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 […]
THE RESERVOIR – Written by Jakes Brasch; Directed by Shelly Butler. Produced by the Denver Center Theatre Company (Presented at the Singleton Theatre, 1101 13th Street, Denver) through March 9. Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org. If you’ve ever had a grandchild in trouble, if you’ve ever been a mother disappointed in your child’s behavior, […]
HOPE AND GRAVITY – Written by Michael Hollinger; Directed by Josh Hartwell. Produced by BETC (Presented at the Savoy Event Center-2700 Arapahoe, Denver and Nomad Theatre-1410 Quince Avenue, Boulder) through February 16 at Savoy Event Center and from February 20-23 at Nomad Theatre. Tickets available at SavoyDenver.com for Denver performances and betc.org for Boulder performances. […]
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE – Written by Christopher Durang; Directed by John Ashton. Produced by Town Hall Arts Center (Presented at 2450 Main Street, Littleton) through February 9th. Tickets available at 303-794-2787 or Townhallartcenter.org. Holy crap!! This is a good time to be a theatre-goer in Denver and surrounds. Everywhere you look […]
OKLAHOMA – Music by Richard Rodgers; Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Directed by Kate Vallee; Music Direction by Mason Siders; Choreography by Shawna Walker. Produced by Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown) through March 30. Tickets available at 970-744-3747 or ColoradoCandlelight.com. This first collaboration of Rodgers and Hammerstein could have had the […]
MARY POPPINS – Music and Lyrics by Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman, George Stiles, and Anthony Drewe; Book by Julian Fellowes; Directed by Shannan Steele; Choreographed by Christie Zimmerman; Music Direction by Brandon Bill and Alec Steinhorn. Produced by Parker Arts and Give 5 Productions (Presented at the PACE Center, 200000 Pikes Peak Drive, Parker) through February […]