Death By Chocolate
Play
Auditions · February 1–4, 2027
Performances · April 2, 3, 9 & 10, 2027
Season 48 · 2027
City Theatre
Staging a Better Community.
Live theatre in Independence, Missouri since 1980.
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Death By Chocolate
A Play by Paul Freed
A health spa, a chocolate-loving guest list and one very suspicious dessert. CTI opens Season 48 with a fast, funny whodunit where everyone has a motive and nobody can be trusted around the truffles.
Performances
April 2, 3, 9 & 10, 2027
Location
Roger T. Sermon Community Center
On Stage
Season 48
Five mainstage productions, one radio play and a full year of auditions open to performers across the Kansas City area.
Sweeney Todd
Musical
Auditions · March 29, 30 & 31, 2027
Performances · June 4, 5, 11 & 12, 2027
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The Comedy of Errors
Shakespeare
Auditions · June 7, 8 & 9, 2027
Performances · August 6, 7, 13 & 14, 2027
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Drama
Auditions · August 9, 10 & 11, 2027
Performances · October 8, 9, 15 & 16, 2027
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The Game's Afoot
Comedy Thriller
Auditions · August 30, 31 & September 1, 2027
Performances · October 29, 30, November 5 & 6, 2027
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Tickets Soon
Auditions
Take the Stage.
City Theatre of Independence holds open auditions for its productions and welcomes performers from throughout the Kansas City area. No experience required — just show up.
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Community theatre
is your theatre.
You don't have to be an actor to be part of CTI. Every production takes dozens of people — on stage, backstage, in the lobby and behind the scenes.
Est. 1980
45+ Years of Theatre in Independence.
For more than four decades, City Theatre of Independence has brought performers, artists, volunteers and audiences together through live theatre — more than 250 productions at the Powerhouse Theatre inside the Roger T. Sermon Community Center.
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Every CTI season, 1980–2026
The Odd Couple
Dracula
Pippin
Fiddler on the Roof
Camelot
Annie Get Your Gun
The Sound of Music
Hello, Dolly!
The Music Man
Little Shop of Horrors
Sweeney Todd
The Archive
250+ Productions.
250+ Productions.
One Community.
Every season since 1980 — the shows, the casts and the crews that built City Theatre of Independence.
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Beyond the Mainstage
Special Events
Featured Event
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It's a Wonderful Life
A Live Radio Play
Auditions
September 21, 22 & 23
Performances
December 4, 5 & 6
Location
The Independence Square
Cabarets
One-night concerts and revues.
Workshops
Classes for all experience levels.
Independence Has Talent
Our annual community showcase.
Fundraisers
Events that keep the lights on.
Your Visit
Your Night at CTI.
Roger T. Sermon Center
201 N. Dodgion Street
Independence, Missouri
Roger T. Sermon Center
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Box Office
Opens 1 hour before curtain.
Doors
Open 30 minutes before showtime.
Parking
Free lot parking on site, with directions from Noland Road.
Accessibility
Accessible entrances, seating, restrooms and accommodations.
Intermission
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Ticket sales are only part of what makes community theatre possible. Your support helps CTI continue producing accessible live theatre and creating opportunities for artists throughout our community.
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From the Stage & Behind the Scenes
Moments from recent CTI productions — on stage, in rehearsal and backstage.
