BECKY’S NEW CAR – Written by Steven Dietz; Directed by Rob Mess. Produced by Coal Creek Theatre of Louisville (801Grant St, Louisville) through March 15. Tickets available at cctlouisville.org. One of the difficulties with staging this script is the speed with which it moves between locations and times. With a standard full-built set, changing locations […]
CHESS – Music by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson; Lyrics by Tim Rice; Book by Richard Nelson; Directed by Bryan Bell; Musical Directed by Jeejay Maccariella; Choreographed by Cory Michael Klements. Produced by Bright Heart Stages (Presented at the People’s Building, 9995 East Colfax, Aurora) through March 9th. Tickets available at thepeoplesbuilding.com/chess. What’s happening to […]
CLYBOURNE PARK – Written by Bruce Norris; Directed by Kenny Moten. Produced by the Arvada Center Theatre Company (6901 Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada) through March 30. Tickets available at 720-898-7200 or arvadacenter.org. This script starts out with a truly inane conversation between a husband and wife over the derivation of the word “Neapolitan” as it pertains […]
THE SUFFRAGETTE’S MURDER – Written by Sandy Rustin; Directed by Margot Bordelon. Produced by the Denver Center Theatre Company (the Kilstrom Theatre, 14th and Curtis, Denver) through March 9th. Tickets available at 303-893-4800 or denvercenter.org. Sandy Rustin is an up-and-comer in the world of American playwrights. Having just seen the Colorado premiere of her lighthearted […]
GUYS AND DOLLS – Book by Abe Burroughs and Jo Swerling; Music by Frank Loesser; Directed by Carter Edward Smith. Produced by Vintage Theatre (1468 Dayton, Aurora) through March 23. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or Vintagetheatre.org. Oh, no, not another one of those old pieces from ancient times. Might as well do SOUND OF MUSIC […]
BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY – Written by Pearl Cleage; Directed by Adrienne Martin-Fullwood. Produced by Firehouse Theatre Company (Presented in the John Hand Theatre at 7653 East 1st Street, Denver) through March 9th. Tickets available at 303-562-3232 or firehousetheatercompany.com. BLUES seems like a slice-of-life drama but it’s a bit more than that. It’s also […]
EE’S BEND – Written by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder; Directed by donnie l. betts. Produced by the Aurora Fox Arts Center (9900 East Colfax, Aurora) through February 23. Tickets available at 303-739-1970 or AuroraFoxArts Center.org. The legacy of Gee’s Bend quilt makers has encircled the globe from the tiniest beginnings in a plantation established in a […]
THE COTTAGE – Written by Sandy Rustin; Directed by Justin Johnson. Produced by Stagedoor Theatre (20797 Conifer Road, Conifer) through February 23. Tickets available at 303-838-0809 or stagedoortheatre.org. The English have a name for the comedy being done up the hill in Conifer. High something – high fun? No. Hijinks comes close. But no – […]
A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD – Written by Samuel D. Hunter; Directed by Warren Sherrill. Produced by Curious Theatre Company (1080 Acoma, Denver ) through February 16. Tickets available at 303-623-0524 or boxoffice@curioustheatre.org. A long long time ago in a small college in Denver, a skinny kid jumped up and down on a […]
MORNING AFTER GRACE – Written by Carie Crim; Directed by Abby Apple Boes. Produced by Miners Alley Playhouse (1100 Miners Alley, Golden) through March 2. Tickets available at 303-935-3044 or minersalley.com. I love it when a play doesn’t seem like a play; when it seems like a conversation and discoveries being made for the first […]