Zombie Mall

Director Ron Megee has his fingers on the pulse of pop culture, and he isn’t feeling anything … because the stars of his new production, Maul of the Dead, are zombies. Mitch Brian drew his inspiration for this tale of zombies taking over a mall in the year 1978 from the classic zombie flick Dawn of the Dead. Coterie at Night’s world premiere of Maul of the Dead features 44 extras and a live score by guitarist Cody Wyoming. It runs tonight through Halloween at the Off Center Theater on the third floor of Crown Center (2450 Grand, 816-474-6552). Tickets cost $12. For show times, check coterietheatre.org.

Fri., Oct. 16, 7 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 17, 7 & 9 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 18, 7 p.m.; Mon., Oct. 19, 7 p.m.; Thu., Oct. 22, 7 p.m.; Fri., Oct. 23, 7 & 9 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 24, 7 & 9 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 25, 7 p.m.; Wed., Oct. 28, 7 p.m.; Thu., Oct. 29, 7 p.m.; Fri., Oct. 30, 7, 9 & 11 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 31, 7, 9 & 11 p.m., 2009