“The heart of KCST shows in the hours we dedicate to a show for no class credit or pay, in the way we start rehearsals by asking about everyone’s day, and in the way people say ‘I’m in KCST’ instead of ‘I’m in Taming of the Shrew.’ We whoosh, we carouse, and we love.”

“My freshman year, I went to the pillow fight on Low. I didn’t participate (I was way too scared) but I watched. After the fight was over, I ran into a bunch of my friends from KCST, and we made a “peace pile” in the middle of the carnage. It was warm, and springy, and there we were laying on top of each other holding hands and laughing in the middle of the night, in the middle of our campus. It was so wonderfully weird, and totally amazing.”

“This process has been once in a lifetime. After acting with KCST my entire time at Columbia, I thought I’d give directing a go [...] And it was the right choice. Watching Shakespeare’s rich language materialize into a living breathing organism has been magnificent””

“As two large-ish personalities, it can be difficult to find a niche. However in KCST’s warm yet kooky embrace, we have found a home. It is one of the most remarkable qualities of KCST that such a wide variety of student artists have found something similar [...] KCST has brought vibrance and meaning into our lives that we hope is reflected in our work on Much Ado.”

“I measure my college experience in the number of times I’ve played WHOOSH, the amount of tears I’ve shed at cast parties, the sheer volume of flaming cheese I have consumed at Symposium dinner. They say that you find your true self in college: I found myself in KCST.”