Kevin Kling

Playwright, actor, author, storyteller and cultural advocate, Kevin Kling is hailed as a Minnesota state treasure.

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Illusion Theater, Center for Performing Arts

Apr 25, 2025 – May 4, 2025

SCARECROW ON FIRE

Illusion Theater, Center for Performing Arts

Apr 25, 2025 – May 4, 2025

Scarecrow on Fire written by Kevin Kling, directed by Michael Robins with Kevin Kling, Dan Chouinard, Simone Perrin, and Stephen Yoakam, with music from the House of Mercy Band (Chris Larson, Angela Talle, Jeremy Szopinski, and Doug Trail-Johnson), and Michelle Kinney.

Illusion Theater, Center for Performing Arts

Apr 25, 2025 – May 4, 2025

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INVISIBLE FENCES, Open Eye Theatre. Photo by Bruce Silcox.

BEST SUMMER EVER, Merrimack Repertory Theatre. Photo by Meg Moore.

Storytelling Festival. Photo by Jay Huron.

"Kevin Kling's stories are not merely delightful. They are surprising, wise and redemptive. He is one of our great national treasures."

– Krista Tippett, public radio host and founder of Speaking of Faith
"...the mundane becomes magical, the fantastic becomes accessible and through it all his profound sense of curiosity about the world transforms the everyday to the timeless."

– Queen Anne News, Seattle
"Kevin Kling knows how to tell a great story. Full of liveliness and spontaneity, what sets Best Summer Ever apart from other productions is Kling’s unique and distinctive touch."

– The Sleepless Critic
“Part funny guy, part poet and playwright, part wise man.”

– Krista Tippett, “On Being”, American Public Media

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Playwright, actor, author, storyteller and cultural advocate, Kevin Kling is hailed as a Minnesota state treasure.

Upcoming Event

"Kevin Kling's stories are not merely delightful. They are surprising, wise and redemptive. He is one of our great national treasures."