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Founded in 1936, Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy presents well-known plays, musicals, and improvisation shows. The theater holds the record as the oldest continuously running community dinner theater in the United States. Its three stages are the Mainstage Theatre, the Oldfather Theatre, and the Helen Hocker Theatre.

Productions include familiar plays like Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, and A Christmas Carol, and musicals like Bye Bye Birdie, and Bonnie and Clyde. The theatre provides entertainment for children such as Disney’s Aristocats Kids, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, The Last of the Dragons, and Skippyjon Jones.

The theatre offers a variety of classes including Broadway Sprouts, The Civic Stars, and Performance Experience as well as summer camps.

Address: 3028 SW Eighth Avenue, Topeka, Kansas, Phone: 785-357-5211R

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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