Festive Reprieve

Thank the sweet baby Jesus: Here’s a December night in the theater that’s not about yuletide ghosts, Christmas carols, flagpole licking, or good ol’ George Bailey getting worked up to off himself. Instead, this year’s Six By Ten show at the Barn Players concerns, as always, at least six entirely separate, unseasonal topics in six entirely separate short 10-minute plays, all written and directed by local folks. That’s a gift. Boasting a large cast and titles such as Kyle Wallen’s It’s Obvious Something Happened and Mike Wimpy’s marquee-unfriendly Bank Piracy … uhhh, Policy, the show represents community theater at its most vital. It’s not just members of the community putting together a show but people sharing the community’s concerns, ideas and spirit. Other writers include Jeremy Riggs, Rich Pauli, Evan McNamara and Deborah Buckner. The show runs tonight and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Barn Players (6219 Martway in Mission, 913-432-9100). See thebarnplayers.org.