We heard from Ellen Schwaller Goebel, the regional coordinator of JASNA’s Metro Kansas City Region. She shared the news that Missouri will enjoy not one but two upcoming stage productions of Emma.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will stage a production of Paul Gordon’s musical adaptation of Emma from October 8 through November 2, 2008. Tickets start at $14.50 and are available by phone at 314-968-4925 or at the box office.

In a rather less ambitious but we are sure no less earnest effort, Blue Springs South High School in Blue Springs, Missouri, will present a stage adaptation of Emma on October 9-12. For more information, call the school at 816-224-1315.