Archive of Political Emails

Zeffin 🫀 Opera Kansas · [email protected]

July 7, 2026 at 3:14 PM

So, what's next?

[link removed] A note from Zeffin The season's over. The gymnasium floor is just a gymnasium floor again. Every prop, every costume, every piece of Beverly Hills 1990-something has been laundered, folded, boxed, and put away. And something else is already waking up, already insisting on bei…

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Zeffin 🎬 Opera Kansas · [email protected]

June 25, 2026 at 5:28 PM

A gymnasium. A basketball. Gilbert & Sullivan. You need to see this.

Opera Kansas Rehearsal — June 24, 2026 We weren’t supposed to share these. Rehearsal Rehearsal Rehearsal Rehearsal This is what opera looks like now. Gymnasium floor, 90s Beverly Hills, Gilbert & Sullivan. You have to see it to believe it. Three nights. Starts tomorrow. Then it’s gone…

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Zeffin 🏀 Opera Kansas · [email protected]

June 23, 2026 at 4:02 PM

Charming. Iconic. Opens Friday!

Opera Kansas Charming. Iconic. A very funny, very innocent opera about trying too hard to be deep. The cast of Patience — use code COMMUNITY for BOGO tickets through June 24 John — it’s been a minute. Let me catch you up fast: Patience opens Friday. Three performances. Gone by Sunday night. A…

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Zeffin 🏀 Opera Kansas · [email protected]

June 22, 2026 at 2:46 PM

Charming. Iconic. Opens Friday!

Opera Kansas Charming. Iconic. A very funny, very innocent opera about trying too hard to be deep. The cast of Patience — use code COMMUNITY for BOGO tickets through June 24 John — it’s been a minute. Let me catch you up fast: Patience opens Friday. Three performances. Gone by Sunday night. A…

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Zeffin ⭐ Opera Kansas · [email protected]

June 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM

"As if!" We turned Clueless into an opera!

Opera Kansas John! We turned a Gilbert & Sullivan opera into Clueless. And it’s exactly as good as it sounds. Patience, or Bunthorne High! opens June 26 — Gilbert & Sullivan’s 1881 comic opera reimagined as a 1990s Beverly Hills high school. The setting is Bunthorne High, 1995. The story is…

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Zeffin 🏋️ Opera Kansas · [email protected]

June 5, 2026 at 12:18 AM

First look: Patience — and we need some strong people!

Opera Kansas John! You’re the first people we’re telling — and we mean that. Patience, or Bunthorne High! opens June 26. Gilbert & Sullivan’s 1881 comic opera reimagined as a 1990s Beverly Hills high school. Think Clueless meets live opera! Patience or Bunthorne High — Gilbert and Sullivan's…

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Zeffin 🌻 Opera Kansas | Let's Go! · [email protected]

May 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM

The photos just dropped. Saturday is almost here.

[link removed] Saturday is tomorrow! Mr. Twister & The Tale of Tornado Alley Free. 45 minutes. Bring everyone! [link removed] Photos by Ryan L. Swayne | SwayneStudios.com This is what's waiting for you at Goldenrod Park Community Facility, 1340 S Pattie St — this Saturday (May 9 @ 11a…

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Zeffin 🤠 Opera Kansas | Let's Go! · [email protected]

May 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM

It all starts tomorrow! (Your show is Saturday, May 9 @ 11am.)

[link removed] Tomorrow morning, Mr. Twister & The Tale of Tornado Alley opens its run at Exploration Place ([link removed]) 's Kemper Creative Learning Studio. Twelve shows. Four days. Hundreds of Wichita kids will be watching a tornado form on stage and learning about wind patterns, cyclones…

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Zeffin 🎬 Opera Kansas | Let's Go! · [email protected]

April 30, 2026 at 2:52 PM

Meet the cast chasing the storm! MR. TWISTER!

[link removed] John! May 9 is nine days away ([link removed]) ! Mr. Twister & The Tale of Tornado Alley is billed as a children's opera. The cast did not get that memo. They are delivering this with the same care, precision, and artistry they bring to every stage they've ever stood on. Fiv…

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Zeffin 🌪️ Opera Kansas | Let's Go! · [email protected]

April 27, 2026 at 4:35 PM

We saved one for you.

[link removed] John! Next week, Opera Kansas takes over Exploration Place ([link removed]) . From May 5 to 8, we're performing Mr. Twister & The Tale of Tornado Alley twelve times inside the Kemper Creative Learning Studio ([link removed]) for thousands of Wichita schoolchildren bused in from …

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Zeffin 🍷 Opera Kansas | Let's Go! · [email protected]

February 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM

TOMORROW NIGHT: The queen falls. Carthage burns.

[link removed] It's happening. Tomorrow night. The cast is ready. The witches are circling. The pyre is built. GRAB YOUR SEAT → ([link removed]) [link removed] DIDO & AENEAS opens at Fisch Haus in 24 hours, and we have a handful of seats left for all three performances. If you've bee…

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Zeffin 🎻 Opera Kansas | Let's Go! · [email protected]

February 17, 2026 at 11:59 AM

72 hours until Carthage burns

[link removed] 3 days. 3 performances. Limited seats left. DIDO & AENEAS opens THIS FRIDAY and we're running out of room. [link removed] Here's what's happening at Fisch Haus February 20-22: ✨ A Carthaginian queen choosing dignity over survival 🔥 Witches orchestrating chaos for sport…

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Zeffin 💀 Opera Kansas | Let's Go! · [email protected]

February 13, 2026 at 3:44 PM

Forget Valentine's Day. We're team villain.

[link removed] While everyone else is sending flowers and heart emojis, we're celebrating the women who choose chaos! This Valentine's Day weekend, fall in love with the wrong side. In Dido & Aeneas, the Sorceress and her coven don't need a reason to destroy a queen. They do it because they…

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Zeffin 🔥 Opera Kansas | Let's Go! · [email protected]

February 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM

The friend who stays & the hero making his moment

[link removed] IN A STORY ABOUT LOVE AND BETRAYAL, TWO WICHITA ARTISTS ARE ABOUT TO BREAK YOUR HEART! Carter Tholl commanding the stage at last fall's STARDUST 25. Mason McClellan suited up and stage-ready. If you've seen Carter Tholl command stages across this city—with Music Theatre Wi…

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Zeffin 👀 Opera Kansas | Let's Go! · [email protected]

February 9, 2026 at 3:44 PM

Bring your most opera-resistant friend. They'll thank you later.

[link removed] You know that friend? The one who says "I don't really do opera" when you mention where you're going February 20-22? Here's what they're actually thinking: * "It's probably in Italian or something." * "Everyone there will be snobby, and I'll feel weird." * "It's going to b…

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Zeffin 👑 Opera Kansas | Let's Go! · [email protected]

February 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Watch a queen choose death over dishonor

[link removed] John! "Dido doesn't ask for permission. She's taking fate into her own hands." Trailblazing mezzo-soprano ([link removed]) Michaela Larsen ([link removed]) has graced stages across the US, Italy, and Austria, but makes a triumphant return to Wichita to take on a role she's da…

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Zeffin 🤩 Opera Kansas | Let's Go! · [email protected]

February 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM

The witches have been cast. Carthage burns Feb 20-22!

[link removed] Dear John, you’re invited! The witches are circling. The queen is doomed. Carthage is about to burn. DIDO & AENEAS ([link removed]) storms Fisch Haus February 20-22. We've assembled 10 of the Midwest's most dangerous voices to tear Purcell's masterpiece apart and stitch it…

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Zeffin at Opera Kansas | Let's Go! · [email protected]

December 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM

You already know us. Today, we're asking.

[link removed] [link removed] John ! We're not going to tell you what Opera Kansas needs today. You already know us. You've been in the room with us—or you've been following what we're building. Three Saturdays ago, 100 people experienced STARDUST together. Five incredible voices. Ball…

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Zeffin at Opera Kansas | Let's Go! · [email protected]

November 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM

Everyone's asking: what happened Saturday?

[link removed] John! 💃 100 people 🌟 5 world-class voices 👸 1 Prom Queen And a Saturday night Wichita is still buzzing about. Last week's STARDUST: 1985 Battle for Prom Queen delivered exactly what we promised: Kaitlyn York, Mindi Trimble, Erin Gilmore, Georgeanne Elisabeth Yehling, and P…

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Opera Kansas | Let's Go! · [email protected]

November 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM

Catch the STARDUST Magic: Register by Wed!

[link removed] ** Last Call: We lock our headcount on Wednesday! ------------------------------------------------------------ ** ------------------------------------------------------------ John! We need to give our final numbers to the caterer, so our reservations need to close by…

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Opera Kansas | Let's Go! · [email protected]

November 2, 2025 at 2:02 AM

Kansas Stars Align: Prom Queen & Quartet Night

[link removed] ** Announcing the Voices of STARDUST Kansas-rooted artists. One unforgettable night. ------------------------------------------------------------ ** ------------------------------------------------------------ John! You asked who’s singing. Here they are: SIX remark…

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Opera Kansas | Let's Go! · [email protected]

October 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM

From Concept to Confetti: Donell's STARDUST Guide

[link removed] John! We get this question a lot: “Is there actual opera singing at STARDUST?” Absolutely! Six extraordinary singers—each with Kansas roots—will perform live, iconic opera showstoppers—exciting, visceral, and unmistakably live. [link removed] Before we reveal the full line…

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Opera Kansas | Let's Go! · [email protected]

October 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM

Did you get our STARDUST postcard? (15% off ends Mon 6:00 pm CT)

[link removed] John! [link removed] If our postcard just landed in your mailbox—these are the digital details (and your launch perk). If it hasn’t reached you yet, here’s the headline: On Sat, Nov 15 Opera Kansas throws a glitter-soaked showdown that mashes up operatic vocals with 1980s…

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Opera Kansas | Let's Go! · [email protected]

July 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM

Opera Kansas Enters a Bold New Era—Meet Our New Executive Director

[link removed] Dear Culture Champion! We’ve got exciting news hot off the press: Zeffin Hollis has stepped into the role of Executive Director, bringing fresh energy, artistic vision, and a deep connection to Wichita’s cultural legacy. Meanwhile, Jesse Koza transitions to President of the Boar…

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