What's On in Denver
There are many opportunities to enjoy theatre while you’re in Denver. Here is a list of the performances that will be taking place during the TCG National Conference. (They are listed by performance dates.)
Plays:
History Boys
June 5-7, 13-14 @ 7:30 PM
Theatre Group: Theatre Off Broadway
1124 Santa Fe Drive, Denver 80204
Phone: 303-777-3292
Tickets: $17-24
Six-time Tony-Award-winning play, Alan Bennett's History Boys is a brilliant blend of comedy and tragedy, following a group of students in the midst of preparing for their Oxbridge entrance exams with the help of three teachers.
Defending the Caveman
June 6 @ 6PM, June 7 @ 5PM & 8PM, June 8 @7:30PM
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Theatre Company
30 West Dale Street, Colorado Springs , Colorado 80903
Tickets: $37
Rob Becker's Defending the Caveman is a hilarious play that aims to rationalize and resolve the longstanding battle of the sexes.
Crazy Bag
June 6, 7, 13 & 14 @ 7:30PM, June 8 & 15 @ 2:30PM
Vintage Theatre Productions
2119 E. 17th Ave.,
Denver, CO 80206
Phone: 303.839-1361
Tickets: $17-22
Crazy Bag is an autobiographical comedy written by and starring Murphy Funkhouser.
3 Mo' Divas
June 10-12 @ 6:30PM, June 13-14 @ 7:30PM, June 14 @ 1:30PM & 7:30PM
The Stage at the Denver Center Theatre Company at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts
14th Street and Curtis, Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 303-893-4100
Tickets: $31-48
A musical celebration of class, sass, and style, directed and choreographed by Marion J. Caffey.
June 10-13 @ 7:30PM, June 14-15@ 2:00PM & 7:30PM
Garner Galleria Theatre at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1101 13th Street, Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 303-893-4100
Tickets: $34-40
The Last Five Years is a one-act musical written by Jason Robert Brown which chronicles a five-year relationship between two New Yorkers, an up-and-coming novelist and a struggling actress.
June 10-14 @ 8PM
The New Denver Civic Theatre
721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 303-309-3773
Tickets: $35; $28 for NPAC attendees
Asking for It is a hilarious kaleidoscope of joy and terror, rape and redemption, faith and femininity -- all spiced with song and dance. Rush takes us along for a roller coaster tour of her larger than life experiences through the adventures of Bernadette O'Connell. She magically peoples the stage with an eccentric cast of characters that range from uptight clerics to sexy chorines. Side splitting, irreverent, and heartbreakingly innocent, Asking for It leaves audiences, male and female, invigorated and inspired. Denver's own Tony Award nominee, director Lynne Taylor-Corbett teams with writer/actress Joanna Rush, whose own love of life, undaunted spirit and Irish twinkle provide an unforgettable evening of theatre. Join her creation, Bernadette O'Connell's quest for love, life, fame, fortune ... and the patron saint of tap dancers!
June 11 @ 7:30PM
Tramway Theatre, Newman Center for Theatre Education, Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1101 13th Street, Denver, CO 80204
Phone:
1-800-641-1222 or TTY: 303-893-9582
Tickets: $10 ($3 fee for telephone orders, available after June 3rd.) You may also purchase a ticket in advance at the Helen Bonfils Theatre Box Office.
Tickets will also be available on June 11th starting at 6:30pm.
Called “the master storyteller…one of the finest solo performers of his generation” by the New York Times, monologuist Mike Daisey sinks his razor-sharp wit into a subject he knows well: the American theater, from the sublimely crass to the genuinely ugly. From gorgeous new theaters standing empty as cathedrals, to “successful” working actors traveling like migrant farmhands, to an arts culture unwilling to speak or listen to its own nation, Daisey takes stock of the dystopian state of theater in America: a shrinking world with smaller audiences every year. Fearlessly implicating himself and the system he works within, Daisey seeks answers to essential and dangerous questions about the art we’re making, the legacy we leave the future, and who it is we believe we’re speaking to.
June 11-12 @ 7:30PM
And Toto Too Theatre Company at the Denver Victorian Playhouse
4201 Hooker Street, Denver, CO 80211
Phone: 720-280-7058
Tickets: $20-22
The Glider, written by award-winning playwright Katherine Snodgrass, is the story of three sisters, Fran, Essie, and Chrissy, who reunite at their mother's funeral, unraveling years of secrets, bitterness, and anger.
June 11 @ 8PM, June 14 @ 2:00PM
The Relentless Theatre Company at Curious Theatre Company
1080 Acoma Street, Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 303-623-0524
FREE! (Call to reserve seats.)
What does "American" mean to you? Is the American Dream still alive, and if so, how has it changed? Does living in this country carry any obligations? Since 2005, the Relentless Theatre Company has been documenting the thoughts and feelings of people across the U.S. in a traveling theater piece, Jigsaw Nation. Directed by TCG Leadership Grant recipient, Hayley Finn, Jigsaw Nation is a documentary theatre piece created from hundreds of hours of verbatim interviews. A "Town Hall" discussion will be conducted after the June 11th performance exploring: What does "American" mean to you? Does America have an identity if so, is it changing? Panelists will include: Catherine Hazouri, Executive Director of the ACLU-Denver, Councilman of District 1, Rick Garcia, and Rob Stein, Principal, Manual High School.
June 12-14 @ 8PM; June 15 @ 2PM
Curious Theatre Company
1080 Acoma Street, Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 303-623-0524
Tickets: $25-32, (2-for-1 tickets on Thursday; 20% dicount for NPAC attendees except for Thursday.)
The Denver Project breaks the bounds of traditional theatre, fusing poetry, theatre, politics and choreography with the passionate tales of our city's shadowed community. Bronx-based playwrights Steven Sapp and Mildred Ruiz (of Universes' Slanguage) worked with Denver's homeless, social agencies and city officials to create this rich portrait of those living on the city's margins.
June 12-July 5 @ 8PM
Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental
Burtnport Theatre, 717 Lipan Street, Denver, CO 80204
Phone:
720-946-1388
Tickets: $20, ($15 for NPAC Attendees!)
The new creation by International Director/Designer Thaddeus Phillips explores the indigenous cultures of the Americas in a fast-paced work that slams the past into the present and looks at the questionable future of life on earth. Through the story of an estranged son in search of his archeologist father, THE MeLTING BRIDgE will conjure Mesoamerican concepts of time and explore the collapse of civilizations while making stops in Alaska, Mexico City, the Yucatán, and the Amazon basin in Brazil. This work is part #3 or Lucidity Suitcase’s Americas Trilogy. Part #1, ¡El Conquistador! opened at New York Theatre Workshop; Part #2, Flamingo/Winnebago, is heading Off-Broadway in 2009.
When Pigs Fly, Men Have Babies and Peace and Justice Rule the World
June 12 @ 7:30PM
The Ricketson Theatre
Denver Performing Arts Center, Speer & Arapahoe
Tickets: $20 ($18 for NPAC Attendees!)
The Bruja Lady conjures and plots to merge reality, fantasy and wishful thinking together to challenge agents of intolerance, racism and bad fashion choices. It is guaranteed by the end of the evening pigs will fly, men will have babies and yes, peace and justice will rule the world.
June 12 @ 8PM, June 14 @ 2:30PM & 8PM
Creede Repertory Theatre
124 N. Main Street, Creede, CO 81130
Tickets: $15-20
A Tony Award-winning musical by Rupert Holmes, The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a performance of the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens, where the actors call the audience to vote on the ending they want to see by answering the question: who killed Edwin Drood?
June 12-14 @ 7:30PM, June 15 @ 2PM
The Space at the Denver Center Theatre at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1101 13th Street, Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 303-893-4100
Tickets: $22-28
A musical by Henry Krieger and Bill Russell based on the true story of Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins in the 1930's, who go from being a circus act to famous stage performers.
Hands of History
June 13 @ 7:30pm
Shadow Theatre Company
The Ricketson Theatre at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, Speer & Arapahoe
Phone: 866-388-4489
Tickets: $30 (10% discount for NPAC attendees!)
Hands of History, produced and directed by Jeffrey Nickelson, is the journey of one man whose hands would meld history, creating a legacy of hope for generations to come. Ed Dwight's public art coupled with his journey as the first Black astronaut captures the struggle and hope of African Americans thriving despite adversity.
AMERIVILLE (a reading of the newest script by UNIVERSES)
June 13 @ 10PM
Curious Theatre Company
1080 Acoma Street, Denver, CO 80204
Phone:
303-623-0524
Free for NPAC attendees! Call to reserve.
Inspired by Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast, and maneuvering past today’s air of censorship, patriotism and the marriage of church and state, Universes exposes a disrobed Lady Liberty as she lays at the arms of mass media and technology, no longer sure of her own beliefs. Performed by all four members of Bronx-based company, Universes, this is sure to be an unforgettable late night event not to be missed!
Bernice/ Butterfly: A Two-Part Invention
June 13-14 @ 7:30PM
Bas Bleu Theatre Company
401 Pine Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Tickets: $12-19
Nagel Jackson takes us to a small, dying Kansas town where we meet twp people with nothing in common except... everything. Beatrice is a folksy waitress at the O-Kay Diner, and Randall is a slightly off-balance math professor. The play explores their dreams and lost opportunities.
June 13-14 @ 7:30PM
Denver Victorian Playhouse
4201 Hooker Street, Denver, CO 80211
Phone: 303-433-4343
Tickets: $20-22
Written by Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert, this whodunit is exciting from beginning to end. An advertising man who has brought his bride to the boss' mountain lodge for a honeymoon calls in the local police to investigate her sudden disappearance. Enter a pretty young girl, who insists over his protests that she is his missing wife. A priest backs up her story. A funny little man who owns a delicatessen enters and before you know it, there are two murders at the isolated lodge.
Letters to Home
June 13, 14@7:30pm, June 15@6pm
Hunger Artists Ensemble Theatre
Byers Evans House Museum, 1310 Bannock Street, Denver, CO
Phone: 303-893-5438
Tickets: $10 for NPAC attendees, except Thursday, 2-for-$16.
Letters to Home is an original Reader's Theatre production consisting of historic war letters written by soldiers to their families. Working in association with the Colorado Historical Society, adaptors Maggie Stillman and Deni-Marie Warren have compiled a selection of unique letters that are each tied to Colorado, and the personal stories of war, loss, happiness and betrayal are both moving and thought provoking. Letters to Home is an inspirational journey into the soul of a soldier. Their stories transcend politics and reveal in their own words the hearts and minds of those who have served their country.
June 13-14 @ 8PM
OpenStage Theatre & Company at Lincoln Center
417 W. Magnolia, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Phone: 970-221-6730
Tickets: $15-20
Dale Wasserman's remarkable musical, as winner of five Tony Awards, is one of the great theatrical successes of the last century, Man of la Mancha is a play-within-a-play, based on the life and works of the great novelist Miguel de Cervantes.
June 13-14 @ 7:30PM
Miners Alley Playhouse
1224 Washington Ave., #200, Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303-935-3044
Tickets: $20 ($18 for NPAC attendees)
Matt & Ben depicts its Hollywood golden boys -- before J-Lo, before Gwyneth, before Project Greenlight, before Oscar... before anyone actually gave a damn. When the screenplay for Good Will Hunting drops mysteriously from the heavens, the boys realize they're being tested by a Higher Power. This irreverent look at Hollywood's elite will leave you gasping for air as you laugh the night away! P.S. Did we mention that Matt and Ben are played by women?!
Meet the Beasts: The Fables of Aesop and La Fontaine
June 13 @ 8PM, June 14 @ 2PM
Creede Repertory Theatre
124 N. Main Street, Creede, CO 81130
Phone: 866-658-2540
Tickets: $16-21
This new children's musical by Jeff Carey is high-spirited entertainment for kids and adults alike. Join Aesop and La Fontaine, as they sing, clown, and scramble their way through some of the most enduring fables the world has ever known. With unstoppable energy and fresh humor, this touching journey of friendship makes ancient stories seem brand new.
June 13-14 @ 7:30PM, June 15 @ 2PM
Aurora Fox
9900 E. Colfax Avenue, Aurora, CO 80010
Phone: 303-739-1970
Tickets: $18 (discounted price for NPAC registrants)
Steven Deitz's Honus and Me is the story of a little league player, Joey, who comes upon a rare and expensive Honus Wagner playing card from 1909 while cleaning out a neighbor's attic. The card is not only a rare, prized possession but recently sold for $2.35 million. The play follows Joey as he struggles to conceal his valuable find.
June 13-14 @ 7:30PM, June 15 @ 6:30PM
Lake Dillon Theatre Company
126 Lake Dillon Drive, Dillon, CO 80435
Phone: 970-513-9386
Tickets: $12-18
A story of loss, heartbreak, and forgiveness, told through daily moments and emotional hurdles -- as a family moves on after the accidental death of their four-year-old. David Lindsay-Abaire wrote a drama of what comes after tragedy, it captures the awkwardness and pain of thinking people faced with an unthinkable situation -- and eventually, their capacity for survival.
For more information about performances contact Heather
Denyer, National Conference Assistant.