The Wedding Eve by Christopher Willard
A World Premiere!
January 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28
February 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11
directed by Christopher Willard (On Golden Pond)

Oscar and Felix: A New Look at The Odd Couple by Neil Simon
February 24, 25, 26
March 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24
featuring Robert Michael Sanders (Arvada Center’s Ragtime) and Christopher Willard (Easy Living)
directed by Wendy Moore (Over the River and Through The Woods)

Completely Hollywood (Abridged) by Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor with additional material by Dominic Conti
June 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30
July 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22
Featuring Seth Maisel, Dustin Murphy, Christopher Willard
directed by Shelly Bordas (The Mystery of Irma Vep)

Backstage Children’s Theatre presents
Pirates of the Fourth Grade by Christopher Willard
A World Premiere!
July 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22
directed by Geoff Kent (The Hobbit)

Leading Ladies by Ken Ludwig
July 26, 27, 28, 29
August 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19
directed by Missy Moore (The Nerd)

Jan 13 – Jan 29, 2012 Remaining in Orbit – REGIONAL PREMIERE
by Scott Gibson
Directed by Len Matheo

Mar 16 – Apr 7, 2012 Black Comedy
by Peter Shaffer
Directed by Jennifer Condreay

Jul 13 – Aug 5, 2012 A Blockbuster Musical (So secret we can’t divulge the title yet!)
Directed by Brenda Billings

Oct 19 – Nov 11, 2012 The Laramie Project
by Moises Kaufman
Directed by Angela Astle

Dec 21 – Dec 23, 2012 A Christmas Carol – BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
Adaptation by Jane Cox
Directed by Kathleen Davis

• Assassins
Sept. 29 – Oct. 23, 2011
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by John Weidman
• A Year with Frog and Toad
Dec. 1 – 23, 2011
Music by Robert Reale; Book and Lyrics by Willie Reale; Based on the books by Arnold Lobel
• In the Next Room, or the vibrator play
Feb. 2 – 19, 2012
By Sarah Ruhl
• Of Mice and Men
March 15 – April 1, 2012
By John Steinbeck
• Hairspray
May 10 – June 3, 2012
Book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan; Based on the film by John Waters
Music by Marc Shaiman; Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman

Read the full press release here

From Shakespeare and Hitchcock to bawdy original comedy and a Chekov masterpiece Spark Theater Company’s premiere season truly has something for every theatrical palate! All performances will be held at SparkStudio for a one of a kind theatrical experience unless otherwise noted. For more information, please contact Spark’s Marketing Director Sean Paul Mahoney at (213) 253-8654 or email him at sean @ sparktheater.org (remove the spaces).

SEASON ONE
Summer 2011
Rear Window
An adaptation of the classic Hitchcock thriller, full of suspense and drama

Fall 2011
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Shakespeare at his most frat-tastic. Set in modern day Colorado, two friends find out what happens when they break the cardinal rule, “Bro’s before Ho’s”
Location TBA

Winter 2012
Casual Encounters/Missed Connections
A new sketch comedy about the one who got away… who turned up online… and turned out really weird.

Spring 2012
Three Sisters
The Chekovian masterpiece is more up close and personal than ever in SparkStudio. An intimate and touching story of a family torn apart and brought back together by the bonds of sisterhood.

*Special Bonus Holiday Performance!
Mmm… a Sip of Christmas
A highly festive and inappropriate old school Holiday special filled with music and uncomfortable antics that can only happen at the most wonderful time of the year!
Location TBA

RASHOMON
by Fay and Michael Kanin
based on stories by Ryunokuke Akutagawa

September 9 – October 9, 2011

Discover a world of honor, intrigue and deception
Challenge yourself to uncover the truth as four people give different accounts of the same crime. Brimming with action and secrets, Rashomon is a compelling tale about the quest for justice and the complexities of human nature.

ESCANABA (regional premiere)
by Jeff Daniels

November 18 – December 18, 2011

Celebrate enduring connections
Make this Christmas special and feel right at home with a mystical tale full of quirky characters, warmth and humor. In Michigan’s U.P., two hunting buddies explore family, loyalty and the journey to find a place where they can truly feel settled. In the process, they learn how to deal with black bears, why you should never try to hang a cabin door by yourself and exactly what it takes to bring down the Soady Ridge Buck. Holy Wah!

CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY
by Lynn Nottage (regional premiere)

January 27 –February 19, 2012

Uncover the power of new perspectives
Explore the turbulence of changing convictions and the hidden possibilities obscured by ridged preconceptions. Join us in 1950s Harlem for a lyrical, funny and moving tale about the fractured quest toward self discovery. Race, religion, politics, and community ties are all challenged as one family navigates the changing times and re-defines itself as it tries to make room for its various members to find their own joy.

XANADU (regional premiere)
book by Douglas Carter Beane
music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar

March 2 – April 1, 2012

Believe in the magic again.
Escape with us and revel in an outrageously fun romantic adventure on skates. Xanadu is a sweet story about following your muse, risking it all for love and making your dreams come true.

AMATEUR NIGHT AT THE BIG HEART
by Terry Dodd

April 20 – May 13, 2012

Find Where You Belong

Make new friends, have a good laugh and let the real you break free. Join us at the Big Heart Bar and Grille where you will find a group of beautiful losers in a rural bar on a Saturday night. Join them as they open their hearts, struggle against past mistakes, and try to ensure the bad guys get what they have coming. This is a fun, down-to-earth romp with real people who will remind you of folks you know- maybe even yourself.

Season Ticket packages start at just $75 for all 5 shows. You can buy yours tonight!
Early bird subscribers also receive FREE admission to Gravity Defied Theatre’s
production of A CHORUS LINE and PHAMALY’s production of THE ELEPHANT MAN.

Add even more entertainment to the Season. Include our GALA Variety Show in your season subscription package.
Presented by The Aurora Fox Board and The Aurora Chamber of Commerce, our 27th Season GALA BENEFIT
will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2011 @ 6:00 p.m. The GALA includes food and wine tasting,
silent auction, and a fun variety show. Tickets for the GALA are $50 per person.

Proceeds benefit both The Aurora Fox and The Aurora Chamber of Commerce.

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

Info & Reservations: 720-233-4703

The Second Weekend in September
Written by Andy Black
Directed by Eric Mindykowski
September 10 – October 9, 2010
Friday & Saturday at 7:00
Tickets $10.00

A drunken encounter between Michael and David leads to a 20 year romance confined to a single weekend every year – the second weekend in September. The rest of the year the two go on with their lives. Michael with his wife and family and David as a fierce activist for gay rights. Over the course of the play you see how their secret, fiery romance survives and how this relationship enhances their lives.

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London After Midnight: Tales of the Super Natural
Written by Mark Jensen, Shanan Wexler, John Heimbuch, and Steve Schroer
Directed by Winnie Wenglewick and Winter Maza
October 22 – November 20, 2010
Friday & Saturday at 7:00
Tickets $10.00

Victorian England and the streets of London are besieged not only by crime, but by a vampire! A vampire in love! Murder! Mystery! Intrigue! Royalty and cockneys! Men of Science & grave robbers! Dignified gentlemen with disreputable secrets! Elegant ladies with unruly passions! Kinda like a very old CSI episode!

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Who Killed Santa?
Written by Neil Haven
Directed by Winnie Wenglewick
November 26 – December 26, 2010
Fridays at 7:00 & 9:30
Saturdays at 7:00
Sundays in December at 3:00
Special final performance on Sunday, 12/26 at 7:00 where all 4 endings shown.
Tickets $10.00, $15.00 on 12/26

A twisted, musical, holiday who dunnit for anyone sick of all the holiday cheer! Santa gets offed at his Christmas Eve party and Rudolph, Tiny Tim, Frosty, Drummer Boy and Chastity (the Drummer Girl) try to pin it on each other. In the end there are 3 murders, lots of drinking, musical parodies of holiday favorites and the audience determines the killer at every performance. The audience is also treated to cookies and holiday treats, included in the ticket price. This holiday favorite returns for a 3rd year at Dangerous Theatre with the same cast!

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An Evening with Mr. Johnson: The Penis Diatribe (BOTH Versions)
Written by Mike Mateo
Directed by Winnie Wenglewick & John Rigg (straight version)
Directed by Erik Mindykowski (gay version)
February 4 – March 13, 2011
Straight version:
Friday & Saturday at 7:00
Sunday at 3:00
Gay Version:
Thursdays at 7:00
Fridays at 9:30
Sundays at 1:00
Tickets $10.00 on Thur, Fri & Sat
Tickets $15.00 on Sunday

It’s New Year’s Eve and Ed is lamenting the end of yet another relationship. On Christmas Eve he cheated on his fiancee with a cousin at the family holiday gathering. He ends up yelling at his penis, blaming him for all his infidelities. An actor appears to play the part of the penis and explain the real facts of life and relationships to poor Ed. All Ed wants is a long term relationship. All his Penis wants is a little respect. The ex-fiancee arrives to attempt to finalize the break up only to face off with Ed’s Penis. This hilarious romp through the epitome of testosterone is not to be missed. There is both a straight and gay version of this play and we are offering both!

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Black Stockings
Written by Peter McGarry
Directed by Winnie Wenglewick
April 1 – May 7, 2011
Friday & Saturday at 7:00
Tickets $10.00

The atrocities of war are undeniably immoral. Being a sex worker can also be viewed as immoral. This play is about both, war and sex. It is a morality play, a musical morality play. A truly dangerous play. Does the passage of time make war atrocities less vulgar, less immoral? Have modern warfare tactics changed the ruler in which we measure what is acceptable? Or are we too busy concentrating on sex to care about war. It is a filthy play, downright vulgar. Then again, so is war, and sex.

PHAMALY is an award-winning theater company whose mission is to enable persons with disabilities to showcase their talents and abilities through live productions and to make the performing arts more accessible to everyone. Judging by past PHAMALY productions, this show is sure to be a “must-see” this summer.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow. Don’t delay – they usually sell out!

Evita is directed by Gary Dean Hathaway and features Richard Moore as Juan Peron, David Kincannon as Che Guevara and Alisa Vaughters as Eva Peron.

Get your tickets soon – Performance Now shows have a tendency to sell out quickly! 303-987-7845 or www.PerformanceNow.org

Balistreri Vineyards is a family owned and operated winery, and like Next Stage, they are dedicated to bringing you a high quality product. The winery was licensed in 1998 and released their first vintage in February of 2000. Their wines are comprised of varietal grapes purchased from growers in Western Colorado. Select wines of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Muscat are produced with grapes from their own Denver Vineyard.

For more on Balistreri Vineyards

We are excited for this partnership and hope you will come and enjoy the evening with us.

The evening events include:
Wine Tasting
Vignettes from our coming year
and a Silent Auction
Nights stay at the Magnolia Hotel
Dinner at Il Vicino
and more…

February 28, 2009 (For ONE night only!)
Cost: $10 at the door.
Aurora Fox Studio Theatre
9900 E. Colfax Ave

Doors open at 7:00pm
Show Starts at 7:30pm