KC Fringe Festival 2025

Adult Content: Contains graphic violence, profanity, and intense situations

THEENEMIESFROMWITHIN

A Play by MIKE RICE

In a dystopian American city, defiance becomes the only weapon against tyranny

THE STORY

In an American city in the not-too-distant future, a right-wing and heavily armed Christian Nationalist couple with ties to elected MAGA leaders are kidnapping people who they deem as political opponents and throwing them into a prison that has been built inside the city's most iconic landmark.

They are using any means necessary, including the threat of public execution, to "re-educate" their captives.

The newest prisoner—the drummer for a famous heavy metal band—is forced into a cell with a star NFL running back, a local television news journalist, and a retired high school teacher. The drummer's loud defiance puts him and his cellmates in the ruthless captors' crosshairs.

MAGA

RESISTANCE

SHOW DETAILS

PERFORMANCES

July 18FRI
8:30 p.m.
July 19SAT
4:00 p.m.
July 23WED
7:00 p.m.
July 25FRI
10:00 p.m.
July 26SAT
5:30 p.m.

VENUE

Metropolitan Community College - Penn Valley

3201 SW Trafficway

Kansas City, MO 64111

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TICKETS

$15

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CAST & CREW

Matt Donovan

Matt Donovan

as Tobias Marchlewski

Rebecca Ralstin

Rebecca Ralstin

as Nelsie Marchlewski

Scott Turner

Scott Turner

as Paul McDermott

Robert Vardiman

Robert Vardiman

as Marcus Boston

Curtis Weber

Curtis Weber

as Tommy Gerrano

Jessica Whitfield

Jessica Whitfield

as Jennifer Rhodes

Mike Rice

Mike Rice

Author

Scott Cordes

Scott Cordes

Director

Alexa Cioffi-Abt

Alexa Cioffi-Abt

Stage Manager & Assistant Director

Esther McRae

Esther McRae

Sound Designer

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Everyone's been working hard!

Experience the Resistance

This unabashedly anti-MAGA action-filled drama comes from the creator of previous KC Fringe Festival hits.