Henry VIII

2022-23 Season Announcement from Helen Hocker Theater and Topeka Civic Theatrew/host Shannon J Reilly ** Be sure to see his show "Voiceless" on the Mainstage at Topeka Civic Theatre opening June 3. Learn more at ShannonJReilly.com

Shannon's Shelfish Showbiz Shunday Show with your show host Shannon J Reilly (so selfish or selfless?)

Part 2 of Interview with Jeff Carson from The Historic Jayhawk Theatre

with Jeff Carson

Shannon interviews Eddie Shirron of WTCT PlayersTopeka Civic Theatre presents WTCT Players: Take a trip back to a simpler time with Fibber McGee and Molly, The Shadow, The Life of Riley, the Lone Ranger and a host of other favorites recreated by the generation that thrilled to these stories when they were new! Each performance features a recreation of these fine, radio plays with live sound effects created on stage and expressive actors delivering stellar performances. It’s a trip to yesteryear and a joy for us today! 

Shannon's Shakespeare Shunday

Shakespeare "The Tempest"

It was one of his last plays and was both dark and brooding but still ended happily. Plus it featured the most famous stage direction; "Exit, pursued by bear.", as well as the first written reference to a "dildo". (Yes, you read that right.) Join me on the 50th podcast of Shannon's Shakespeare Shunday and hear the story behind The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare. Sunday on the eights on KSEF-DB a.k.a. 785 LIVE!

It was his take on the Trojan Wars, and ever since it was written it has confounded scholars. Part comedy, part tragedy, part history, and part romance, it was his hardest play ever to classify. But his take on war takes on a modern voice today. Hear the story behind "Troilus and Cressida" on Shannon’s Shakespeare Shunday this Sunday on the eights on KSEF-DB a.k.a. 785 LIVE!

Shakespeare's "Cymbeline"