Spark Theater presents

Casual Encounters/Missed Connections
an original comedy by Sean Paul Mahoney

directed by Michael Emmitt

at Spark Theater
240 South Broadway
Denver, CO 80209
January 27th- February 18th 2012
Show starts at 730pm and plays Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
Tickets are $10- $20
To order tickets visit http://sparktheater.org/tickets/ or call 720-346-7396
For press inquires please call, 303-319-1342

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Prairie Playhouse, a local family theater, kicks off its winter performance on Friday, February 3rd one of America’s classic and favorite musicals The Music Man.

Harold Hill, a traveling salesman, travels to River City, Iowa to sell music instruments by convincing the town that they need a band. The catch? He doesn’t know a thing about music. And the local music teacher knows it. Will she reveal him?

You’ll recognize songs like “76 Trombones”, “The Wells Fargo Wagon”, “Till There Was You”, and “Gary Indiana”.

A fantastic family production with a cast of all ages. The show is produced, directed and choreographed by Shauna Marble with musical direction by Don Dupree. For more details, see http://www.prairieplayhouse.com/productions/themusicman.

Tickets are only $7 for adults/$5 for children online at prairieplayhouse.com or $10 for adults/$7 for children at the door. The show will run February 3^rd through the 18^th at The Armory, Brighton, CO. For actual show dates and times, visit http://www.prairieplayhouse.com/productions/themusicman .

Performance Dates and Times

Friday, February 3, 2012 7PM

Saturday, February 4, 2012 7PM

Friday February 10, 2012 7PM

Saturday, February 11, 2012 7PM

Friday, February 17, 2012 7PM

Saturday, February 18, 2012 7PM

The following performance takes place at:

Denver’s Dangerous Theatre
2620 W. 2nd Ave. #1 ~ Denver, CO 80219
www.dangeroustheatre.com

Info & Reservations: 720-233-4703

Black Stockings
Written by Peter McGarry
Directed by Winnie Wenglewick

Featuring Brittany Lacour & Winnie Wenglewick

January 20 ~ March 4, 2012

Friday & Saturday at 7:00

Sundays 2/19, 2/26 & 3/4 at 1:00

Thursdays 1/26 & 2/23 at 7:30

Tickets $20.00

$5.00 discount for Students, Military, Seniors over 62, and CTG members.

“Black Stockings” is a Brechtian styled morality play about sex and war. Set in a brothel in East Manchester, England, two sex workers use their trade as a measuring stick for the immorality of war. Donna and Trish have the audience laughing as they tell stories about their lives, until Trish reveals the true nature of her relationship with her Granddad, who was a decorated WWII bomber pilot. The victims of war are not always immediate, or easily identifiable. John Moore gave this production a 3 star review when produced last year. “You should skip “Black Stockings” if you can’t handle profanity or anatomically correct blow-up dolls. You should go if you want to see an age-old story that suggests war crimes are not always committed on foreign soil.” How do you define morality?

Photo courtesy of Hawksdream Photography

Denver’s Dangerous Theatre will be offering a number of shows to benefit some local on-profit organizations.

Both opening weekend performances, 1/20 & 21 will benefit the Sex Workers Outreach Program (SWOP-Denver). For more information about this organization go to: http://swopdenver.com/

Friday, February 3^rd will benefit The Feline Fix. For more information about this organization go to: http://www.thefelinefix.org/

Saturday, February 4^th will benefit the Center for Sex Positive Culture. For more information about this organization go to: http://sexpositivecolorado.org/

At these benefit performances $5.00 from every full price ticket purchased will be donated to that organization.

The Bard and his bros are coming to South Broadway on October 21st in Spark Theater’s Two Gentlemen of Verona. Director Michael Emmitt has put on modern day Colorado twist on this comic tale of love, friendship and beer. Emmitt says updating the story to current day Colorado was a no-brainer because “ The two main characters, Valentine and Proteus, reminded me of frat boys. There’s just something about the way they talk and live their lives that feels like local college dudes you see at DU or in Boulder. Plus the update seemed like an interesting way to poke fun at that culture while making Shakespeare more lively.” Two Gentlemen of Verona is believed to be written in 1591 and is one of Shakespeare’s earliest works but Emmitt says the story is “accessible and relatable” for modern audiences. “The language in Two Gents is lighter and more comedic than in his later work. First timers to Shakespeare will be able to follow the story while fans will get to see this rarely staged classic in a whole new light.”

Two Gentlemen of Verona opens on October 21st and runs through November 19th at Spark Theater. Tickets for Thursday performances are just $10 while Friday and Saturday shows are $20. For more information, visit sparktheater.org or call (720)346-7396

Spark Theater
240 South Broadway
Denver, CO 80209
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Spotlight Theatre Company presents

Wait Until Dark
directed by Linda Suttle

October 1st – November 5th, 2011
Friday and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.
Sundays, 6:30 p.m.

Performed at The John Hand Theater
7653 E. 1st Pl.
Denver, CO 80230

One thing stands between three dangerous con men and a fortune hidden inside a child’s doll: a blind woman named Susy Hendrix. What seems like an easy day’s work quickly turns into a gripping game of cat and mouse as the trio lead her on a dangerous path of deceit and murder. What they didn’t count on is that Susy has a game of her own as she turns her disability into her greatest weapon.

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$20 General Admission
$18 Students and Seniors

Tickets Can Also Be Purchased by Calling 720-880-8727

(Denver, CO) Saturday, May 14th, Curious Theatre Company opens the “fiendishly clever”* play A NUMBER by Caryl Churchill. *Washington Post

In Churchill’s taut one-hour drama, Bernard (Timothy McCracken), who believes himself to be the only child of Salter (John Hutton), discovers he is but one of “a number” of his father’s many sons- his cloned counterparts.

John Hutton and Timothy McCracken - Photo by Michael Ensminger

Churchill, “the greatest living English language playwright” according to Pulitzer-winner Tony Kushner, pushes the frontiers of the enduring human question of nature vs. nurture. “We’ve got ninety-nine percent the same genes as any other person,” one of Salter’s sons proclaims. “We’ve got ninety percent the same genes as a chimpanzee. We’ve got thirty percent the same as a lettuce.”

The play premiered at The Royal Court Theatre in London in September, 2002, six years after Dolly (the sheep) leaped to fame as the first cloned mammal. In 2004, A NUMBER made its American debut at the New York Theatre Workshop in a production starring Sam Shepard and Dallas Roberts. Curious’ production is the first in the Rocky Mountain region.

John Hutton, an 18-year audience favorite at the Denver Center Theatre Company, has appeared previously at Curious in AN ALMOST HOLY PICTURE and FICTION (for which he won a Best of Westword award). Fans of Another World will remember Hutton as Peter Love.

John Hutton and Tim McCracken threat by Michael Ensminger

Timothy McCracken, recently returned to Denver where he earned his MFA from the National Theatre Conservatory, has appeared in numerous theatre productions in New York, including the acclaimed revival of The Dining Room (Drama Desk award), as well as the New York Shakespeare Festival, New York Theatre Workshop and many others.

Tim McCracken by Michael Ensminger

Curious Company Member Christy Montour-Larson (RABBIT HOLE, I AM MY OWN WIFE) directs.

The show previews May 12 and 13, and runs May 14 to June 17, 2011; Thursday – Saturday at 8:00pm; Sundays at 2pm (no show May 15). All performances except previews, opening and closing are followed by a talkback (discussion with the cast). ADDED PERFORMANCE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 AT 8PM.

Tickets are $18-42 and available at curioustheatre.org; 303-623-0524; or at the Curious Theatre Company box office at 1080 Acoma in Denver.

BACKSTAGE PASS EVENTS
Thursday, May 19th, 7-7:45 FREE
PERNAMBUCO
Colorado Chamber Players’ premiere of Gabriela Lena Frank’s new work for viola, cello, flute and harp. Featuring Peruvian, Brazilian and Jewish literature read by Candy Brown and Curious Company Member Ed Cord. Hosted by John Jurcheck. BACKSTAGE AT CURIOUS

Friday, May 27, 7-7:45 FREE
FOREWORD
A discussion with director Christy Montour-Larson. Hosted by Mare Trevathan.
BACKSTAGE AT CURIOUS

AT-A-GLANCE
WHAT: Curious Theatre Company continues its 2010-2011 season with Caryl Churchill’s A NUMBER

WHEN: May 14-June 17, 2011; Previews May 12 and 13, 2011
Thursday – Saturday at 8:00pm; Sundays at 2pm (no show May 15)
ADDED PERFORMANCE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 AT 8PM.

Opening Night/Media Review Night – Saturday, May 14 at 8:00pm
RSVP to mare@curioustheatre.org or 720-629-0598

WHERE: Curious Theatre Company, 1080 Acoma in Denver

TICKETS: $18-42. Single tickets and subscriptions are now on sale at curioustheatre.org

Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company
Presents
An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf
By Michael Hollinger
Directed by Rebecca Remaly

A Regional Premiere from the author of Opus and Red Herring!
On one hot July night in 1961, the staff of the Café du Grand Boeuf awaits the imminent arrival of Victor, the Café’s owner and sole patron. But when Monsieur returns from the bullfights in Madrid, he brings with him news that sends his adoring staff into a race to save their jobs….and their master’s life. A “comic tragedy in seven courses” celebrating the joys of food, sex, bullfighting and the collected works of Ernest Hemingway.

“An absurdist tragicomedy…that manages to pay homage to Hemingway and Beckett in an…often hilarious existential romp.” —Boston Globe

Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf Cast

Runs April 21 – May 7
Opening Night Celebration, Friday, April 22
Season 6 will be announced at the Opening Night reception!
Thursday, Friday, Saturday @ 7:30pm, Sundays @ 4:00pm
The Dairy Center for the Arts
2590 Walnut Street, Boulder
Tickets at 303.444.7328 or www.TheDairy.org
Thrifty Thursdays – All tickets $13 on Thursday nights!

Visit www.BoulderEnsembleTheatre.org for more information!

Paul Sills’ Story Theatre
A Comedy Directed by Meridith Grundei

Jan 14 – Jan 30, 2011

Friday at 7:30 pm
Saturday at 7:30 pm
Sunday at 2:00 pm

Starring: Matt Bachus, Beau Augustin, Bruce Montgomery, Andrea Rabold, Sean Maslow, Len Matheo, Rebecca Donnella, and Jodi Thomas

Transformation, mime, and dance are the basis of the “Story Theatre” method. Story Theatre improvises plays from stories, myths, folk tales, and legends, each told with a lean production style. All the trappings are created by the actors with their bodies and voices. The no-frills storytelling creates some evocative effects.

Tickets and information at http://www.evergreenplayers.org

In an effort to further key Business and Arts partnerships paramount to keeping the arts accessible to all members of the community, Stapleton MCA and The Aurora Fox will present the Regional Premiere of Happy Days – A New Musical by Garry Marshall September 18th and 25th at 6:00pm and 19th and 26th at 4:00pm as part of Stapleton’s new Theatre on the Green series on the lawn at Founder’s Green.

Goodbye gray skies, hello blue! Happy days are here again with Richie, Potsie, Ralph Malph and the unforgettable “king of cool” Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli. Based on the hit Paramount Pictures’ television series, Happy Days – A New Musical reintroduces one of America’s best loved families, the Cunninghams, and the days of 1959 Milwaukee complete with varsity sweaters, hula hoops, motorcycles and jukebox sock-hoppin’.

The famed drive-in malt shop and number one hang-out, Arnold’s (complete with its signature spinning “A” on the roof), is in danger of demolition, so the gang teams up to save it with a dance contest and a tv-worthy wrestling match featuring none other than Fonzie, himself. This perfectly family-friendly musical will have the audience rockin’ and rollin’ all week long!

Admission is FREE to the general public. So end your summer with a be-boppin’ bang! Pack a picnic, grab the kids and a blanket and head on over to Stapleton’s outdoor theatre for a fun ride back to the good ol’ days. Located at 29th and Quebec on the Green. No reservations necessary.

Happy Days – A New Family Musical is directed by Pam Clifton with Scenic Design by Charles Dean Packard, Lighting by Jen Orf, Costumes by Erin Leonard, Properties by Lindsay Sullivan, and Stage Management by Paul Behrhorst. Motorcycles provided by Erico Motorsports.

The Stapleton MCA is a 501(c) 4 non-profit community development organization whose mission it is to create and sustain a sense of community within Stapleton through comprehensive parks and recreation management, ongoing community event and cultural programming, and the long-term operation and sustainment of community facilities and assets. The Stapleton MCA is responsible for all property owned by the Park Creek Metropolitan District which includes community pools, town greens, neighborhood parks, pedestrian paths, and parkways.

RENT at the Town Hall Arts Center opens tonight with shows September 17 through October 17, 2010. Directed by Nick Sugar with a fantastic cast of local actors.

A 1996 Winner of four Tony awards including best musical and Pulitzer-prize winning Broadway musical based loosely on Puccini’s opera La Boheme.It follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York’s East Village while at the same time facing the realities of AIDS, infidelity, homosexuality and drug use.