Category: Performing Arts Centers / Theatres
Symbol: Universal Disabilities, Person seated in wheelchair
Theatre
for Young America
4881 Johnson Drive
Mission, KS 66205
Box Office Hours: 9am – 5pm, Monday through Friday, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm on Saturdays, and 1 hour before scheduled performance times.
Admission: $6.50, single admission; $4 per person for groups of 20 to 99; $3.75 for groups of 100 or more; season tickets available at $4.75 per person per show.
General Description: Theatre for Young America has served the Kansas City metropolitan area since 1974, presenting live professional theatre to young audiences. The theatre's mission is to foster the educational and emotional growth of young people through drama. The theatre delves into a wide range of subject matter from the very ancient to the most modern, seeking to illuminate what is pertinent to today's young people.
With each play the theatre finds connections to curriculum topics and provides a specially prepared Leaders' Guide with background information and classroom activities related to the play. Students attending TYA plays also participate in a question-and-answer session with the actors. Schools may book an Outreach Workshop conducted on school sites.
Theatre for Young America also offers a full schedule of after-school drama classes taught by professional actors at the theatre. Each year Theatre for Young America produces 8 or 9 productions, presenting over 320 performances to an annual audience of 60,000.
Public Transportation/Directions: Theatre for Young America is located on the 2nd level inside Mission Center Mall, which is at the crossroads of Shawnee Mission Parkway, Johnson Drive and Roe Boulevard in Mission, Kansas. From the North, exit off I-35 onto Roe Boulevard and proceed south to Johnson Drive. From the south or west take Shawnee Mission Parkway east to Roe Boulevard. From the southeast take Roe Boulevard north to Johnson Drive. Mission Center Mall is about a ten-minute drive west of the Plaza area of Kansas City, Missouri (take Ward Parkway west to Shawnee Mission Parkway to Roe).
Parking: Enter from Johnson Drive on the north side of mall. Level 2 is best. Accessible entrance from Level 1: Enter mall and go right or left to Dillards and use their elevators, one at each end.
Seating Chart Available: Yes, available by request.
Access Information: (The comments linked to each symbol will provide additional information about access.) Click on Access Symbols Legend for a description of all symbols.
B/VI People who are blind or visually impaired: "Touch Tours" are available after each performance. Please indicate your interest in advance. Some printed materials are available in large print and Braille on request.
D/HH People who are deaf or hard of hearing: Call for schedule of ASL interpreted performances. Seating near the stage can be reserved in advance.
WC/MI People using wheelchairs or people with mobility impairments: Fully accessible restrooms are located at Dillards. Stalls in restrooms on Levels 2A and 3A are a little narrow and meet alternate standards. A ramp is available to performance areas and comes very close to accesibility standards. There is adequate classroom and pathway egress to performance areas and dressing rooms. Public spaces allow turn-around room, but doorways are a little narrow. Accessible seating is in the front row. Seats are movable and available for wheelchairs and companion seating. Please request accessible seating in advance.
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