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Tracy Thomas gets ready to deliver a blow to her stalker played by LeVance Rucker while her roommates, Vanessa Hall and Megan Buchanan (right) look on in a scene from the Kansas City Kansas Community College Drama Club’s production of “Extremities” to be performed Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 19-22. (KCKCC Photo by Charles Leader)

From ALAN HOSKINS, Kansan Contributor

Coming on the heels of its highly acclaimed performance of “Rent,” the Kansas City Kansas Community College Drama Club will perform William Mastroimone’s raw and brazen “Extremities” Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 19-22.

Directed by Vicki Wendt, performances will be at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the College’s Performing Arts Center at 7250 State Avenue. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens and can be purchased at the door.

Fast-paced, violent and sometimes cruel, “Extremities” tells the tale of a stalker, who intrudes up an unemployed young woman who he attempts to rape. However, she swiftly turns the tables, caging him in a fire place and torturing him.

Tracy Thomas, a graduate of Wyandotte High School pursing a degree in Theatre, portrays Marjorie, the subject of the advances of Raul, the stalker played by LeVance Rucker of Clinton, Mo., who is making his acting debut.

The significance of “Extremities” is in the behavior, especially of Marjorie towards Raul, and her roommates who must also deal with the situation. Their roles are played by Vanessa Hall (Terry), a Theatre major who graduated from Turner High School, and Megan Buchanan (Patricia), a graduate of F.L. Schlagle majoring in Elementary Education and Theatre.

A 2008 graduate of KCKCC with an Associate of Arts Degree in Theatre, Wendt is directing her third play for the college. A Washington High School graduate, she has also written three plays produced at KCKCC and been involved in more than a half-dozen other college productions.

Wendt’s husband, Charles Wendt, is in charge of set design while other contributing personnel include Sharon Chase, lighting; Brandy Hoover, property; Skye Reid, costumes; Ian Corbett, sound; Felicia Drury and Jamie Shurtz, graphic design; and Tiffany Garrison-Schweigert, technical direction.