Author: Beki Pineda

FRIENDS, ROMAN, AND COUNTRYMEN – Written by David Davalos; Directed by Tim Orr. Produced by the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (Presented in the Green Roe Theatre, CU campus) through August 1. Tickets available at 303-492-8008 or CUpresents@colorado.edu. At first glance, one wonders, “Why do we need another play about the assassination of Julius Caesar? Didn’t Shakespeare […]

THE IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY – Written and Performed by the company. Presented by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (Garner Galleria Theatre, 14th and Curtis, Denver) through July 26. Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or DenverCenter.org. You’d think – after all the titles they have yelled out at them – that they could have come […]

RED, WHITE, AND TUNA – Written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard; Directed by Tom Bruett.  Produced by the Bailey Theatre Company (Presented at the Glen Isle Resort, Bailey) through July 19.  Tickets available at BaileyTheatreCompany.org.  At the end of a lovely summer’s evening drive up the hill to Bailey awaited restaurants featuring delicious food […]

ALL SHOOK UP – Book by Joe DePietro; Music and Lyrics by various composers; Directed by Nancy Evans Begley; Musical Direction by Trent Hines; Choreography by Piper Lindsay Arpan.  Produced by Parker Arts (Presented at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker) through July 19.  Tickets available at 303-805-6800 or ParkerArts.org.   Joe DePietro works both sides of the musical fence.  He writes original […]

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE – Original Screenplay written by Marc Norman and Tom Soppard; Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall; Directed by Terri McMahon.  Produced by CU Presents and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (presented at the Mary Rippon Theatre, CU campus) through August 1.  Tickets available at 303-492-8008 or CUpresents@Colorado.edu  A recent conversation between Timothy Orr (Producing Artistic […]

MATILDA – Music and Lyrics written by Tim Minchin; Book by Dennis Kelly; Directed by Steve Wilson; Musical direction by Zerek Dodson; Choreography by Carrie Colton.  Produced by Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (presented at 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown) through August 30.  Tickets available at 970-744-3747 or ColoradoCandlelight.com.  It’s no wonder Candlelight folk are not saying “We’re doing a play.”  Instead, they proudly invite […]

JULIUS CAESAR – Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Shelly Gaza. Produced by Colorado Shakespeare Festival (Presented at the Roe Green Theatre, CU campus, Boulder) through August 2nd. Tickets available at 303-492-8008 or https://cupresents.org/shakespeare-festival One year, my boss at the Denver Center, being an enlightened individual and knowing of my deep love for theatre, instead […]

THE BOOK CLUB PLAY – Written by Karen Zacarias; Directed by Brenden Cochran.  Produced by Vintage Theatre (1468 Dayton, Aurora) through July 19.  Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or VintageTheatre.org.  Put a group of people (friends or not) in front of a camera and ask them to forget it’s there, to “just be yourself,” and you’re asking for trouble.  Especially when they actually do forget it’s there.  This is the promise of […]