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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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

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.

Town Hall Arts Center presents Elizabeth Welch: From Town Hall to Broadway

As part of its 30th Anniversary Season, Town Hall Arts Center will present a special concert by Broadway actress Elizabeth Welch on Monday, January 16th at 7:30 p.m. Ms. Welch is currently appearing on Broadway as the understudy for Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera. She is a Colorado native whose passion for music and theater has taken her all over the world.

Ms. Welch received a bachelor degree in music at the University of Colorado, and studied opera at the University of Illinois. Returning to Colorado with her husband, Tim, Elizabeth performed leading roles in The Sound of Music, Kiss Me, Kate, The Music Man, West Side Story, Beauty and the Beast, The King and I and I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change in Denver area theatres including Town Hall Arts Center.

For this benefit concert to honor Town Hall Arts Center’s 30th Anniversary, Ms. Welch will be accompanied by pianist Donna K. Debreceni and will sing favorite songs from some of the shows she performed in the past at Town Hall Arts Center and other musical show tunes, interspersed with stories of her evolving career. She will be joined by her husband, Tim Welch, and local singers Traci Kern and Ryan Belinak for this delightful evening of music and inspiration.

Ticket Information:
Reserved seat tickets priced $30.00 are available at the Town Hall Arts Center box office, 303-794-2787 ext. 5 (M – F, 1 – 5 pm) or on-line at www.townhallartscenter.com. In recognition of the fundraising purpose of this event, no typical discounts will be offered.

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

At a Glance

What:

Auditions for Brighton Beach Memoirs

By Neil Simon

Directed by Larisa Netterlund

When:
Monday, January 9^th, 2012 from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm and Tuesday January 10^th, 2012 from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
Callbacks, if necessary, will be on Wednesday January 11^th, 2011, starting at 7:00 pm.

Appointment:

Auditions will be held in small groups with 30 minutes slots starting at 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, and 8:30 each night. Email larisa.netterlund@gmail.com with your preferred audition time.  Appointments welcome, but not necessary.

Where:

Louisville Center for the Arts

801 Grant Street

Louisville, CO

Preparation:

Open Auditions. No preparation necessary. Headshots and resumes welcome but not required.

 Details:

Typically, Monday-Thursday from 7:00-10:00pm (with occasional weekends)

Actors will be expected to help with set build and strike. Please come prepared to note all conflicts between January 11^th and March 11^th.

Performance Dates:

February 24-26, March 2-5, 9-10 (Strike March 11)

Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2:00 p.m.

Roles Available:
Eugene Morris Jerome, almost 15

Blanche Morton, 38: Eugene’s widowed aunt

Kate Jerome, about 40: Eugene’s mother, a strong Jewish matriarch

Laurie Morton, 13: Eugene’s younger cousin

Nora Morton, 16½: Eugene’s beautiful older cousin

Stanley Jerome, 18½: Eugene’s older brother

Jack Jerome, about 40: Eugene’s father

Synopsis:

The first in Neil Simon’s semi-autobiographical series about Eugene Jerome, Brighton Beach Memoirs is set in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York in 1937.  It is a coming-of-age comedy that focuses on Eugene Morris Jerome, a Polish-Jewish American teenager who experiences puberty, sexual awakening, and a search for identity.  Eugene is forced to handle growing up as he tries to deal with his family, including his parents Kate and Jack, his older brother Stanley,  Kate’s sister Blanche and her two daughters, Nora and Laurie, who have been living with the Jerome’s since the death of their father.

About CCCT:

Coal Creek Community Theater is a 501(c)3, non-profit organization based in Louisville, CO. They are an all volunteer operation that is now in its 21st Season. CCCT is sponsored, in part, by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) and the City of Louisville.

www.ccctheater.org

The SantaLand Diaries
By Davis Sedaris, adapted by Joe Mantello
Back by popular demand!
November 30th – December 24th, 2011

*Due to adult content, SantaLand is not recommended for children under 13.

BETC returns once more to this hilarious and irreverent tale detailing Sedaris’ real-life experience of working as an Elf in Macy’s SantaLand. For those searching for the cure for the common Christmas show, look no further. This uproarious show has played to packed houses the last two years, so be sure to get your tickets early!

“[BETC’s SantaLand is] quite possibly the best Christmas-themed show.” – Boulder Weekly

“BETC’s version of SantaLand reaches out and tickles the Bad Santa that lives in many of us.” – Boulder Daily Camera

Producing Ensemble Director’s Comments: SantaLand is fast becoming a tradition in Boulder. We’ve literally been turning people away the last two years, so we felt it was only right to give them another shot at it. With Geoffrey Kent returning as our velvet-clad hero, it’s sure to be anything but a “Silent Night.”

Remaining Performance Dates and Times:

Wed, Dec 21st — 7:30pm
Thurs, Dec 22nd — 7:30pm
Fri, Dec 23rd — 7:30pm
Sat, Dec 24th — 1pm and 4pm

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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