ON THE ROAD TO CREEDE – Four shows in three days . . . The Village of Creede houses one of the most honored professional summer theatre programs in the nation. Granted it is a drive from Denver – easily four hours – but through some of the most scenic parts of Colorado. The valley that greets you at Monarch Pass which leads to Fairplay. Poncha Pass […]
TICK TICK BOOM – Written by Jonathan Larson; Directed by Lexie Lazear. Jointly produced by Arts Hub and Shifted Lens Theatre Company (presented at Arts Hub, 420 Courtney Way, Lafayette) through August 30. Tickets available at 303-229-1127 or ArtsHub.org. You’ve all seen the movie where the star of the show has some unexpected delay or accident, and the understudy or some person from […]
TACO TOWN – Written by Luke Sorge; Directed by Len Matheo. Produced by Miners Alley Playhouse (1100 Miners Alley, Golden) through September 15. Tickets available at 303-935-3044 or MinersAlley.com. You’ve all seen those plays about backstage hijinks. About how the leads are all lovey-dovey on stage or in front of a mic but won’t speak to each other backstage. How jealousies create turmoil […]
STOP/KISS – Written by Diane Son; Directed by Emma Moonfield (Maxwell). Produced by ER Productions (Presented at The Storyteller Theatre, 9905 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora) through August 29. Tickets available at StoryTellerTheatre.com. An inaugural production by a brave new company in a brand-new space. I was honored to be there on this auspicious occasion. ER (Emma and Ratt) Productions proved more than ready to take on the difficult conversation […]
504 – Book and Lyrics by Abbie Goldberg; Music by Mason McDowell; Directed by Ben Raanan; Music Direction by Trent Hines and Jerimiah Otto; Choreography by Savannah Svoboda. Produced by Phamaly Theatre Company and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (Presented at the Kilstrom Theatre, DCPA, 13th and Curtis, Denver) through August 23. Tickets available at Phamaly.org or 303-893-4100. I […]
ADAMS MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE – Written by the cast and audience. Produced by Nick and Marne Cuellar (Presented at the Playhouse at 2406 Federal Boulevard, Denver) indefinitely. Tickets available at 303-455-1848 or AdamsMysteryPlayhouse.com This is actually more of a commercial than a review. How can you review a performance that is 80% improv wrapped loosely around […]
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 […]