. sing emo. sing one direction like it’s 2013. we literally do not care as long as you commit to the bit.

🕗 starts at 8:30 PM
🎤 no stage fright, only lore
🍹 drinks + chaos available all night

cancel your boring plans. come be perceived.

TONIGHT // MAY 9 // SATURDAY www.theblackboxkc.comNeed a laugh? The Maestros Improv Musical Comedy is serving chaos, co...
05/09/2026

TONIGHT // MAY 9 // SATURDAY
www.theblackboxkc.com

Need a laugh? The Maestros Improv Musical Comedy is serving chaos, comedy, and fully made-up musical numbers on the spot 🎹💀✨

It’s giving Broadway… after 3 espresso martinis.

Grab your besties and come scream-laugh with us tonight at The Black Box. You literally never see the same show twice.

🎟️ Tickets at the door + online. Don’t be the friend hearing about it tomorrow.

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1060 Union Avenue
Kansas City, MO
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